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Game of Thrones spinoff series, House of the Dragon (Image: HBO)
But what he's looking forward to the most? Well, let's just say his answer's in the show's title (which makes his wish a whole lot easier to fulfill than if he was joining the cast of This Is Us): "I'm looking forward to riding a few dragons… if I get to." Game of Thrones spinoff series,[...]
The Witcher offered early looks at the second season. (Image: Netflix)
But what about The Witcher: Blood Origin? While we would never forget about the highly-anticipated spinoff prequel series, we almost missed this bit of good news on Halloween from executive producer and showrunner Declan de Barra Taking to Twitter, de Barra announced that the first episode was officially "off the board" and that the writing team[...]
The teaser logo for Game of Thrones spinoff series, House of the Dragon (Image: HBO)
Martin and Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon, unconfirmed reports surfaced that casting was underway for the Game of Thrones prequel series (and as well as a possible future storyline detail, but more on that in a moment) Well, there's nothing better than a whole bunch of Emmy Award wins (Watchmen, Succession, etc.) to make people[...]
A strange package arrives in this Doctor Who prequel to Dalek, courtesy of BBC.
Thursday was no exception, with Doctor Who Magazine's own Emily Cook coordinating a global rewatch and live-tweet of 2005's "Dalek". A strange package arrives in this Doctor Who prequel to Dalek, courtesy of BBC. Serving as a kick-off to showrunner Russell T Davies' debut season, the episode reintroduced the Daleks to a whole new generation of viewers[...]
"Game of Thrones": HBO Not Going Forward with Naomi Watts-Led Prequel Pilot
A little over three months after HBO Programming President Casey Bloys announced during the cable giant's summer Television Critics Association (TCA) session that filming on the Jane Goldman-penned Game of Thrones prequel series The Long Night (tentative title) had wrapped, Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that HBO has decided to not move forward with the[...]
game of thrones
HBO's righteously popular global phenomenon Game of Thrones shuffled off the cable giant's programming coil with finale "The Iron Throne," which left fans with enough to debate and discuss until one of the show's prequel series makes it to air With The Long Night currently filming its pilot in Northern Ireland (reportedly until working title[...]
game of thrones
HBO's righteously popular global phenomenon Game of Thrones shuffled off the cable giant's programming coil with a finale that – hmmm, what the best way to put this ? Let's just say that series finale "The Iron Throne" left fans with enough to debate and discuss until one of the show's prequel series makes it[...]
fuller house
So it's safe to say that the preseason hasn't exactly been a quiet one – and now series producer/co-star John Stamos (Jesse) has shared an update for fans. Netflix Speaking with Entertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell, Stamos confirmed that the final season will consist of 18 episodes (with a break after the first nine episodes) – and then[...]
'Better Call Saul': Giancarlo Esposito Sees Season 6 as 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff's End
While fans of Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould's Breaking Bad prequel/sequel/parallel series Better Call Saul are looking at a slightly longer wait for the show's upcoming fifth season, it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise if Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) recent comments about the show's future are true[...]
New 'Stranger Things' Prequel Novel Reveals Jim Hopper's NYC Days
Netflix and Penguin Random House/Del Rey are set to release new prequel novel Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Adam Christopher on June 4, 2019–a month before Stranger Things 3 debuts on the streaming service on July 4. While the novel begins just before the events of Stranger Things, the focus of the novel[...]
Sopranos
Looks like you're not the only one thinking about the past, with series creator David Chase moving ahead with series prequel film The Many Saints of Newark. HBO Co-writing with series alum Lawrence Konner through New Line and Warner Bros., Chase has series director Alan Taylor helming the feature with Alessandro Nivola on board as Christopher's (Michael Imperioli) father/mob soldier Dickie[...]
Pennyworth: Line of Duty's Polly Walker Joins Epix Batman Prequel Series
Polly Walker (Line of Duty, The Mentalist) is joining Epix's Batman prequel series Pennyworth in a very interesting recurring role Walker joins Jack Bannon (Alfred) and Ben Aldridge (Thomas Wayne) in the 10-episode, one-hour drama from executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist), executive producer/director Danny Cannon (Gotham), and Warner Horizon Scripted Television. Sister of Lord Harwood's partner-in-crime Bet Sykes (UK pop star Paloma Faith), Walker's Peggy Sykes is[...]
Fox Interested in '24' Prequel Series with Young Jack Bauer
Deadline Hollywood is reporting that former 24 executive showrunner Howard Gordon and co-creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran have written a prequel to the original 2001 series Now in active development at 20th TV and Imagine TV, the series would tell the backstory of Sutherland's CTU agent Jack Bauer, who was the lead character over the course[...]
Mortal Instruments' Steampunk Prequel In Development…Too Soon?
Jessy Williams writes for Bleeding Cool The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones hasn't even been released yet and, according to THR there are already early plans for a prequel film, The Infernal Devices. It will be based on the best-selling book series written by Cassandra Clare, another set of stories aimed at a teenage girl audience[...]
A Prequel To Dredd 3D – In Comic Form
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Darick Robertson Writes And Draws "Before The Boys"
It's a prequel, so it'll be honoring what Garth's done without any conflict. JW: Is this your first writing gig? DR: No, I wrote Conan: Weight of the Crown, and a three part Conan thing for Dark Horse Presents last year, a little over a year ago I did a couple of Marvel stories My very first[...]
Ridley Scott Has Signed On To Direct New Blade Runner Entry
A certain director you may have heard of called Ridley Scott has just announced that he's signed on to direct the next entry in the Blade Runner series, though it's still uncertain if it's a prequel or a sequel Scott is currently completing production on another return to his roots with Prometheus, a sci-fi thriller[...]