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This story must begin with a prologue. Way back in 1989, TV guru J. Michael Straczynski had brought his idea for "Babylon 5" to Paramount, hoping the studio would produce it and turn it into a full-blown sci-fi show. He presented Paramount with a series bible, character bios, artwork, and even 22 brief story ideas that he intended to write for the show. The series was set in the mid-23rd century aboard a space station that was located in a neutral part of space. Many aliens would pass through, and the show's main characters, part of a peacekeeping military-like organization, had to tackle all the natural intrigue of being in that position. Paramount turned down "Babylon 5," but Straczynski ended up selling his pitch to Warner Bros. a few years later.

In a suspicious piece of timing, though, Paramount announced --...

Star Trek almost got a reboot from one of the greatest sci-fi creators of all time! Imagine how different things could have been with that!

In 1993, sci-fi fans were buzzing over the premiere of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The spinoff took a different direction with the franchise, set on a space station and pushing more conflict than other Star Trek shows.

The series would of course become a beloved hit that became more epic with the Dominion War. However, its premiere was mirrored by the syndicated premiere of Babylon 5. Obviously, two shows set on a space station filled with alien life and later involving intergalactic war would be an odd coincidence for fans and reporters.

After a bit of a rough start, Babylon 5 soon became one of the hottest and most respected sci-fi shows around. Writer/creator J. Michael Straczynski was crafting a true five-season novel for television,...

We’re living in the golden age of geek TV, treated to an embarrassment of weekly riches dumped right onto our screens, delivering us new slices of the most treasured franchises we have, made with huge budgets. Some of us still remember the age of five TV channels — of taping Star Trek: The Next Generation off BBC 2 on Wednesday evenings and begging a friend with Sky to record Deep Space Nine and the new series of The X-Files for us, of feeling like a new Star Wars film was so far away as to feel non-existent, and of having literally one new episode of Doctor Who to make do with for an entire decade. When the only way to see proper, grown-up Anime was to stay up until 3am watching Channel 4. When Babylon 5 felt utterly tedious, but you watched it anyway because it had spaceships in it. When...

Before he was writing half the shows on Paramount+, Taylor Sheridan was an actor. The man behind shows like "Yellowstone" and "Tulsa King" and the scripts for films including "Sicario" and "Hell or High Water" cut his teeth with screen work, a pastime he occasionally returns to when he needs someone to play, say, a cool cowboy who's dating Bella Hadid.

Years before he became known as a Hollywood cowboy, I knew Sheridan as a mysterious man named Danny Boyd in the plucky teen detective show "Veronica Mars," and as the hate-worthy cop Deputy David Hale on FX's "Sons of Anarchy." Those may have been two of Sheridan's most high-profile TV roles, but they're far from his only acting credits. He's had bit parts going all the way back to "Walker, Texas Ranger" in 1995, and can be seen in one-off roles in shows like "CSI," "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,...

Alien: Romulus is the next big hit in alien entertainment, rejuvenating a series that had a couple of spectacular horror movies and several lackluster installments. Extraterrestrial movies have always been a popular theme in sci-fi and horror, from wildly successful franchises such as Star Wars to cult classics like Mars Attacks! The best aspect of this sub-genre is experiencing the unique ways the stories capture these otherworldly beings.

Though many of these movies are iconic pop culture sensations, others fall under the radar. Some are older films that viewers forgot about, and others are poorly reviewed films that viewers never gave a second chance. Many of these overlooked alien movies are underrated, offering an odd and unconventional twist to the genre that brings something fresh to the expansive array of extraterrestrial stories.

Life Features a Vengeful Alien

In Life, a space probe from Mars is collected by a team on the International Space Station.

Bradford English had a screen acting career that spanned from 1971 to 2010, and over those 39 years he racked up more than 70 credits – but for many of us, he’s best remembered for playing the drunk, abusive blowhard John Strode in the 1995 horror sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. Sadly, we lost English right before Halloween this year, as it has been reported that he passed away on October 25th in Pasadena, California at the age of 82.

English was born in South Orange, New Jersey on January 16, 1942. His obituary can be found online and says he “was a true force of life and was filled with love. He was a husband and a family man who was survived by his loving wife and high school sweetheart Cecelia Gail English. Together they created a beautiful family of four children: James Bradford English Jr., Jeffrey Brennan English, Kristin Lunney English and Colleen Margaret Theresa English.

Chris Weitz’s new horror movie “AfrAId” does something I didn’t know could be done yet: It makes me nostalgic for the early 2010s. That was 15 years ago? Holy moly, am I getting old. Wait, holy moly, I just unironically wrote “holy moly.” Twice — no! Three times! Oh, I don’t like that. I don’t like that at all.

But there’s something to like about “AfrAId.” Weitz’s latest is a throwback to the early days of Blumhouse, when the horror studio made waves by producing extremely cheap horror movies and making a tidy profit even if they weren’t all big hits. The early Blumhouse formula was about seemingly normal families squaring off against evil in their seemingly normal houses, a premise that makes for a simple but effective allegory for suburban strife. Sometimes it was a ghost, sometimes it was a demon, one time it was aliens.

Alien movies achieve realism by depicting human terror and government intrigue in the face of extraterrestrial contact. Films like Contact and Arrival explore the realistic consequences of global alien arrival and communication challenges. Dark Skies and Fire in the Sky draw inspiration from real alien abduction accounts, aiming to generate deep fear and realism.

Movies centered around extraterrestrial life have always been a popular subject, but it's a select few of them that manage to truly depict what genuine human contact with aliens might realistically look like. Compared to other types of paranormal phenomena commonly depicted in movies, alien stories have the greatest chance of becoming real, with real-world governments even admitting to studying unidentified aerial phenomena. The best alien movies typically take advantage of this by thinking about what contact with extraterrestrial life would realistically mean.

To make a movie about aliens feel realistic, there are several things that must be mastered.

The Fourth of July holiday is here, which means summer is officially in full swing. It’s the season for road trips, beach excursions, weekend getaways, and summer camps. All things horror finds creative, bloody ways to exploit for our entertainment. Naturally, this week’s streaming are Independence Day horror movies to help with your holiday festivities.

This week’s streaming picks bring the summer fun by eviscerating the patriotic spirit through bloodletting, aquatic beasts and greedy mayors run amok, werewolves, and more. All are set over and around the fourth of July.

Here’s where you can stream them this week.

For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.

Culture Shock – Hulu

Hulu’s “Into The Dark“ anthology centered on the holidays, and the series’ Independence Day-themed feature from filmmaker Gigi Saul Guerrero injects an appropriate level of discomfort into the festivities. It follows a pregnant Mexican immigrant...

Let’s dream the crow black dream. I’m Niki Minter and this week on the Eric Draven files, we have The Crow: Stairway to Heaven. This is the first time we have a series that I feel lukewarm about. However, this is one that does have its fans and there’s a reason, aside from the upcoming reimagining, that we’re discussing it. This should be a fun time.

Okay, so, I caught Stairway on the Sci-Fi channel a few times here and there during its initial run. It caught my interest but never enough to start it from the beginning. What’s interesting about this is that it’s based on the 1994 movie adaptation which was pulled from James O’Barr’s original comic. Mark Dacascos would be the one and only person ever to fill the role once held by Brandon Lee. This is an interesting take, right?...

The Dark Skies movie showcases the chilling presence of the Greys, a malicious alien race targeting children and tormenting families. The film's twist ending reveals that the aliens abducted the eldest son, not the youngest as initially suspected, adding to the terror. Dark Skies highlights the terrifying nature of the aliens' evil motives, causing chaos and ruining the Barrett family's lives in a cruel manner.

The malicious alien race known as "The Greys" causes chaos for the Barrett family in the cliffhanger in the Dark Skies ending. The Blumhouse movie is a callback to the alien invasion sub-genre. The film follows Lacy and Daniel Barrett, who live an unassuming life with their sons, Jesse and Sammy, in the suburbs. Strange events begin to plague the Barrett family, and they eventually realize something sinister and otherworldly is to blame. Lacy and Daniel go to extreme measures to protect their sons and...

After its initial reveal last year, developer Deklazon had dropped a new story trailer for their upcoming alien abduction title They Are Here: Alien Abduction Horror. The trailer focuses on journalist Taylor Fox, who is investigating an alien abduction involving the Sherman family at Grayswood Farm, and the consequences of him looking a little too far into someone’s business.

Wearing its obvious inspiration from The X-Files on its sleeve, They Are Here also draws from films like Signs, Dark Skies, The Gracefield Incident, War of the Worlds and others. The game follows journalist Taylor Fox, who is contacted by a farmer named Peter Sherman, who tells Fox about terrifying, inexplicable phenomena occurring on his farm. Fox heads over to investigate, but finds the home deserted. The animals on the Sherman farm are sick, infected by some parasite. From a note, Fox learns that the farmer’s daughter Megan had disappeared.

New month, new titles! With January underway, Max has released dozens of library titles, including “The Breakfast Club,” “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” and much, much more.

But the streamer is preparing for a big month from all of its brands, including the Bleacher Report, the platform will carry multiple big match-ups, including the NBA Rivals Week games on Jan. 23 (New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers) and Jan. 25 (Boston Celtics at Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors).

There’s plenty more still to come throughout the month, including the highly anticipated return of “True Detective” with its latest installment, entitled “Night Country” and starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis.

Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s coming to the streamer and find out everything coming to Max this month!

One of HBO’s former hot properties returns in a big way this January, as True Detective season four finally arrives on the service. Will this be a return to form for the gritty show? Well, that remains unclear, but this time around the anthology series will follow detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) as the long winter darkness in Alaska. When eight people at the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace, these detectives need to get on the case quickly.

Also hitting Max this month is the final season of Sort Of. Season three finds Sabi (Bilal Baig) dealing with the unexpected death of their father, and making some big life choices as a result.

Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…

HBO and Max New Releases – January 2024

January 1

90 Day Fiancé: Holiday Special 2023 #3 (TLC) 90 Day Fiancé Pillow Talk...

NBC’s Magnum Pi season five episode 20, both the season and series finale, finds Magnum working on a murder case. Episode 20, “The Big Squeeze,” will air on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt, immediately following episode 19.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“The Big Squeeze” Plot: After a high-stakes homicide case falls apart at trial, Katsumoto asks Magnum to help him stop a killer from walking free. Higgins helps Jin Jeong with a mystery of his own.

Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum and Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins in ‘Magnum Pi’ season 5 episode 20 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum,...

Max’s January 2024 lineup includes season four of True Detective, led by Oscar-winner Jodie Foster, as well as the third and final season of Sort Of with Bilal Baig. Max is also kicking off the new year with the debut of On The Roam, an eight-part documentary series featuring Aquaman star Jason Momoa.

The streaming service’s January 2024 roster includes the return of Real Time with Bill Maher for season 22, along with the seventh season of Rick and Morty. The critically acclaimed documentary Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project arrives on January 8.

Series & Films Arriving On Max In January 2024:

January 1

90 Day Fiancé: Holiday Special 2023 #3 (TLC)

90 Day Fiancé Pillow Talk: Single All The Way (TLC)

The A-Team (2010)

After Earth (2013)

Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

Aniara (2019)

Austenland (2013)

Bachelorette (2012)

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (2013)

Body at Brighton Rock (2019)

Booty Call (1997)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

The Brothers (2001)

Cabin Fever (2003)

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever...

All good things must end and that includes NBC’s Magnum Pi. The series is coming to a close with a two-hour season/series finale airing on January 3, 2024. Season five episode 19, “Ashes to Ashes,” will air at 9pm Et/Pt. Episode 20, “The Big Squeeze,” follows at 10pm Et/Pt.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“Ashes to Ashes” Plot: Magnum and Higgins re-examine a fatal arson investigation at the request of Tc and Mahina, leading to a sinister discovery. Kumu volunteers with Rick at a veterans’ crisis call center.

Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum and Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins in ‘Magnum Pi’ season 5 episode 19 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I.

Magnum heads to college for an investigation of a professor on NBC’s Magnum Pi season five episode 18. “Extracurricular Activities” was directed by Perdita Weeks and will air on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“Extracurricular Activities” Plot: Magnum and Higgins are hired by a dean at the University of Oahu to quietly investigate a professor who has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female grad student. Tc and Katsumoto take Cade and Dennis on a father-son camping trip.

Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in ‘Magnum Pi’ season 5 episode 18 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum,...

Jon Lovitz (Saturday Night Live) puts in a guest starring appearance on NBC’s Magnum Pi season five episode 17, “Consciousness of Guilt.” After taking a three week break, episode 17 is set to air on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“Consciousness of Guilt” Plot: After a high-stakes homicide case falls apart at trial, Katsumoto asks Magnum to help him stop a killer from walking free. Higgins helps Jin Jeong with a mystery of his own.

Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum and Tim Kang as Detective Gordon Katsumoto in ‘Magnum Pi’ season 5 episode 17 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum,...

A 17-year-old missing Amish girl sets the team in motion on NBC’s Magnum Pi season five episode 16. “Run With the Devil” will air on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“Run With the Devil” Plot: Magnum and Higgins agree to help a teenage Amish boy who has traveled to Hawaii in search of his runaway sister. Rick sets out to find Tc a date to the Marine Corps Ball.

Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, Tait Blum as Jacob, and Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins in ‘Magnum Pi’ season 5 episode 16 (Photo by: NBC)

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum,...

Despite a strong storyline and talented cast, "Legion 2" never happened. However, a follow-up series called "Dominion" was created, which expanded the movie's worldbuilding. "Dominion," set 25 years after "Legion," received better critical ratings but was canceled after two seasons. The exact reason for its cancelation was not disclosed, but low viewership and a decline in viewership throughout the 13-episode season may have played a role. Anthony Head, who starred in "Dominion," suggested that changing the show's airing schedule and a lack of active promotion by Syfy could have affected its viewership and contributed to its cancelation.

The 2010 movie, Legion, was a hit when it first came out in theaters but never received a sequel, leaving audiences curious about what might have happened next in its overarching storyline. Directed by Scott Stewart of the Priest and Dark Skies fame, Legion opens with an intriguing hook where a group of diners finds themselves facing evil supernatural forces.

Bobby Lee returns to guest star as Jin Jeong on NBC’s Magnum Pi season five episode 15. “The Retrieval” will air on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

“The Retrieval” Plot: Magnum and Higgins are hired to find a missing gamer whose online friends believe he might be in trouble. Jin Jeong enlists the help of Tc in a treasure hunt after his ex-partner gets out of prison.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins and Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in ‘Magnum Pi’ season 5 episode 15 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy Seal who,...

There’s a good reason most of the photos released in advance of NBC’s Magnum Pi season five episode 14 feature Jay Hernandez and Zachary Knighton. The photos show Rick and Magnum in action, and that’s because episode 14 will find Rick subbing in for Higgins. “Night Has a Thousand Eyes” is set to air on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

“Night Has a Thousand Eyes” Plot: Magnum and Rick race to find a missing witness who can exonerate an innocent man accused of murder. Tc tries to repair his relationship with Mahina after being released from the Va.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum and Zachary Knighton as Orville “Rick” Wright in...

Tim Kang as Detective Gordon Katsumoto in ‘Magnum Pi’ season 5 episode 13 (Photo by: NBC)

Katsumoto shows off his culinary skills and goes undercover as a chef on NBC’s Magnum Pi season five episode 13. “Appetite for Danger” will air on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“Appetite for Danger” Plot: Magnum and Higgins enlist Katsumoto to go undercover when a chef at a high-end restaurant goes missing. Kumu works with Cade at the Cultural Center, confronting one of America’s darker chapters – the internment of Japanese Americans in the wake of Pearl Harbor.

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum,...

The teaser video for NBC’s Magnum Pi season five episode 12 finds Magnum and Higgins involved in a really fishy case. Episode 12, “Three Bridges,” will air on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“Three Bridges” Plot: Magnum and Higgins try to help Zhao, a close friend of Kumu, recover her life savings that was all lost to a scammer. Tc becomes increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress in his recovery and pushes everyone away.

Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins and Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in ‘Magnum Pi’ season 5 episode 12 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum,...

AMC announced today that they have renewed Dark Winds for a third season, just weeks after the second season of the crime drama wrapped.

Based on the Leaphorn & Chee novels by Tony Hillerman, Dark Winds takes place in the 1970s Southwest and follows two Navajo police officers, Leephorn (Zahn McClarnon) and Chee (Kiowa Gordon). The series was created by Graham Roland with John Wirth as showrunner. Roland and Wirth also serve as executive producers alongside Zahn McClarnon, Anne Hillerman, Chris Eyre, Vince Gerardis, Tina Elmo, George R.R. Martin, and Robert Redford.

“We started this journey with very high hopes for this series, given the remarkable source material and extraordinary creative team behind it, and it has delivered on every level,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “From the beloved novels, to an incredibly collaborative producing team that includes Robert Redford, George R. R. Martin,...

NBC’s Magnum P.I. returns from a longer than originally anticipated midseason break, kicking off the second half of season five with episode 11, “Hit and Run.” Episode 11 will air on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt, and the midseason trailer shows the action is red-hot and so is the Magnum and Higgins romance.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

‘Magnum P.I.’ season 5 poster (Photo by: NBCUniversal)

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy Seal who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. A charming rogue, an American hero and a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan, Magnum...

What is the most terrifying alien film? That should be an easy question to answer, right? Of course, there are some iconic ones. Will anything ever beat Ridley Scott's iconic Alien, where we first see the creature burst out of John Hurt's chest in a geyser of blood? Who could forget the first time they saw M. Night Shyamalan's Signs and the scene where Merril (Joaquin Phoenix) first sees the alien on the TV? There are huge '80s classics like The Thing and Invasion of the Body Snatchers that are rightly held high, both remakes of '50s classics that acted as allegories for the Red Scare. Then there are a few underrated modern films like Dark Skies and Phoenix Forgotten, which largely went under the radar, but feature some intense cosmic horror like the Ezekiel Wheel and up-close and personal encounters with the shadowed figures of the aliens.

Prepare for an explosive midseason finale! NBC’s Magnum P.I. season five episode 10, “Charlie Foxtrot,” will air on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“Charlie Foxtrot” Plot: An armed hit team lays siege on Robin’s Nest. Tc is badly injured while Rick fights for his life.

Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins and Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in ‘Magnum P.I.’ season 5 episode 10 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)

The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:

Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy Seal who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. A charming rogue, an...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Drake samples Kim K, Rae Sremmurd make their return, and Suga of BTS, performing as Agust D, shares the first single off his anticipated solo debut album. Plus, Brothers Osbourne, Lil Yachty, and Wednesday.

Drake, “Search & Rescue” (YouTube)

Suga, “People Pt 2” (YouTube)

Lil Yachty, “Strike (Holster)” (YouTube)

Rae Sremmurd feat. Future, “Activate” (YouTube)

Towa Bird, “Wild Heart” (YouTube)

Anna St. Louis, “Phone” (YouTube)

Ralph, “Scary Hot” (YouTube)

Mark,...

NBC’s Magnum P.I. is taking a two-week break and will return with season five episode nine, “Out of Sight, Out of Mind.” The promo video teases the possibility of a wedding or a funeral, but we’ll have to wait until Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt to find out what’s really going on.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“Out of Sight, Out of Mind” Plot: Magnum and Higgins take on a case that sends Higgins inside a psychiatric hospital. Katsumoto and his son, Dennis, head to the mainland to look at colleges, but their trip takes a harrowing turn when a run-in with a local turns ugly.

Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in ‘Magnum Pi...

Magnum’s being targeted by Captain Greene’s killer on NBC’s Magnum P.I. season five episode eight. “Dark Skies” will air on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore ‘Tc’ Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“Dark Skies” Plot: Magnum and Rick make a shocking discovery in the Capt. Greene case. Higgins and Tc head to Maui to help an eccentric billionaire find the owner of a pesky drone harassing him. Shammy helps Kumu after an incident occurs at La Mariana.

Season 5 Episodes 1 & 2 Preview Season 5 Episode “Number One With a Bullet” 3 Preview Season 5 Episode 4 “Nsfw” Preview Season 5 Episode 5 “Welcome to Paradise: Now Die!” Preview Season 5 Episode 6 “Dead Ringer” Preview Season 5 Episode 7 “Birthright” Preview Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in...

Hey, "Magnum P.I." fans. We are back in your faces ,once more, because we have some great news for you. The great news is that the NBC people have another new episode of MagnumPI queued up and ready to go for you guys next Sunday night, April 2, 2023. Yes ,indeedy, they do, and it will be the next, new episode 8 of Magnum Pi's current season 5. We've got some spoilery info for it. We were able to round up some new, official teaser descriptions for this new episode 8 straight from NBC's official episode 8 press release synopsis. So, we're going to crack it open ,right now, and see what's up with it. Let's go. First thing's first. This new episode 8 of Magnum Pi season 5 does have an official title. NBC has informed us that it's called, "Dark Skies." It sounds like episode 8 will feature some very interesting, intense, dramatic and possible action-filled...

As summer must eventually come to an end, so must these titles’ time on Netflix.

With Halloween right around the corner, the streaming service will remove all eight seasons of “The Vampire Diaries,” as well as several thriller and horror films including “Nightcrawler,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” “Seven” and “Insidious” so be sure to watch these spooky season classics before the end of the month.

The streaming service will no longer be the home for cherished TV series, including “Quantico,” “Saved by the Bell,” “Gotham” and “Dark Matter.” Netflix will also scrap classic titles, like “Catch Me If You Can,” “Mean Girls,” “Taxi Driver,” “Dirty Harry” and “Dumb and Dumber.”

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Here’s What’s New on Netflix in September 2022

Here’s the complete list of what’s leaving Netflix this month:

Sept. 1

Quantico: Seasons 1-3

Sept. 2

Freaks

Sept. 3

The Vampire Diaries: Seasons 1-8

Sept. 9

Nightcrawler

Sept.

Don’t know if you’ve heard but Netflix is doing pretty well with their local language releases. Now, with its list of new releases for September 2021, Netflix is leading with one of its biggest international hits.

Season 5 of the worldwide smash Money Heist is set to premiere its first half on Sept. 3. This Spanish series (called La Casa de Papel in its native tongue) about a group of geographically-named thieves found new life on Netflix to become a global phenomenon. Other international series of note this month include Sex Education and Jaguar.

Netflix’s roster of originals in September 2021 is pretty packed even beyond that. The final season of Lucifer premieres on Sept. 10. That will be followed by He-Man and the Masters of the Universe on Sept. 16 (not to be confused with Masters of the Universe: Revelation) and Mike Flanagan’s next horror series, Midnight Mass, on Sept. 24.

There...

A new week is approaching, and Netflix has got you covered with another glut of fresh content coming up over the next several days. There are numerous movies being added to the streaming giant’s library this week, as well as a bunch of Netflix Originals – including one of the most anticipated comedy movies of the year.

So, without further ado, check out the full list of films and TV shows coming to Netflix from Monday, June 22nd to Sunday, June 28th.

June 22nd

Dark Skies (2013) – Horror The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2017) – Nigerian romcom

June 23rd

Eric Andre: Legalize Everything (2020) – Stand-up special Roswell: New Mexico (Season 2) – The CW sci-fi drama

June 24th

Athlete A (2020) – Documentary Bulbbul (2020) – Indian horror Crazy Delicious (Season 1) – Food docu-series. Lenox Hill (Special Episode) – Medical docu-series Nobody Knows I’m Here (2020) – Chilean drama

June 25th

Vivah (2006) – Indian musical

June 26th

All For Love (Season 1) – Spanish drama Eurovision Song Contest:...

Exclusive: Bryce and Jackie Zabel’s Stellar Productions is teaming with fledgling La production and management firm Alta Global Media on TV series Captured, based on the landmark 1961 alien abduction case of Betty and Barney Hill.

The project will chart the story of the interracial couple from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, who said they were captured by a UFO on the night of September 19, 1961. The story of the black postal clerk and white social worker who claimed to have met extraterrestrials became a media sensation, and culminated in a 1975 made-for-tv film starring James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons.

The project was previously set up by Zabel (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) with Gotham Group as a film but now has new life with Steven Adams (A Huey P. Newton Story) and Theo Dumont’s Alta, which launched earlier this year with clients including Pedro Alonso (Money Heist), Gary Dourdan (CSI), Tamara Tunie...

Netflix has confirmed that 47 new original movies, series, documentaries and specials will be debuting on the streaming service in June. Leading off the lineup are the debut of “Da 5 Bloods,” a film by Oscar winner Spike Lee about four Vietnam vets revisiting their past, and the second season of Ryan Murphy‘s satire “The Politician.” And just in time for Pride is season 5 of “Queer Eye.”

The documentary slate is filled with such varied films as “Spelling the Dream” about the Scripps National Spelling Bee, “Lenox Hill” about the staff of the famed New York hospital, and “Athlete A” about the sexually abuse scandal that rocked the Us gymnastics team

And in these trying times, we can take comfort in the slew of stand-up specials, including new sets by George Lopez, Jo Koy and Eric Andre, as well as such lighter fare as the Will Ferrell comedy “Eurovision Song...

Netflix is out with its list of everything coming and going from the platform in June, and new additions include the final seasons of “Fuller House” on June 2 and “13 Reasons Why” on June 5.

Other highlights include a new season of “Queer Eye” set in Philadelphia, also coming out on June 5, and season two of “The Politician” on June 19.

Leaving the streaming service are classics like “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and all 11 seasons of “Cheers,” as well as modern favorites like “Avengers: Infinity War” and “The Polar Express.”

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Below, find the full list of everything coming and going this June.

June 1

Act of Valor

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Bad News Bears

Cape Fear

Casper

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clow Card

Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card

Clueless

Cocomelon: Season 1

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

The Healer

Inside Man

Lust, Caution...

Are you still feeling a little bummed out that almost all of the Tremors movies are leaving Netflix at the end of June? It’s a shame, to be sure, but rest assured that the streaming site won’t leave horror fans hanging, as they’re adding some great films that you won’t want to miss next month.

June 1st will be a huge day for the platform, as the long-awaited arrival of The Silence of the Lambs should bring in tons of viewers. The 1991 classic – based on the Thomas Harris novel of the same name – marks the second on-screen appearance of the infamous Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant but disturbed psychiatrist who’s been imprisoned after his cannibalistic serial killings. When another killer needs to be apprehended, the FBI consults Lecter to help them understand and track down the psychopath.

The Silence of the Lambs is a beloved and...

As the summer begins to roll in it’s a time of endings for Netflix. No, Netflix isn’t going anywhere anytime soon obviously. The streamer continues to claim that its set up to churn out content through the rest of the year despite the coronavirus pandemic freeze on TV and movie production. Netflix’s new releases for June 2020, however, are highlighted by a couple of high profile finales.

13 Reasons Why premieres its fourth and final season on June 5. Before that, Fuller House is set to bow on June 2…though that franchise has been through the finale experience before so we’ll see about that. The Netflix original shows that are (presumably) in the middle of their run this month include Queer Eye (June 5), F is for Family, and The Politician (June 19).

June also will mark the arrival for a couple of high profile Netflix original film projects. Spike Lee’s latest,...

This most-unwonderful, cancellation time of year gets us thinking about the genre of TV shows that most often is given short shrift — sci-fi (or science fiction, if you’re being fancy)

The Nathan Fillion-captained Firefly, as the premiere example, lasted but 14 episodes on Fox, and yet it lands high on list after list of Gone Too Soon TV shows. What other short-lived sci-fi fare ranks up there alongside Captain Tightpants, in that they made a big impression during their own one-and-done runs?

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Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Legion and Dark Skies filmmaker Scott Stewart has sold his pitch based on Laura Whitcomb’s best selling novel A Certain Slant of Light in a competitive situation to Amazon Studios. Jeff Okin and Kerry Roberts will produce for Anonymous. Stewart will write and direct the pic.

A Certain Slant of Light from Hmh books tells the story of Helen, the ghost of a young woman who, for a 150 years, has existed as an invisible presence clinging to an ever growing chain of living hosts. Now, while haunting a contemporary high school English teacher, Helen makes the shocking discovery that Billy, a troubled student, is able to see her for the first time since her death. What follows is a mysterious love story about second chances and the things that bind us together in this life and beyond.

“I fell in love with Laura Whitcomb’s beautiful,...

The X-Files had a huge influence over television and our culture when it comes to science fiction. It directly inspired other huge shows like  Strange World, The Burning Zone, Special Unit 2, Mysterious Ways, Lost, Dark Skies, The Visitor, Fringe, Warehouse 13, Supernatural, and Gravity Falls. It has also been referenced in or parodied on shows like  3rd Rock from the Sun, Archer, NewsRadio, American Horror Story, The Big Bang Theory, Bones, Breaking Bad, Californication, Castle, Family Guy, Hey Arnold!, King of the Hill, South Park, and Two and a Half Men.

Related: 10 Classic Science Fiction Novels That Need A Film Adaptation

But what about movies? Those are less obvious in terms of any references or inspiration. However, there are feature length films that explore conspiracy, aliens, with a melding of horror and humor in the same way The X-Files did. Here are 10 films we think that X-Files fans would enjoy.

Exclusive: Scott Stewart, the writer, director and producer behind Dark Skies, Legion and Priest, has signed with Verve.

Stewart most recently has been working on the TV side. He directed the pilot of Freeform’s mermaid drama Siren, which premiered in March and was renewed in May for a second season. He also has in development at Freeform Augs, an hourlong futuristic drama he is co-producing with Anonymous Content.

He is 3-for-3 as a pilot director for projects picked up for series, with Siren following Stewart helming both parts of the Defiance pilot and Dominion — both series for Syfy. Dominion was based on Stewart’s 2010 Screen Gems pic Legion which he wrote and directed.

Stewart, previously with Wme, continues to be managed by Anonymous Content and Hansen Jacobson.

Radio host Art Bell, whose nationally syndicated paranormal, supernatural and conspiracy themed show Coast to Coast Am kept many awake at night – for good reasons and bad – died at his Pahrump, Nevada home on Friday the 13th. Bell was 72.

During its peak in the 1990s, Bell’s show was broadcast on approximately 500 North American radio stations, airing from his isolated hometown of Pahrump on Knye 95.1 FM, a station he founded.

According to the Coast to Coast Am website, Bell became an FCC-licensed radio technician at age 13 and once set a Guinness World Record for broadcasting solo for 116 straight hours while working as a DJ at Ksbk in Okinawa, Japan.

Bell retired several times in his career, which included a short-lived show on SiriusXM satellite radio in 2013. His leaves always sparked rumors as to the “true cause” of his departures among the conspiracy minded.

Still, he could never stay away for long,...

Freeform has put in development Augs, an hourlong futuristic drama from Dark Skies director-writer-producer Scott Stewart and Anonymous Content. Written by Stewart, Augs takes place in the all-too-near future when society is divided into two classes: Augs, the privileged who can afford the latest technological-biological enhancements that provide an always-connected augmented reality view of the world, and Norms, the disenfranchised rest who’ve become a nearly invisible…...

If you've been waiting to take another visit to 112 Ocean Avenue, your patience is about to be rewarded. Following several release date changes, Amityville: The Awakening will be released by Dimension Films this October, and we've been provided with a new clip from the film that features Bella Thorne investigating her new home's creepy confines.

From October 12th–November 8th, you can watch Amityville: The Awakening for free on Google Play, and the latest entry in the long-running franchise will also be released in select theaters on October 28th, just in time for Halloween.

We have additional details on the movie below, as well as the new clip (which debuted on EW), previously released trailer, and a set of photos. Will you be paying 112 Ocean Avenue a visit this October?

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA (September 21, 2017) – Forty years later, something is stirring again as a new family moves into 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville: The Awakening,...

“All the films in this book share an air of disreputability… I have tried to avoid using the word art about the movies in this book, not just because I didn’t want to inflate my claims for them, but because the word is used far too often to shut down discussion rather than open it up. If something has been acclaimed as art, it’s not just beyond criticism but often seen as above the mere mortals for whom its presumably been made. It’s a sealed artifact that offers no way in. It is as much a lie to claim we can be moved only by what has been given the imprimatur of art as it would be to deny that there are, in these scruffy movies, the very things we expect from art: avenues into human emotion and psychology, or into the character and texture of the time the films were made,...

In the not-so-good old days, summer used to be a break for more than just students. It was time off from great TV, as broadcast networks aired reruns, sports, and reality competitions while they assumed people were outside having fun. But since the new golden age began, all these TV shows have had to fit in somewhere, and many networks chose to run them during the less competitive summer months.

That’s led to a boon of TV’s best shows popping up when no series dared debut before. So, to honor the latest summer sensation — Netflix’s “Glow” — we’ve gathered the elite qualifiers below and ranked the seasons by overall quality, summer spirit, and re-watchability. To be eligible, seasons needed to be released in the months between June 1 and August 31 during the 21st century. After all, there’s plenty of new options to consider, but sometimes you want...