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DC's Flash is back in live action, and it isn't Barry Allen — Jay Garrick turns up in The Big Bang Theory spin-off
Episode 9 of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe traps the gang in a comic, where they need the Cosmic Treadmill and get the Golden Age Flash instead.
September 20, 2026 9:55 am
NCIS: why did Jimmy's wife die? The off-screen death, and the writers' reason for it
Breena Palmer was already gone by the time NCIS came back to her, and the show delivered the news in a single line of dialogue. Here is when it happened, what the episode said out loud and what it left to inference, and the reason the writers put the loss on Jimmy rather than anyone else on the team.
September 19, 2026 6:41 pm
Is Forgotten Island based on the Philippines? What DreamWorks took from real Filipino folklore — and from the directors' own families
DreamWorks' 50th feature drops two best friends through a portal into an island stocked with Philippine mythology. Here is how much of it comes from genuine folklore, which regional traditions the creatures are pulled from, and what the two directors lifted from their own families.
September 19, 2026 5:42 pm
We Need to Talk About Kevin ending explained
Lynne Ramsay shot her adaptation of Lionel Shriver's novel in 30 days and scrambled the timeline on purpose, which is why the last twenty minutes catch so many viewers off guard. Here is what the closing sequence actually shows, how it diverges from the book, and why neither Ramsay nor Shriver will supply a tidy answer.
September 19, 2026 3:46 pm
V for Vendetta returns to cinemas for its 20th anniversary on 1 and 5 November — Bonfire Night included
Fathom and Warner Bros. are bringing the Wachowski-produced dystopia back for two days with a new trailer and a documentary by James McTeigue.
September 19, 2026 3:19 pm
VisionQuest's new Avengers live inside Vision's head: FRIDAY and EDITH have to fight Ultron from his Mindscape
On the Pinewood set of VisionQuest, Marvel showed how Vision gets his own team of AIs, and Tommy’s actor refused to say if he gets super-speed.
September 19, 2026 2:54 pm
What does NCIS use for dead bodies? The autopsy-room method, straight from producer Mark Horowitz
Executive producer Mark Horowitz casts every corpse on NCIS himself, and the job is far stranger than it looks from the sofa. Here is how the show fills its autopsy table week after week, and why living actors usually beat the very expensive dummies.
September 19, 2026 2:37 pm
Last call for Ryan Reynolds and Salma Hayek's R-rated Hitman's Bodyguard films — both leave Netflix on 1 October
The Hitman’s Bodyguard and Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, with Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek, have a few days left on Netflix.
September 19, 2026 1:39 pm
Zack Snyder is going back to 300: the prequel series is moving forward, and he'll likely direct some of it
Zack Snyder has finally lifted the lid on the long-awaited 300 prequel TV show — and hinted at a hands-on role that’ll raise a few eyebrows.
September 18, 2026 4:01 pm
The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy trades resorts for spycraft in a new thriller series
After Sirens, The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy has been cast in a new thriller — but it’s what her character gets up to that’ll raise your eyebrows.
September 18, 2026 2:09 pm
Charlize Theron is turning a hit mafia webcomic into a series — a nanny who babysits for the mob and fights like a spy
Hulu is adapting The Mafia Nanny, the Webtoon about a nanny-academy graduate hired to look after a mafia underboss’s son. Theron is on board as a producer.
September 18, 2026 1:05 pm
John Leguizamo goes bad for Miami Vice ’85 — Joseph Kosinski’s big-screen take
Heads up: Joseph Kosinski’s big-screen Miami Vice ’85 has lined up a new cast member — and they’re heading for a villain role.
September 18, 2026 11:41 am
Far Cry TV series ups the ante with Brendan Gleeson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hamish Linklater
FX's upcoming Far Cry series has beefed up its cast with a clutch of heavyweights — the kind of names that'll make you do a double take.
September 18, 2026 11:29 am
HBO's Harry Potter gives Lucius Malfoy a backstory in season 1 — the villain who actually needs one is Quirrell
‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ is set to deepen one villain — yet, for Season 1, it’s another who’s crying out for a proper backstory.
September 18, 2026 2:58 am
Sheryl Lee Ralph apologised for calling Abbott Elementary the only real comedy in its Emmy category — the show then won nothing
Abbott Elementary’s Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph has apologised for remarks about her fellow Emmy nominees — and it’s the line she’s walking back you’ll be after.
September 18, 2026 12:47 am
Why did Gabriela leave Fire Country? Stephanie Arcila learned of it while filming the season 3 finale
Stephanie Arcila's Gabriela Perez left Fire Country after three seasons. Here's when Arcila found out, what she and the producers said about how the decision was made, and whether the character is gone for good.
September 17, 2026 6:29 pm
Harry Wild season 6 release date: what's confirmed since season 5 wrapped in July
Harry Wild's fifth season finished on Acorn TV in July 2026 and the streamer has said nothing since. Here's the renewal status as it actually stands, the show's own announcement pattern, and why the dates circulating online aren't real.
September 17, 2026 4:42 pm
Casey Bloys put the end of The Last of Us at 2027 - four years on HBO, and it goes out by choice rather than by cancellation
HBO has finally said what’s in store for The Last of Us on HBO Max once its highly anticipated third season wraps.
September 17, 2026 9:41 am
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