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The 'Blue Eye Samurai' Draws Her Blade in First Image From Netflix Animated Series
By Ryan O’Rourke April 24, 2023 The Blue Eye Samurai has drawn her sword in anticipation of Netflix‘s new animated action-adventure series starring Maya...
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Carey Mulligan To Lead Podcast ‘The Foxes Of Hydesville’ About Sisters Who Claimed They Could Speak To The Dead
By Andreas Wiseman April 24, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) will star in and executive produce historical-fiction podcast series The...
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Mia Goth Joins Marvel's 'Blade' With Mahershala Ali
By Angelique Jackson April 12, 2023 After a massive year in 2022 with back-to-back buzzworthy performances in “X” and “Pearl,” Mia Goth has added a role in...
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'Blade': Mia Goth Joins Mahershala Ali In Marvel Pic
By Justin Kroll April 12, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: After spending the past year terrifying audiences and wowing critics, Pearl and X star Mia Goth looks ready to take...
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[Interview] Director Joe Lynch Teases His Secret Screening at Panic Fest 2023 and Shares Details on Upcoming Lovecraft Adaptation A SUITABLE FLESH
By Jonathan Dehaan April 11, 2023 Panic Fest is one of the best damn genre film festivals in the United States, but don’t take our word for it. “I try to take...
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Rob Corddry Joins ‘JumpStart’; Glynn Turman To Guest Star In CBS Comedy Pilot
By Nellie Andreeva April 10, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Rob Corddry is set as a lead opposite Terry Crews and Ryan Michelle Bathé in JumpStart, CBS’ multi-camera comedy...
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CBS Comedy Pilot Based on ‘JumpStart’ Comic Strip Casts Ryan Michelle Bathé
By Joe Otterson April 5, 2023 Ryan Michelle Bathé has been cast in a leading role in CBS’ comedy pilot based on the “JumpStart” comic strip, Variety has learned...
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Corbin Bernsen Set To Recur In J.J. Abrams’ HBO Max Series ‘Duster’
By Denise Petski March 30, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Corbin Bernsen (City on a Hill) is set for a key recurring role opposite Josh Holloway and Rachel Hilson in J.J....
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'Evil Dead Rise' Filmmaker Lee Cronin Tackling Horror Thriller 'Thaw' for New Line
By Borys Kit March 29, 2023 Lee Cronin, director of New Line’s upcoming Evil Dead Rise, is reuniting with the studio to direct the original horror feature Thaw....
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Terry Crews To Headline ‘JumpStart’ CBS Comedy Pilot Based On Comic Strip
March 17, 2023 By Nellie Andreeva Brooklyn Nine-Nine alum Terry Crews has been tapped as the lead and also will executive produce JumpStart, CBS’ multi-camera...
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‘Phineas and Ferb’ Revival at Disney to Bring Back Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh
March 16, 2023 By Joe Otterson “Phineas and Ferb” co-creator and executive producer Jeff “Swampy” Marsh is officially joining the revival of the series in the...
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Kelly Park To Direct & Exec Produce ‘JumpStart’ Comedy Pilot At CBS
By Denise Petski February 22, 2023 Kelly Park has been tapped to direct and executive produce CBS multi-camera comedy pilot JumpStart, based on Robb Armstrong’s...
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Pilot Season 2023: Volume Takes Another Dive Amid Solid Broadcast Debuts & Looming Writers Strike
By Peter White, Nellie Andreeva February 17, 2023 It’s pilot season, right? In the old world order, by mid-February, the broadcast networks would have whittled...
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Rachel Hilson To Star In J.J. Abrams & LaToya Morgan’s ‘Duster’ As HBO Max Hands Out Official Series Order
By Peter White February 16, 2023 Rachel Hilson will star alongside Josh Holloway in J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan’s period drama Duster as HBO Max has finally...
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David Oyelowo, Taylor Sheridan's 'Bass Reeves' Series at Paramount+ Casts Barry Pepper
By Joe Otterson February 16, 2023 The David Oyelowo-led “Bass Reeves” series at Paramount+ from Taylor Sheridan has cast Barry Pepper in a series regular role,...
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CBS Orders Comedy Pilot Based on 'JumpStart' Comic Strip
By Joe Otterson February 15, 2023 CBS has given a pilot order to a multi-cam comedy series based on the “JumpStart” comic strip, Variety has learned. The project...
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‘JumpStart’ Comedy Based On Comic Strip Gets CBS Pilot Order From Wayne Conley, Kapital & TrillTV
By Nellie Andreeva February 15, 2023 CBS has handed a pilot order to JumpStart, a multi-camera comedy based on Robb Armstrong’s long-running comic strip. Wayne...
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David Oyelowo, Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Bass Reeves’ Series at Paramount+ Adds Forrest Goodluck & Lauren E. Banks
Joe Otterson February 14, 2023 The “Bass Reeves” series from Taylor Sheridan starring David Oyelowo has added two new series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively....
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Apple TV+ Shares ‘Pretzel and Puppies’ Season 2 Trailer
By Debbie Diamond Sarto February 9, 2023 Ahead of its February 24 Season 2 global release, Apple TV+ has dropped a trailer to treat fans to a look at what’s...
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‘The Portable Door’ Starring Christoph Waltz And Sam Neill To Get Exclusive Release On MGM+ In April
By Valerie Complex February 7, 2023 MGM+ new original fantasy-adventure comedy The Portable Door will debut exclusively on MGM+ and come exclusively to the...
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'La Brea' Renewed for Third Season on NBC
By Rick Porter January 31, 2023 NBC’s time-hopping drama La Brea will continue into the future. The network has picked up a third season of the sci-fi series...
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Dennis Quaid Joins David Oyelowo In Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Bass Reeves’ Series For Paramount+
By Nellie Andreeva January 19, 2023 Dennis Quaid is set to star opposite David Oyelowo in Paramount+’s new original series Bass Reeves, from Yellowstone co-creator/showrunner...
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Dennis Quaid Joins David Oyelowo in ‘Bass Reeves’ Series at Paramount+ With Taylor Sheridan Producing
By Joe Otterson January 19, 2023 Dennis Quaid has signed on to star opposite David Oyelowo in the upcoming Paramount+ series “Bass Reeves,” Variety has learned....
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MGM Acquiring Worldwide Rights To ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Sequel Directed By ‘Nanny’s Nikyatu Jusu
By Matt Grobar December 15, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: Amazon’s MGM division is in final negotiations to acquire worldwide rights to the Night of the Living Dead sequel...
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New Line Picks Up Fantasy Pitch ‘Crescenthia’ from ‘Black Adam’ Producer Beau Flynn (Exclusive)
By Borys Kit December 8, 2022 New Line has acquired the high-concept fantasy pitch Crescenthia from Beau Flynn, the producer of the company’s DC movie, Black...
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‘Blade’: Yann Demange Steps In As Director On Marvel Film, Michael Starrbury To Write Script
By Justin Kroll November 21, 2022 After parting ways with director Bassam Tariq, Marvel Studios has moved fast and found not only his replacement but a new...
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Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Finds New Director With ‘Lovecraft Country’ Helmer Yann Demange
BY Borys Kit November 21, 2022 Marvel Studios’ Blade is being unsheathed once more, this time with a whole new creative team. Yann Demange, who directed the...
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Nikyatu Jusu Confirms Her Next Horror Film For Monkeypaw & Universal Is “Expansion” Of Black Vampire Short ‘Suicide By Sunlight’
By Matt Grobar November 19, 2022 Sundance prize-winning filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu has unveiled new details about her forthcoming feature for Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw...
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‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ - Meet the Real Chickie Donohue and Watch Filmmakers Talk about Production
WATCH NOW: https://fycextras.com/the-greatest-beer-run-ever/production-featurette WATCH NOW: https://fycextras.com/the-greatest-beer-run-ever/the-real-guy WATCH...
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Hot AFM Package For Buyers To Gnaw: ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Sequel From Village Roadshow, Vertigo, Westbrook & George Romero’s Sanibel, With ‘Nanny’s Nikyatu Jusu Helming ‘Walking Dead’s LaToya Morgan Script
By Mike Fleming Jr October 26, 2022  EXCLUSIVE: In an American Film Market package coming together that could wake the dead, Village Roadshow Pictures has partnered...
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TV Ratings: ‘East New York’ Is Fall’s Top Series Premiere After Seven Days
October 11, 2022 By Rick Porter CBS’ first-year drama series East New York plugged seamlessly into the network’s Sunday lineup — and has drawn the biggest seven-day...
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‘King Shaka’: Charles Babalola To Star In Title Role Of Showtime Series From Antoine Fuqua, 4 Others Cast
August 25, 2022 By Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: The Outlaws star Charles Babalola is set to headline Showtime’s King Shaka, (fka Shaka: King of the Zulu Nation),...
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Sylvester Stallone Signs With CAA
By Mike Fleming Jr. August 11, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: Sylvester Stallone has signed with CAA. It’s a return match for the star and the agency, which will also rep...
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‘The Horror Crowd’ Gets Buffalo 8 Release Date; Sana Soni Joins Giant Pictures; IDA Logan Elevate Grantees; Castings For ‘Macho!’, ‘Finding Nicole’, ‘What Rhymes With Reason’, ‘Site’, ‘Ganymede’ And ‘This Time’; More – Film Briefs
By Matt Grobar August 5, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: Buffalo 8 has announced that it will release Ruben Pla’s feature directorial debut The Horror Crowd on digital and...
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Joey King Talks About Working On Dystopian Fantasy ‘Uglies’ For Netflix: “A Dream Realized”
By Valerie Complex, Matt Grobar August 1, 2022 Deadline caught up with actress Joey King at the premiere of the David Leitch’s new action-thriller Bullet Train....
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Prime Video Dates Fall Movie Slate
By Anthony D’Alessandro August 1, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studio’s Prime Video is charging into the fall season with a bevy of awards contending and crowd...
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Heather Graham, Judah Lewis, Barbara Crampton Lead Erotic Bodyswap Horror Based On H.P. Lovecraft Short Story
By Andreas Wiseman July 28, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has wrapped on a new untitled H.P. Lovecraft horror film starring Heather Graham (Boogie Nights)...
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‘Samaritan’ Trailer: Sylvester Stallone Leads Prime Video’s Superhero Pic From ‘Overlord’ Director Julius Avery
By Matt Grobar July 27, 2022 Prime Video has unveiled the trailer for its action-thriller Samaritan, starring three-time Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone (Guardians...
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‘Quantum Leap’: Martin Gero Steps In As Showrunner, Dean Georgaris Joins As EP, Pilot Writers To Stay On
By Nellie Andreeva July 25, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: There is behind-the-scenes shakeup on NBC’s new drama series Quantum Leap starring Raymond Lee. Martin Gero, who...
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Quantum Leap bosses preview thrilling new chapter
By Alamin Yohannes July 18, 2022 Let the leaping commence because Quantum Leap is coming back! Set in the present, the new Quantum Leap restarts the time travel...
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'Samaritan': Sylvester Stallone Action Thriller Receives New Poster & Images
By Josh Sharpe July 13, 2022 Our favorite action hero is back. Sylvester Stallone stars in the new action-thriller Samaritan from Amazon Prime coming this August....
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‘Samaritan’: ‘Overlord’ Director’s Dark Superhero Movie Starring Sylvester Stallone Arrives in August
By John Squires July 11, 2022 It’s been well over a year since we’ve heard a peep about Julius Avery‘s (Overlord) Samaritan, but the Sylvester Stallone-starring...
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2022 HCA TV Awards: See the Nominees
By Beatrice Verhoeven July 7, 2022 NBC’s This Is Us and HBO’s Succession lead the broadcast network and cable nominations for the 2022 Hollywood Critics Association...
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‘Quantum Leap’: NBC Reveals Expanded Details Of Reboot Plotline
By Denise Petski June 29, 2022 We have a much better idea now of the plotline for Quantum Leap, NBC’s upcoming reboot of the popular 1990s sci-fi drama, starring...
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Bass Reeves Series ‘Twin Territories’ From Morgan Freeman’s Revelations & ‘Hand Of God’ Creator Ben Watkins In Works At Amazon
By Matt Grobar June 29, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment has set up a Bass Reeves series titled Twin Territories...
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Exclusive: How Mo Willems & Mr. Warburton Took ‘Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed’ from Live Stage to Animated Screen
By Karen Idelson June 27, 2022 ***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary issue of Animation Magazine (June-July ’22, No. 321)*** In the wildly...
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‘JumpStart’ Comedy Series Based On Comic Strip In Works At CBS From Wayne Conley & Kapital
By Nellie Andreeva June 13, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: CBS has put in development JumpStart, a multi-camera comedy based on Robb Armstrong’s long-running comic strip....
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How Michelle Pfeiffer Transformed Into Betty Ford for ‘The First Lady’
By Hilton Dresden June 8, 2022 EYEBROWS [The show starts] when she was in her late 40s. I made her eyebrows fuller and darker. As she got older, and as the...
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Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dobrev Action Pic 'The Bricklayer' Acquired By Screen Media
By Matt Grobar May 23, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media has acquired North American rights to Renny Harlin’s actioner The Bricklayer from Millennium Films, slating...
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Sneak Peek: ‘Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed’ Rocks on HBO Max June 30
By Mercedes Milligan May 23, 2022 Calling all rock stars, fashion icons and naked mole rat lovers! Mo Willems’ fan-favorite Naked Mole Rat, Wilbur J. Mole Rat,...
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Joe Lynch On (Love)Crafting Truly Erotic Horror With SUITABLE FLESH
By Michael Gingold October 26, 2023 When Suitable Flesh arrives in theaters and on digital platforms this Friday, October 27 from RLJE Films and Shudder, it...
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Renny Harlin Action Thriller ‘The Bricklayer’ Sets U.S. Release With Vertical; Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dobrev Star
By Matt Grobar October 25, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: The Renny Harlin action thriller The Bricklayer, starring Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) and Nina Dobrev (The Vampire...
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‘Samaritan 2’ in the Works From Amazon MGM (Exclusive)
By Borys Kit October 25, 2023 Amazon MGM Studios is going back for superhero seconds. The streamer is developing a sequel to Samaritan, its 2022 action movie...
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‘Suitable Flesh’ Director Joe Lynch Talks His Lovecraft Adaptation and Bringing Eroticism Back to Movies
By Brian Davids October 25, 2023 Suitable Flesh director Joe Lynch has the resilience one needs to be an indie genre director. Lynch’s new horror film starring Heather...
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‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Review: Maya Erskine in Netflix’s Gorgeously Violent Adult Animated Revenge Drama
By Angie Han October 23, 2023 If death is an art, as sword maker Eiji (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) tells his erstwhile assistant Mizu (Maya Erskine), it’s one Netflix’s Blue...
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Netflix Sets Skydance Animation In Multi-Year Deal, First Up is Alan Menken Musical 'Spellbound:' Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem Star
By Mike Fleming Jr October 18, 2023 That didn’t take long. Skydance Animation has found a new home, signing a multi-year agreement with Netflix to develop and...
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Skydance Shocker: David Ellison's Animation Deal Moves From Apple to Netflix, 'Spellbound' Set for 2024
By Matt Donnelly, Angelique Jackson October 18, 2023 David Ellison’s Skydance Animation has found a new home at Netflix, ending a lucrative distribution pact...
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Skydance Animation Leaves Apple for Netflix Pact
By Mia Galuppo October 18, 2023 Skydance Animation has signed a multiyear pact with Netflix to develop and produce animated movies for the streamer. First up...
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'Suitable Flesh' Director Joe Lynch on Making a Movie With "Madness, Sexual Identity & Cosmic Body Swapping"
By Perri Nemiroff October 14, 2023 THE BIG PICTURE  Joe Lynch’s Suitable Flesh is a body-swap horror movie based on the H.P. Lovecraft story, The Thing...
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‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Trailer Promises a Bloody Trail of Revenge for Netflix Series Featuring Randall Park, George Takei
By Abbey White October 12, 2023 The first trailer for Michael Green and Amber Noizumi’s new anime Blue Eye Samurai promises an epic and bloody trail of action...
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‘Blue Eye Samurai’: Netflix Releases New Trailer For Upcoming Animated Series Led By Maya Erskine
By Katie Campione October 12, 2023 Netflix has released an extended look at its upcoming animated series, Blue Eye Samurai. In a trailer released Thursday,...
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The CW Adds Two More Scripted Shows for 2024
By Rick Porter October 12, 2023 The CW is bulking up its roster of scripted series — and again looking north of the border for its two latest shows. The Nexstar-owned...
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Edo period Japan returns to anime with Blue Eye Samurai
October 12, 2023 Netflix released the trailer for the new anime Blue Eye Samurai, which will see the American actress Maya Erskine voicing the protagonist....
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The Pink-Haired Secret Weapon Behind Blue Eye Samurai
By Anthony Breznican September 26, 2023 The title character of Blue Eye Samurai is an expert at staying hidden when out in the open. Tinted glasses. Low-slung...
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Netflix’s ‘The Monkey King’ Swings in with Mostly Positive Reviews
By Animation Magazine August 17, 2023 This Friday, August 18, a classic Chinese antihero returns to screens in a new Western animated feature: Netflix original The...
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‘The Monkey King’ Review: Netflix Toon Deftly Reshapes Chinese Literary Classic Into Action-Packed Fun for Kids
By David Rooney August 15, 2023 The 16th century literary classic Journey to the West is the mother of all Chinese fantasy. The mythological saga has spawned...
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‘The Monkey King’ Producer Peilin Chou & Director Anthony Stacchi Give Us the Scoop on Their Wild Netflix Movie (New Clip)
By Ramin Zahed August 14. 2023 The beloved 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West and its mischievous hero, The Monkey King (a.k.a. Sun Wukong) have...
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‘Disenchantment’ to End With Season 5 on Netflix
By Lesley Goldberg August 1, 2023 The sun is setting on Netflix’s Disenchantment. The streaming giant on Tuesday announced that the animated comedy from The...
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‘Disenchantment’ to End With Part 5 at Netflix, Sets Premiere Date
By Joe Otterson August 1, 2023 Matt Groening’s Netflix animated comedy “Disenchantment” will end with its upcoming fifth batch of episodes. The final 10 episodes...
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‘Disenchantment’ To End With Season 5; Premiere Date Set, Teaser Released By Netflix
By Nellie Andreeva August 1, 2023 Matt Groening’s Disenchantment is coming to an end. The upcoming fifth season of the Netflix adult animated fantasy comedy...
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