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Amazon Prime unveiled a lineup of forthcoming Japanese originals at its showcase in Tokyo on Wednesday. The shows include a rebooted version of Kitano’s game show Takeshi’s Castle with returning host Takeshi Kitano and an adaptation of the anthology series Modern Love set in Tokyo. Originally streaming in the 1980s on TBS, Takeshi’s Castle is described as an unscripted adventure variety show and will debut in 2023 across more than 240 Prime markets. At the time of airing, Takeshi’s Castle was one of the most-watched Japanese game shows ever. Modern Love Tokyo, which is inspired by the New York Times weekly essay series, was first adapted by Prime in the United States in 2019. The Japanese iteration will star ​​Asami Mizukawa, Hiromi Nagasaku, Yûsuke Santamaria, Sôsuke Ikematsu and Naomi Sc...

Netflix is relaunching the Spy Kids franchise in partnership with Robert Rodriguez, the visionary behind the decades-old action-comedy film series. Rodriguez, who also created We Can Be Heroes (2020), is confirmed to write, direct and produce the upcoming feature film for Netflix, the streaming giant announced on Wednesday, exactly 21 years following the first Spy Kids movie’s theatrical premiere in 2001. Plot details for the forthcoming installment in the franchise are currently unknown, though the film will likely introduce a new squad of spies. The original Spy Kids film follows two kidnapped spies, played by Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino, and their two children, played by Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara, who are tasked with rescuing their lost parents. Since it...

Netflix is relaunching the Spy Kids franchise in partnership with Robert Rodriguez, the visionary behind the decades-old action-comedy film series. Rodriguez, who also created We Can Be Heroes (2020), is confirmed to write, direct and produce the upcoming feature film for Netflix, the streaming giant announced on Wednesday, exactly 21 years following the first Spy Kids movie’s theatrical premiere in 2001. Plot details for the forthcoming installment in the franchise are currently unknown, though the film will likely introduce a new squad of spies. The original Spy Kids film follows two kidnapped spies, played by Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino, and their two children, played by Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara, who are tasked with rescuing their lost parents. Since it...

HBO’s Games of Thrones spin-off series House of the Dragon will arrive towards the end of the summer on August 21. The streamer announced the upcoming release today with a promotional image of a hatching dragon egg. Based on George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire and Blood, the show is a prequel set 200 years before the events of the main Game of Thrones series. Per its name, the new show will focus on the fall of the House of Targaryen and the beginning of the Targaryen civil war. Martin released Fire and Blood in late 2018 and co-created the show with Ryan J. Condal, which received a straight-to-series order in October 2019. The first season will consist of ten episodes. Paddy Considine stars as King Viserys I Targaryen, while Matt Smith plays his younger brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen. Also ...

HBO’s Games of Thrones spin-off series House of the Dragon will arrive towards the end of the summer on August 21. The streamer announced the upcoming release today with a promotional image of a hatching dragon egg. Based on George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire and Blood, the show is a prequel set 200 years before the events of the main Game of Thrones series. Per its name, the new show will focus on the fall of the House of Targaryen and the beginning of the Targaryen civil war. Martin released Fire and Blood in late 2018 and co-created the show with Ryan J. Condal, which received a straight-to-series order in October 2019. The first season will consist of ten episodes. Paddy Considine stars as King Viserys I Targaryen, while Matt Smith plays his younger brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen. Also ...

As March comes to a close, Disney+ has shared its slate of new programming for April 2022. Leading this month’s list is Moon Knight with brand new episodes arriving on the streamer every week, with its premiere taking place on March 30. Also joining the Oscar Isaac-starring series is new episodes of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder and Earth Day titles like Polar Bear and Bear Witness, which premiere April 22. Take a look at the complete list of titles coming to Disney+ below. Coming to Disney+ April 1 Herbie: Fully LoadedBetter Nate Than Ever – PremiereThirteen-year-old Nate has big Broadway dreams. But when he isn’t cast in the school play, he and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple, where he’s unexpectedly reunited with his long-lost Aunt Heidi. Together they must prove...

Bandai Namco has officially released a new teaser clip and visual for the new Gundam TV series. The anime Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, which is the franchise’s first new show in seven years, unveils that for the first time ever, Gundam will be receiving its first female protagonist. The heroine is also slated to have her own mobile suit, the Gundam Aerial. The conference held by Bandai Namco also revealed that a prequel project for the anime will arrive soon, titled Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Prologue. This series will feature its own storyline and special mobile suits including the Gundam Lfrith and Beguir-Beu. The prequel is slated to debut later this summer at the site of the life-size moving Gundam statue at the Gundam Factory Yokohama, as well as in Toky...

Netflix has announced the cast and premiere month of Alice in Borderland: Season 2 as it wrapped up production. The streamer confirmed that Season 2 will return in December 2022 and that the 10 cast members who won “games” at the end of Season 1 will be returning, including Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijiro Murakami, Ayaka Miyoshi, Dori Sakurada, Aya Asahina, Yutaro Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Abe, Sho Aoyagi and Riisa Naka. Shinsuke Sato will serve as director and co-screenwriter alongside Yasuko Kuramitsu, while Kaata Sakamotoi will executive produce. “We had these really large-scale scenes everyday and the world of the show is bigger than ever. I enjoyed filming the show very much and look forward to the final production”, Yamazaki said. Tsuchiya added, “Each shot has big set pieces, like exp...

Last month, Bandai Namco announced its plans to create a metaverse built around its Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, and now, the Japanese media giant has revealed more details about it. According to reports, Bandai Namco will be investing roughly $130 million USD into the project which will create a “fusion” of digital and physical experiences for Gundam fans. Aside from purchasing Gunpla kits directly in the virtual space, hobbyists can also upload images and other data on the Gunpla models they’ve built, using this information to “battle” with other users in the metaverse. The entire space will consist of numerous different categories relating to Gundam, including its toys, anime, music, and video games. Each category will have its own virtual “Colony” offering unique services, and an...

Bridgerton season two has set a new opening weekend viewing record on Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the three days following its premiere on March 25, Bridgerton season two accumulated 193 million hours of viewing time across the globe, which is the highest for an English-language series on the platform in its first three days, the outlet reported. Additionally, the second season of the Shondaland series ranked in the top 10 in 92 of the 93 countries that track rankings on the streamer. Notably, Bridgerton‘s season two opening is the second-highest viewing time for all Netflix series, behind part five of Spain’s Money Heist, which reached 201.9 million hours in its first three days. Meanwhile, Birdgerton season one amassed 32.3 million hours in t...

FX has unveiled the first trailer of its upcoming true crime series Under the Banner of Heaven, which stars Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield. The miniseries is based on Jon Krakauer’s 2003 nonfiction book of the same name and sees Garfield as Detective Jeb Pyre, a Mormon detective whose faith is shaken when his investigation of the grisly 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty, portrayed by Daisy Edgar-Jones, and her 15-month-old baby seemingly uncovers a relation to the Church. Joining Garfield and Edgar-Jones in the main cast are Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell and Billy Howle. Dustin Lance Black serves as screenwriter while David Mackenzie serves as director and co-executive producer alongside Black, Ozark’s Jason Bateman, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and more. Watch the trailer ab...