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Max has revealed a sneak peek of its 2025 slate, including hit titles like The Last of Us and The White Lotus. The trailer showcases HBO's and Max's stacked list of original titles set to premiere in late 2024 and 2025. Coming in 2024, The Penguin limited series premieres September 19 and focuses on the life of the iconic villain set in the same universe as 2022's The Batman. Dune Prophecy, a prequel series set ten thousand years before the events of the Dune films is set to premiere sometime in November. For the rest of the HBO 2024 slate, Industry premieres August 11, Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Chicago Bears premieres August 6, My Brilliant Friend premieres September 9, Chimp Crazy premieres August 18 and Wise Guy David Chase and The Sopranos and The Franchise have yet to receiv...

KATSEYE has already garnered a cult following – evidenced by upwards of a million listeners on Spotify – despite having only put out two singles. A new Netflix docuseries looks into the reality show-style formation of the K-pop-inspired girl group.Originally titled The Debut: Dream Academy, Netflix’s Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE sees 20 girls compete to be invited to join the namesake act. The show was announced a year ago and will now be hitting the streamer on August 21.Formed by HYBE – the management company behind BTS and NewJeans – in partnership with Geffen Records, KATSEYE’s six members officially made their debut in November.The concept for the show was that it doubled as an experiment in creating a group centered on K-pop methodology but made up of internationally hailing artists. Da...

Update: TOHO Animation has just released the office teaser for Kaiju No.8 season 2, set to release in 2025.The 12th and final episode of the Kaiju No.8 TV anime finished airing on Saturday, June 29. A short teaser by TOHO Animation was broadcast right after, confirming that the anime will be renewed for another season.Adapted from Naoya Matsumoto’s manga of the same name, Kaiju No.8 premiered its first TV anime season in April and was available to stream internationally through Crunchyroll and X (formerly Twitter) simultaneously. Season two will likely follow suit in the same streaming patterns, although only Crunchyroll has confirmed thus far that the show will return to their platform.While no further information regarding a release time frame is announced at the time of writing, the new...

The first piece of footage from the highly-anticipated second season of The Last of Us is here.The preview appeared as part of Max's brand new spot that featured the HBO and Max Originals title that are set to debut later this year and in 2025. Much of the footage teases the arrival of new characters including Catherine O'Hara, Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Danny Ramirez as Manny, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora and Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, but also shows Pedro Pascal's Joel telling O'Hara's character that he saved Bella Ramsey's Ellie rather than hurt her.In addition to The Last of Us, the spot also highlighted never-before-seen footage from the Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, IT: Welcome to Derry, Dune: Prophecy,...

Cardi B has shared that she’s pregnant with her third child. The news arrived just hours after the rapper filed to divorce her husband Offset, with whom she shares two children: 5-year-old daughter Kulture and two-year-old son Wave. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardi B (@iamcardib)"With every ending comes a new beginning!" Cardi wrote in an Instagram post showing off her baby bump. "I am so grateful to have shared this season with you, you have brought me more love, more life and most of all renewed my power! Reminded me that I can have it all!""You’ve reminded me that I never have to choose between life, love, and my passion! I love you so much and can not wait for you to witness what you helped me accomplish, what you pushed me to do! It’s so much easier taking ...

Netflix has unveiled its slate of new programming for August 2024.This month's list is led by the premieres of  The Umbrella Academy: Season 4, Terminator Zero anime, Emily in Paris Season 4: Part 1 and Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE, to name a few. Meanwhile, August will also be the last month for subscribers to catch the likes of Everything Everywhere All at Once, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Spider-Man up to Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and more.Coming To NetflixComing SoonThe Frog (KR) -- NETFLIX SERIESThe Frog is a suspense thriller revolving around the story of people whose peaceful lives are upended and thrown into uncontrollable incidents due to a mysterious guest who arrives in the middle of summer.KENGAN ASHU...

HBO has addressed the recent leak involving the Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon.The network acknowledged the validity of the leak in a statement: “The clips were posted after an unintentional release from an international third-party distributor. HBO is aggressively monitoring and removing clips from the internet, and fans can watch the episode in its entirety this Sunday night on HBO and Max.”Variety reports that the leak stemmed from a TikTok account that posted 14 separate videos equalling to around 30 minutes of footage from the season finale. The account was banned about three hours after the initial uploads, however the videos were able to make its way on to other social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter) and reddit. Additional information, such as the name of the ...

Just last week Marvel and Robert Downey Jr. made an announcement that shocked the comic world. Announcing his return to the MCU to play Victor von Doom aka Doctor Doom, the actor surprised crowds at Comic-Con as he confirms he will be in the upcoming Avengers films from the Russo Brothers. The Russo Brothers previously directed two of the most successful films for Marvel with Infinity War and Endgame. The brothers are also returning for the two new Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Variety recently reported that sources close to the studio have said that the brothers will be receiving $80 million USD to direct both films. However, RDJ is expected to make "significantly more" for his return. The Russo brothers' deal is not expected to include back-end compensation but it contain...

Hwang Dong-hyuk's popular Netflix series Squid Game is coming to an end in 2025 with its third and final season. The streamer officially announced the news along with the December 26 premiere date of Season 2.The upcoming season will see Lee Jung-jae reprise his role as Player 456 and is set three years after the events of its inaugural season. "Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it," the official synopsis read....

In the first trailer for Greedy People, Joseph Gordon-Levitt portrays a local cop who stumbles upon a fortune after a 911 call goes wrong.Terry (Gordon-Levitt) is onboarding rookie cop Will (Himesh Patel) in the sleepy town of Providence, South Carolina. After responding to a 911 call, an accident leads to the duo discovering a million dollars at the crime scene.Rather than calling for backup, Will and Terry conspire to pocket the money for themselves, though the endeavor proves more difficult than they anticipated. “The community’s quirky residents are lured into the mad dash for cash — ranging from an expectant mom to a masseur to a shrimp company owner — and everyone learns just how far they are willing to go for the almighty dollar,” the film’s logline reads.Alongside Patel and Gordon-...

It's been a couple of weeks since Star Wars: The Acolyte wrapped up with a dramatic season finale, leaving Star Wars fans wondering when the next show will release. While hit series like Andor and The Mandalorian aren't expected to return just yet, the focus shifted to Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Initially announced at Star Wars Celebration in 2022 as a 2023 release, the show was postponed until 2024 and has finally received a release date today."The story of four kids who find themselves lost in the vastness of the galaxy trying to find their way home," serves as the plot according to Disney. Along the way, the group connects with Jod Na Nawood, Jude Law's character, who looks to serve as their leader. While we lack a proper trailer, footage was shared at Star Wars Celebration 2023 and LEGO...