VisionQuest episode 4 will change the way you watch Avengers: Infinity War forever with its major Ultron revelation.

The following contains spoilers for the show, so turn back now if you're not up to date on Disney Plus!

In the episode, as Vision faces off against Jocasta, Ultron urges him to give up control and allow him to pilot the synthezoid body. Vision ultimately does, and Ultron deals with the situation in a way only the murder bot could – by tricking Jocasta into killing her own hostage.

Now that we know Vision preserved Ultron's code rather than killing him at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron, it's possible that, when Thanos reversed time to pry the Mind Stone out of Vision's head, Ultron might have been capable of taking the wheel then, too.

While it seems Ultron (and the other AIs) only came to life like this inside of White Vision's head, it's possible that the synthezoid might have had a way of handing over control to Ultron. And, it's likely Ultron would have been able to retaliate against Thanos in some way, which could have prevented the Blip entirely.

"Is it just me that thinks this moment Ultron was definitely screaming at Vision to let him take the wheel?" says one fan on Twitter.

Whether Ultron was actually capable of seizing control of Vision or not at that stage on the Marvel timeline is unknown – but we do know that he currently has control of Vision's body, and he has Tommy Shepherd, too. What happens next is anyone's guess, but it's bound to be chaotic.

VisionQuest continues weekly on Disney Plus, and you can keep up to date with our VisionQuest release schedule. For more, check out our VisionQuest review for our spoiler-free verdict on the show.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners creator Bartosz Sztybor reveals what needs to happen for season 3 to be made.

Speaking to ComicBook on the prospect of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 3, Sztybor said, "There’s a lot of stories to tell in Night City and beyond, so you never know."

That doesn't mean a third season will be greenlit anytime soon, though. Sztybor pointed to the perfectionism of CD Projekt Red as a key underlying reason why it's not a guarantee.

"I think the whole studio’s approach, [CD Projekt RED’s], is that there always needs to be a perfect story and a perfect director, artist, or a studio that will be able to pull off this story," Sztybor admitted.

He added, "So if the stars align and [we] will be able to create something high quality again, then yes. But if there’s no perfect story or no perfect director with his or her unique voice, then maybe it will be just two Edgerunners."

There is still plenty of hope among the fandom, however.

The Edgerunners Twitter account shared a poll for the community-led 'All About You', which asks for fans to contribute art and gameplay photos around a specific theme. This time, one of the options was 'The Next Edgerunners Legend', with the caption stating "Night City’s stories are far from over." Surely not an Edgerunners 3 tease, but it's got the community whipped up into a frenzy nonetheless.

If you still need a 'new' taste of Edgerunners, you could do a lot worse than watch the 'Roman Cut', which brings together all the camera footage from budding auteur Roman for a 10-minute rush through Night City.

For more, we have our guide to the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 ending, as well as the confirmed Cyberpunk timeline.

Jenna Ortega says she'll probably retire from TV for a while after Netflix's Wednesday ends.

“I actually haven’t had a lot of franchise conversations," Ortega said, via The Hollywood Reporter. The actor starred in both Jane the Virgin and Disney's Stuck in the Middle long before landing Wednesday. "What I’m meant to do will come and find me. I think after Wednesday, I’ll probably be off the TV for a while. You know I had many years doing [TV]. I was bouncing from show to show as a kid and I want to leave time for new things."

The show became an unexpectedly massive hit for Netflix after its 2022 debut, and remains the second most-watched English-language series on Netflix. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and executive produced by Tim Burton, the dark fantasy comedy-drama focuses on 16-year-old Wednesday Addams and her treacherous adventures at Nevermore Academy. The first season also received two Golden Globe nominations, including Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Ortega.

Season 3 sees Wednesday enter her junior year, with Eva Green, Winona Ryder, and Lena Headey joining the cast. Season 2 ended on quite the cliffhanger, with the Addams family harboring a pretty dark secret...

Wednesday season 3 does not yet have a release date, but you can see Jenna Ortega up next in Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun. For more, check out our lists of the best Netflix shows and best Netflix movies.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners has already received the 'Roman Cut', home movie splicing together the camera footage shot by season 2's best boy, Roman.

The 10-minute video from Twitter user Epic Jimmy, which you can see below, puts all of Roman's washed-out camera clips into chronological order as he charted D.'s revenge journey across Night City, as well as all the death and destruction in his wake.

What immediately jumps out (apart from how beautiful Studio Trigger has made it all look) is how much it changes the second season. Roman's eye for the city turns from a sun-kissed dream into a flame-filled nightmare around the halfway point, proving there is beauty to be found in Night City – but it can fall away quickly.

Then, as D. comes to terms with his fate around the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 ending, things start looking far more optimistic again – with the light returning to the frame. That would fetch a few eddies on the black market, that's for sure.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 has already proven a success, becoming the second-most-watched series on Netflix this week.

CD Projekt Red loremaster Patrick Mills has also recently confirmed that Edgerunners season 2 is set in 2078, confirming its place as a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk 2077 even received a new 2.5 update, which added an Edgerunners-adjacent quest with Weak Kingsley, as well as the ability to dual wield weapons.

For more, we have a guide to Soulkiller, as well as our picks for the best anime on Netflix.

Netflix reportedly wanted to strike a deal with Microsoft to licence Xbox titles for adaptation – and the counter offer was eye-wateringly high.

That's according to Puck News's Matt Belloni, who says that the deal came from Netflix's former Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, who was recently fired and replaced by Peter Rice, a former Disney executive. The offer is said to have been $500 million for seven years to exclusively licence Xbox titles for film and TV adaptations.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma with her business affairs team is said to have returned a counter offer of $800 million. However, with Bajaria no longer in her role, the deal is said to be "off the table." Xbox, meanwhile, is said to be "pursuing smaller deals with more partners."

While Netflix did not comment on the Puck story, Xbox said: "We have received record-breaking interest in our I.P.; Netflix is a valued partner and we are excited for the forthcoming release of our Minecraft and Diablo animated series together, among other adaptations."

Netflix also recently fired its film boss Dan Lin, though a replacement hasn't yet been found for him.

It's been a mixed year for video game adaptations, with Resident Evil earning great reviews, but The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Street Fighter, and Mortal Kombat 2 debuting to a more mixed response – though The Super Mario Galaxy Movie earned over a billion at the box office.

You can keep up to date on everything that's on the way with our guide to all the most exciting upcoming video game adaptations.

Halloween is just around the corner, but we're celebrating spooky season a little differently this year by bringing you the best scary movies on streaming every week until the end of October. Each week is themed. Last week, we played a little game of horror classics v remakes, and let you decide whether you prefer the OGs or newbies. The week before, we listed the scariest Stephen King horror movies on the web. But this week we're taking a look at the best horror movies released a little more recently.

Before we get into the top-notch titles the horror genre has offered in the last 18 months, we must note that we are only counting down the flicks that are readily available on streaming sites. To make this list, each horror movie must be ready to stream both in the US and in the UK, so you can enjoy your movie marathon without having to buy or rent anything. Sadly, that means that you won't find Hokum, Obsession, Backrooms, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, or Faces of Death on this list.

But don't worry, we have found plenty of fresh frights, some of which you may have missed over the past year or so. We've got Sam Raimi's first horror movie in years, down to an experimental A24 flick that messes with your senses. So what are you waiting for? Grab that trick-or-treat candy you were saving for the big night and settle in for an evening of thrills and chills. Afterward, you can look through our guide to the best horror movies on Netflix to add to your watchlist.

Undertone

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: HBO Max

If you're tired of the same old jump scares and are looking to bite into something a little different this Halloween, then why not start with Undertone. This A24 movie completely throws your senses for a loop, using clever audio to make you feel as though you are part of the story. The movie follows Evy, the co-host of a paranormal podcast who is simultaneously looking after her dying mother. One night, Evy dives into a new case sent from an anonymous follower. But as she opens each file and listens to the contents, the terrifying recordings soon begin to merge with her own reality.

When Evy puts her noise-cancelling headphones on, the audio dramatically shifts, making you feel claustrophobic and unable to ignore the intense sounds pouring through the speakers. If you have ever listened to one of those creepy 4D audio videos online, then you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Watching this movie in cinemas earlier this year was a truly unique event, but you can duplicate the experience using surround sound and turning up your TV extra loud, if you dare.

Send Help

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Hulu (US), Disney Plus (UK)

This year, horror legend Sam Raimi returned to the genre and released his first scary movie in 17 years. The Evil Dead helmer hadn't directed a horror movie since 2009's Drag Me to Hell, so genre fans were obviously extremely keen to see what he had in store with Send Help. Was it worth the wait? We think yes! The movie follows Rachel McAdams' awkward and underappreciated employee Linda Liddle, who struggles to get along with her new, young boss Bradley (Dylan O'Brien). But, in a bid to prove herself, she agrees to accompany him on a business trip, which ends in disaster when the plane crashes onto a desert island.

With just Linda and Bradley surviving the wreckage, the pair realise they must put their grievances aside and work together to survive. But that doesn't exactly go to plan. McAddams steals the show, leaving her inhibitions at the door and fully embracing Liddle. Yes, she makes some questionable decisions along the way, but we can't help but think, 'Good for her!' Of course, there are a few silly and rather crazy moments along the way, but this is a Raimi movie after all.

Final Destination: Bloodlines

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: HBO Max

After it seemingly ended with 2011's Final Destination 5, the franchise came back with a vengeance in 2025 with the surprisingly refreshing and funny Bloodlines. Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein (who pitched the movie to New Line by faking their own deaths on a Zoom call), the movie sees a college student named Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) head home to track down her grandmother… who survived death back in the 50s, but wasn't exactly supposed to. A chain reaction kicks off, and the entire family gets picked off one by one.

It's easily the best installment in the franchise next to the original 2000 film, and has kills that are so surprisingly realistic that you might have a hard time trying to relax afterwards. That said, good luck if you have a septum piercing, like ice in your drinks on a hot summer day, and own a lawn mower. Fun fact: two of the big kill moments in Final Destination: Bloodlines actually happened in real life (though only one resulted in a death) shortly after the film's release, but we'll let you find out which ones.

For more, check out our Final Destination: Bloodlines review.

Weapons

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: HBO Max

So… what do you do as a teacher when all of the kids in your class have vanished overnight? And what if they vanished due to the evil magic of an ancient witch that everyone in town thinks is just a nice old lady? Well, that's Zach Cregger's Weapons for ya, and it's a wildly unpredictable (and weirdly funny) horror movie that'll make you start running down the street with your arms stretched out in a kind of T-shape.

Written and directed by Cregger, the cast includes Julia Garner, Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, and Amy Madigan. Madigan also won an Academy Award for her performance as Gladys, the aforementioned evil witch, who is getting her own standalone spin-off movie. So if you loved Weapons, there's more to come from that freaky world. After the success of Barbarian, Cregger got to work on Weapons, which came about after the tragic death of his best friend and creative partner, Trevor Moore. The film even includes a fun nod to one of Moore's funniest sketches from Whitest Kids U'Know, Cregger and Moore's comedy collective.

For our verdict, read our Weapons review.

Frankenstein

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Netflix

Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, which serves as an adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, follows Dr. Pretorius (Christoph Waltz), who must track down Frankenstein’s Monster (Jacob Elordi) – believed to have died in a fire 40 years before – in order to carry out and continue the controversial experiments of a one Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac).

It's a visually stunning and deeply depressing tale about love, death, and forgiveness, and breathes new life into the classic tale. Ol' Frank even gets a new design, with various body parts and pieces of flesh very apparently stapled together and tendons on full display. The star-studded cast also includes Mia Goth and Ralph Ineson, who play Lady Elizabeth Harlander/Claire Frankenstein and the esteemed Professor Kempe, respectively.

Find out why the adaptation is a must-watch in our Frankenstein review.

For more, check out our list of the best horror movies of all time and our guide to all the upcoming horror movies.

Marvel's only upcoming live-action TV show, Zodiac, has got its first details. The new series will be a spy-led story according to a new report.

Per Deadline, it will "follow a pair of spies who are chasing targets who have special abilities". It's also expected the show will arrive in 2028, beginning production in 2027 with Amit Cohen and Ron Leshem down to write.

The series was first announced at New York Comic-Con 2026 with Marvel Head of TV Brad Winderbaum teasing that there were Easter eggs in the logo. Some fans spotted an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Easter egg, and Phil Coulson star Clark Gregg reposted the news as well, leading to some speculation.

The new update makes no mention of the S.H.I.E.L.D. connection, but fans have been excited by the update still. Posting on Reddit, several think that the special abilities they'll be hunting will be mutants, given the build-up to Marvel's X-Men movie.

"Hunting mutants," one predicted as another wrote: "more mutant shows is always exciting". A third commented: "So, basically, a big-budget Agents of Shield series. I'm positive the lead will be Nick Fury Jr."

Marvel has taken a new approach with its TV output over the last year. VisionQuest is currently airing, and Daredevil: Born Again season 3 will air next year. However, apart from that, this is the only live-action show on the horizon after Wonder Man season 2 was cancelled.

Speaking recently, Winderbaum hinted that viewership figures were his biggest challenge in getting shows renewed.

For what is still coming in the MCU, check out our guide to upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

Masters of the Universe director Travis Knight still doesn't know if Amazon is ready for a sequel, despite the movie's massive streaming success.

"In the end, these sorts of decisions are out of our control," Knight told ScreenRant. "You always imagine where these people’s lives go after the end of the movie, and if the universe, in its wisdom, asks us to make more of these things, we would be delighted to give them more."

The new Masters of the Universe, which stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man/Adam and Jared Leto as Skeletor, only managed to gross $140 million against its $170-200 million budget. Despite this, the film spent five weeks as the number one movie on Prime Video, and remains one of the streamer's most popular films.

The movie sees Prince Adam living a normal life on Earth when he's called back to his home planet of Eternia to defeat the evil Skeletor, along with the help of Teela (Camila Mendes). Plus, there's also a fun cameo from original He-Man star Dolph Lundgren.

There is also absolutely a Masters of the Universe post-credits scene that sets up a sequel and introduces my favorite character in the franchise (hint: we haven't seen her in live-action yet unless you count that one time Ariana Grande played her in a Saturday Night Live sketch).

Masters of the Universe is streaming now on Prime Video. For more, check out our picks for the best movies on Amazon Prime, or, read our Masters of the Universe review.

As the nights draw in, having a stacked watchlist is more important than ever – you certainly don't want to be caught short on a Saturday evening with nothing to watch. Dodge this disastrous fate by diving into our list of streaming recommendations for this weekend, including five new movies and shows that are all worth your time.

From an Oscar-tipped comedy-drama and a live-action Disney remake to the return of a cherished Netflix rom-com and a kick-ass anime, there's something for everyone this week. I've chosen titles from across a range of streaming services, so whatever you're subscribed to, there should be something to watch.

Below you'll find recommendations from Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, and Disney Plus. While we don't have any specific Paramount Plus or Apple TV recommendations this week (once you've caught up with the latest episodes of Avatar: Seven Havens, anyway), we do have guides to the best Paramount Plus shows and the best Apple TV movies. For our very latest streaming recommendations, head below.

Moana

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Disney Plus

The live-action remake of 2016 modern classic Moana released this summer to little fanfare and dismal box office receipts, but you can finally check out Dwayne Johnson's dubious Maui wig for yourself on Disney Plus, as the movie has finally landed on the service.

There are still reasons to give it a go, even if it falls well short of the original 'toon. For starters, musical maestro Lin-Manuel Miranda composed a new song just for the live-action remake, and Johnson playing a real-life Maui is just something you need to see with your own eyes to believe. You're welcome…

For more of what to watch, here's our guide to the best movies on Disney Plus.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Netflix

Four years later, we finally have a follow-up season to one of the best anime on Netflix, and it's a worthy return. Set after the events of CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 video game, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 features four all-new protagonists coming up against the all-powerful corporations who rule Night City.

Our own Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 review calls it "another nova Night City story" with "an ambitious ensemble story, retina-melting animation, and some major implications for the world of Cyberpunk." We've also got a Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 ending explained to dive into when you're finished.

Once you're done, we've got more recommendations with our list of the Best anime on Netflix.

The Terminal List season 2

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Prime Video

Chris Pratt is back as US Navy SEAL James Reece in the long-awaited second season of Prime Video's action thriller series. Six months after completing his revenge list in season 1, Reece embarks on a new mission to hunt down a terrorist network and, in the process, expose a far-reaching conspiracy.

If you liked Reacher, you'll undoubtedly love this. And with Star-Lord MIA from the MCU at the moment (though talks are underway for his return), The Terminal List is the best place to get a fix of Chris Pratt in the meantime.

There's plenty more to binge in our list of the best shows on Prime Video.

The Invite

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: HBO Max

Olivia Wilde directed this darkly comedic chamber piece, which is in the 2026 awards conversation. It stars Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, and Edward Norton as two couples who get together for a dinner party that quickly goes off the rails.

Exploring decaying intimacy in long-term relationships and the different ways people connect, The Invite is very funny and very sad, and features standout performances from all four cast members. Don't be surprised to see several up for Oscar nominations.

Keep movie night going with our list of the best movies on HBO Max.

Nobody Wants This season 3

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Netflix

Nobody Wants This is back for season 3, and finally leaves behind the will-they-won't-they of previous seasons, as Adam Brody's Noah and Kristen Bell's Joanne commit to moving in together.

Hollywood has dropped the ball on big-screen romcoms in recent years, so shows like Nobody Wants This are the next best thing. Plus, Brody and Bell are seriously charming leads, and the delightful supporting cast are a lot of fun to spend time with, so there's much to recommend.

Fill out your watchlist with our guide to the best shows on Netflix.

For what else is coming out this year, check out our guide to all the upcoming movies you need to know about.

VisionQuest fans have spotted that the synthezoid left out one major Marvel character in episode 3 of the Disney Plus show.

The following contains spoilers for VisionQuest episode 3, so turn back now if you're not up to date!

In the episode, Vision, badly wounded by Paladin, says that only two people can save him: Tony Stark or Bruce Banner. Tony, of course, is dead, and Bruce Banner was previously teaching and has since been kidnapped by Doctor Doom.

But, they're not the only super-geniuses on Earth. "I won't stand for this Shuri erasure, sir!" says one fan.

"Mind you Shuri actively figured out how to take the stone out without killing Vision and when she questioned why Bruce didn't just do that he actively said '…we didn't think of that'" points out someone else.

"Couldn't Riri also be helpful in this scenario or even Peter Parker," asks another fan. "It's crazy to even have that line knowing that they went to her for her help on his whole situation with the stone. Like how the fuck can you forget about Shuri??" says another person, while more fans have pointed out that Helen Cho could have helped.

However, not everyone agrees. "He would have to get all the way to Wakanda lol probably why he didn't mention her because that just wasn't an option," argues one fan.

"Shuri likely could, same with Riri, but Vision only knows for a fact the people who made him could repair him," is another person's thoughts.

Fortunately, Vision is able to repair himself thanks to some help from his son Tommy and a swimming pool.

VisionQuest continues weekly on Disney Plus. Keep up to date with our VisionQuest release schedule, or read our VisionQuest review for our spoiler-free verdict.

Prime Video has officially given the green light to Carrie season 2.

The new series, which serves as a modern-day adaptation of Stephen King's 1974 novel, hit number one on Prime Video immediately following its October 7 premiere. Summer Howell stars as Carrie White, who goes to public school for the first time following the tragic death of her father. Upon entering high school, however, she makes an enemy out of Chris Hargensen (Alison Thornton), a deeply unhappy popular girl who decides to make Carrie's life a living hell. The unique take on Carrie not only makes social media the star of the show, but leaves the ending open for so much more to come.

"For 50 years, audiences have known and gravitated to Carrie White’s story. From the beginning, we imagined a story that goes far beyond the prom, and I’m incredibly grateful for Stephen’s trust and support in exploring what comes next," Flanagan said in a statement about the show's renewal via press release.

The filmmaker previously stated that he saw the adaptation as a trilogy, rather than ending with the White house collapsing and the high school burning to the ground - which is both how the novel ends and how every adaptation since has ended as well. We won't spoil you in case you haven't binged all eight episodes yet, but let's just say... Carrie's story is far from over.

Carrie is streaming on Prime Video now. For more, check out our guide to the best Stephen King adaptations and keep up with new horror movies on the way.

Pack your bags and get ready to hop in the Normandy; the Mass Effect TV show is on the way. That's right, despite the recent (and devastating news) that EA has shut down BioWare and canceled Mass Effect 5, the upcoming Amazon adaptation of the famed video game franchise is reportedly still going ahead, and already there are plenty of details to start digging our sci-fi teeth into.

The original Mass Effect trilogy follows Commander Shepard on a brutal mission to save the galaxy and is counted among the best RPGs of all time. The story and fully realized worldbuilding are downright iconic, so when Amazon announced in 2021 that it had snagged the rights to bring it to our small screens, I've been paying close attention to every bit of news surrounding the upcoming TV show. So, if you are a massive Mass Effect fan like me who is dying to learn more, or a Fallout TV series enjoyer who is curious about Amazon's next game adaptation, then you've come to the right place.

Below is everything you need to know about Mass Effect's streaming debut. From release date predictions, updates on its production status, plot details, and more, I've made sure to scan every bit of information out there into a handy guide right here.

Mass Effect TV show release date speculation

Mass Effect is still very much underway; however, since filming hasn't kicked off yet, we are going to have to wait a while for a release date.

The show is still in the pre-production phase, and despite a previous Production Weekly list hinting at a Q4 2026 production start, there has been no new update on the Amazon adaptation actually moving out of the writers' room at this point in time.

Considering how much time will also be needed in post-production with special effects needed to bring the sci-fi story to life, I personally don't see Mass Effect releasing before 2028 at the earliest. This time frame also makes sense when we remember that the team working on Fallout will also be on Mass Effect.

Fallout season 3 is looking at a 2027 release window, so I doubt we will get Mass Effect before then. However, these are just my own speculative thoughts for now; I'll keep you posted as soon as I hear more.

Mass Effect TV show plot details: Will it adapt the games?

The Mass Effect TV show won't be a straight adaptation of the iconic video games; instead, we are getting a fresh story that takes place after the original trilogy. And personally, I have mixed feelings about that fact.

If you haven't played Mass Effect before, the game trilogy follows the human Spectre Commander Shepard, who has to stop a deadly synthetic race called the Reapers, who are hell-bent on erasing all organic life from the galaxy in a mass extinction event. In typical RPG fashion, your choices dictate how certain chains of events unfold, as well as what ending you ultimately see as well.

In a 2025 blog post by Mass Effect boss Mike Gamble, this plot direction was discussed: "The writers' room is going strong, and we’ve got a lot figured out about how it fits within the Mass Effect canon, and where it sits in respect to the new game," he writes. "The show will explore a brand-new story within the universe’s timeline, and will be set after the original trilogy. It won’t be a retread of Commander Shepard’s story – because after all … that’s YOUR story, isn’t it?"

We all know that since this post, the new game (aka Mass Effect 5) has now sadly been canceled due to EA's closure of BioWare; however, it does seem like the fact that the show is not telling Commander Shepard's story is still very much the plan. On one hand, this is a safe bet for RPG adaptations, considering players' choices created different canon endings and story paths. Amazon's Fallout series, for example, is brilliant and didn't follow a set story from the games; instead, it built a new plot set in the universe, and it worked masterfully.

However, the original Mass Effect trilogy has one of the best overarching storylines in gaming history: the high stakes of "the end of the galaxy and all organic life" if Shepard fails is the gut-punching action you want to see rather than the aftermath. Hopefully the new series manages to create a plot as action-packed and serious as the original trilogy, and I'm very much keeping an eye out for every new story-related update to see what direction it looks like the show is heading in. Watch this space!

Who is working on the Mass Effect TV show?

There are a lot of big names working on Amazon's Mass Effect TV series behind the scenes. Firstly, in terms of writers, we have Fast & Furious 9 scribe Daniel Casey on board. Star Trek: Beyond and Mindhunter writer Doug Jung is also set to join the production as a showrunner.

Looking at producers, Mass Effect boss Mike Gamble is executive producing the adaptation, along with the likes of former Marvel Studios producer Ari Arad and Karim Zreik. Basically, we have some big heavyweights who are seasoned professionals in creating popular franchises.

There is some more good news on the crew front, as Casey revealed via social media that the team who worked on Amazon's Fallout TV series will be on board to help bring the Mass Effect series to life.

Considering Fallout season 3 is looking to premiere in 2027, this also backs up my thoughts that Mass Effect won't be with us until 2028 at the earliest. However, I'm willing to wait if it means that the team who brought New Vegas to life will be in charge of giving us the likes of a Reaper-attacked Eden Prime as well.

Mass Effect TV show cast speculation

So far, no cast list has been shared, which makes sense considering we aren't in the production phase yet. However, a few stars have already expressed interest in the series in the past, so maybe they are in Amazon's sights.

Back in 2021, we did ask Henry Cavill if he would be interested in the Mass Effect series back when it was first announced. Cavill expressed his love for the games as well as his willingness to be part of the project. He is now on board working on Amazon's Warhammer series, but who knows, maybe he will swing by the Citadel in the future as well.

I'll keep an eye out for any more casting rumors and announcements. If production does pick up after the release of Fallout season 3 in 2027, as I suspect, we should be getting news on actors joining the Mass Effect fold very soon.

If you want more RPG goodness while you wait for Mass Effect, check out our list of the best BioWare games of all time. Or look ahead with our roundup of all the upcoming video game movies on the way next.

Showrunner Brad Caleb Kane has teased what's to come next from It: Welcome to Derry season 2, saying that it's "very different" from the first outing.

"We’re making something very exciting for season 2 that I can’t talk too much about, but it’s got a different palette," said Kane to Entertainment Weekly. "It’s the Depression, it’s 1935. Beyond that, I can’t talk about it, but you can imagine a Warner Bros. gangster picture through the lens of Pennywise and Stephen King. That’s kind of what we’re doing."

Fresh off releasing his new Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake, Kane serves as sole showrunner on It: Welcome to Derry season 2. Kane served as co-showrunner on season 1 with Jason Fuchs, created by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti. Kane confirms the team is "deep into the writers' room," adding, "We have multiple scripts, we’ve broken more than half the story for season 2, and we’re edging into pre-production... It’s very exciting. It’s very, very bloody, and it’s very different from season 1."

Season 1 was set 27 years before Muschietti's first It movie, in the 1960s, when Pennywise terrorised a bunch of kids after a boy disappeared, eventually leading to the devastating fire at The Black Spot. Season 2 is set to go back another 27 years to the 1930s, focusing on another dark piece of Derry history, The Bradley Gang Massacre.

The tragic event, which is mentioned in Stephen King's original 1986 novel, follows a band of criminals known as the Bradley Gang who robbed stores and banks in Derry, leading to a deadly shootout in the middle of the town. But when anything horrific happens in Derry, Pennywise is not far away, as he feeds on negative energy. According to King’s IT, Pennywise was present at the shootout, just like he was at The Black Spot.

Season 2 is still in the very early developmental stage, with an official synopsis and cast announcements yet to be made. It is expected that Bill Skarsgård will return as Pennywise. Beyond that, Andy Muschietti has already confirmed that younger versions of season 1 characters will be in the show. But due to season 2 being set almost three decades earlier, new, younger actors will have to be cast.

It: Welcome to Derry does not yet have a release date. For more, check out our list of the best shows on HBO Max, and keep up with upcoming Stephen King movies and shows on the way.

The Mass Effect franchise will live on – as part of Amazon's TV show.

Despite the sudden and shocking BioWare closure, IGN reports that the Prime Video Mass Effect series is still in active development.

The outlet confirmed that the creatives attached to the project are still on board. Star Trek Beyond writer Doug Jung was attached as showrunner, with Fast 9's Daniel Casey penning the script for the project, which was confirmed to be set after Commander Shepard's story in the first three Mass Effect games.

As of earlier this year, there were industry whispers that the Mass Effect show was being tweaked to appeal to "non-gamers" as well as fans of BioWare's sci-fi franchise, which ran from 2007's Mass Effect to 2017's poorly-received Mass Effect: Andromeda.

During last year's N7 Day festivities, BioWare outlined its plot intentions for the Amazon MGM series.

"The writers' room is going strong, and we've got a lot figured out about how it fits within the Mass Effect canon, and where it sits in respect to the new game," the blog read. "The show will explore a brand-new story within the universe's timeline, and will be set after the original trilogy. It won't be a retread of Commander Shepard's story – because after all … that's YOUR story, isn't it?"

This all comes off the back of BioWare being shuttered by EA and a new Mass Effect title being canceled, just months after the company was acquired by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

In its closing goodbye, BioWare said, "There is nothing easy about writing those words. Our focus right now is on our incredibly talented team who put their hearts into these games, and supporting one another through this transition."

For more on what else is making the leap from consoles to screen, we have a complete guide to upcoming video game movies.

A new trailer for The Rings of Power season 3 has finally arrived, and it's a smoky, fiery return to Middle-earth where the stakes are higher and darker than ever.

The trailer, which you can watch above, is very much focused on Sauron. The villain sits on his throne, dons the One Ring, and even faces a Balrog in the footage, as he gathers his formidable army of Orcs and speaks to the Nazgûl.

Galadriel also features heavily in the trailer, and we're finally introduced to her husband Celeborn, played by Jamie Campbell Bower, too.

The Rings of Power season 3 will pick up in the aftermath of the dramatic season 2 ending, which saw Sauron escape with the titular rings – and the Siege of Eregion.

Season 3 is set to have a five-year time skip from its predecessor, though, so expect things to be very different when we catch up with Middle-earth. "I mean, it's pure advantage. We love the idea that even if you've maybe never seen the first two seasons, season 3 is a great place to jump in because the stories are starting in a brand new spot," co-showrunner Patrick McKay shared at SDCC earlier this year. "You know, if you're a fan who loved the first two seasons, that's wonderful, and now you can see where everybody has gone in five years."

There are also changes to the cast this time around, with newcomers including Bower's Celeborn. "This idea of longing and yearning is so pervasive in Tolkien's relationship with [his wife] Edith for the time that they were apart," Bower has previously said of his role. "I really feasted on that idea. Celeborn has had to find a way to survive whilst longing for something that he so dearly loved and so dearly missed as well."

The Rings of Power season 3 arrives this November 11 on Prime Video. In the meantime, fill out your watchlist with our guide to all the most exciting upcoming TV shows.

Director of the Life is Strange video game, Michel Koch, has visited the set of the upcoming Amazon TV adaptation, and it sounds like the Prime Video series has his seal of approval.

"This month, I experienced one of the most surreal weeks of my life," said Koch on Instagram, saying that "being on the set of the Life is Strange show" was "a highlight of my career." The post continues: "I met some of the most wonderful, passionate, talented and kind human beings, united by their passion for the game and the same love for those two characters… I can’t reveal much for now, but the care, the love, the attention to detail… I couldn’t be prouder." Check out the full post below.

Now that is big praise indeed, coming from the co-creator of the two lead characters, Chloe Price and Maxine Caulfield, who Koch said "changed my life forever." The show has cast Maisy Stella as Chloe and Tatum Grace Hopkins as Max. Koch approves of the leads, as he wrote, "I especially want to mention our two amazing actresses… I really can’t wait for you to experience their talent and see them bring Max and Chloe to life!"

Released in 2015, Life is Strange follows 18-year-old Blackwell Academy student Max with time-wielding abilities. Max uses her newfound power to solve the disappearance of a girl named Rachel at her school, which eventually leads her to her childhood best friend Chloe. The game allows players to change the direction of the story as it unfolds by going back in time while completing quests and solving puzzles.

It sounds like the show will remain faithful to the game, as the official synopsis from Amazon reads, "The story follows Max, a photography student, who discovers she can rewind time while saving the life of her childhood best friend, Chloe. As she struggles to understand this new skill, the pair investigate the mysterious disappearance of a fellow student, uncovering a dark side to their town that will ultimately force them to make an impossible life-or-death choice that will impact them forever."

The series was first announced back in September 2025. The End of the F***ing World creator Charlie Covell serves as head writer, executive producer, and showrunner, with Square Enix, Story Kitchen, LuckyChap, and Amazon MGM Studios producing.

Life is Strange does not yet have a release date. For more, check out our list of the best Prime Video shows and keep up with upcoming video game movies.

CD Projekt Red loremaster Patrick Mills has revealed which year Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is set in.

"Ok so the thing is that I am seeing a lot of people assuming s2 takes place before 2077 but it doesn't, it takes place in 2078," Mills clarified on Bluesky. "Moving things forward, time doesn't stop in Cyberpunk."

Mills added, "There's stuff in there that points to this but we never made it explicit."

The 'stuff' in question has already been picked apart – including Arasaka's lower standing in Night City (likely a direct result of the actions of the player in Cyberpunk 2077), Soulkiller being duplicated, and a larger passage of time seemingly passing since David's season 1 journey, which took place around 2076.

When I pressed Edgerunners creator Bartosz Sztybor on when Edgerunners season 2 was set, he said it is "a spoiler." He teased, "There are things in the story that will answer your question, but I don't want to make the statement that it's before 2077 or after."

Instead of needing to do some narrative digging, CD Projekt Red just spelled it out for everyone.

A second Cyberpunk game, codenamed Project Orion, is in the works – but no word yet on what part of the timeline that falls on. Cyberpunk 2077 has also been updated with Edgerunners 2 content, as well as adding the ability to dual-wield weapons. Nova.

For more, we have a spoiler-filled breakdown of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 ending. Then scroll through our picks for the best anime on Netflix.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is now out on Netflix. The new season, which is set one year after the events of the game, appears to feature a nod to Cyberpunk 2077 player character V, and may have confirmed that female V is canon to the world.

As spotted by several Cyberpunk fans on social media, in episode 4, D. and Roman infiltrate an Arasaka Data Archive in the hope of uncovering the identities of those responsible for the massacre of D.'s Snake Nation clan. Instead, Capri recovers a list of individuals sought after by Arasaka for the Capricorn Project, and this wall of faces includes D., season 1 protagonist David Martinez, and someone who looks an awful lot like female V from Cyberpunk 2077. Check it out below.

Though it's a basic illustration, the similarities are undeniable: the hair and face markings are curiously similar to the default female V model. And it makes sense that Araska would be interested in V for Project Capricorn given their unusually high capacity for cyberware – a prerequisite for surviving having Capri inserted into your head.

Not everyone is convinced, however (there are minor differences in appearance), and it's kicked up a hornet's nest among those who don't think CD Projekt Red should ever commit to a canon V. It's also very possible that this is simply a fun Easter egg, as the same screen appears to feature references to a number of Cyberpunk figures, including Dum Dum, Evelyn and even Melissa Rory – the cyberpsycho with Mantis Blades from the original 2013 Cyberpunk 2077 teaser.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 does feature another major connection to Cyberpunk 2077, as Soulkiller returns in the new season. The experimental tech saw Johnny Silverhand invade V's head in the game, while digital construct Capri merges with D. over the course of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. Later this week, a surprise Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2-themed update is coming to Cyberpunk 2077, featuring a new dual-wielding playstyle and cyberware customization.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is streaming now. For more, check out our Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 review, or our spoiler-filled deep dive into the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 ending.

VisionQuest is packed with mysteries, but we've just learned more about the enigmatic bounty hunter Paladin.

In episode 3, we find out that the shadowy figure has clashed with three significant Marvel characters – though you have to do a bit of decoding to figure out exactly who the bounty hunter is talking about.

Below, we've broken down exactly who Paladin and the Handler are referencing, which, naturally, means there are spoilers ahead for VisionQuest episode 3! For more on the show, check out our spoiler-free VisionQuest review.

Paladin's history with Daredevil and more in VisionQuest

In the episode, Paladin – the fearsome bounty hunter on Vision's trail – is revealed to have tangled with some significant Marvel characters.

In a conversation with his Handler, she references the time Paladin "pulled a fistful of shrapnel from that IED out of your gut" in Brooklyn. Paladin responds: "Just a punishing disagreement with an old friend." He is, of course, referring to Frank Castle, AKA the Punisher, whose modus operandi certainly includes IEDs.

Next, the Handler asks about "the bite marks from that thing halfway between a man and a wolf," to which Paladin responds: "A perfectly reasonable fella by day." This is Jack Russell, AKA Werewolf by Night.

And finally, the Handler asks: "Remember the concussion you got from that steel fiber billy club to the noggin?" Paladin says: "If you can't take the heat, get out of Hell's Kitchen." That's in reference to Daredevil, whose regular haunt is Hell's Kitchen, New York City.

So, it sounds like Paladin certainly has a colorful past, which has led to him clashing with some formidable Marvel foes. But, with the way Paladin has been able to shake off his injuries and is still alive to tell his tales, it looks like Vision has his work cut out for him if he wants to survive being the bounty hunter's target.

VisionQuest continues weekly on Disney Plus. You can keep up to date with our VisionQuest release schedule. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and TV shows.

After four episodes, VisionQuest has already addressed several of the show's many mysteries, but the biggest question of all remains unanswered: who is The Client?

Paladin's mysterious patron remains in the shadows, for now. All we know is that he/she/it wants Vision for some unknown purpose and reason, and they're happy for Paladin to do whatever it takes to deliver on the contract.

So who is The Client? We have our theories, of course, which we'll dive into below. But first, a word of warning: if you're not up to date with VisionQuest episodes 3 and 4, turn back now as there are spoilers ahead. Still with us? Then take a trip down theory lane…

Who is The Client in VisionQuest? The top suspects

Ultron

Ultron may have softened up somewhat during his time in Vision's noggin, but as the end of episode 4 proves, he can still be uncompromisingly ruthless when it comes to it. Would it be a surprise if Ultron is The Client? Not especially. Though given that freedom is his ultimate goal, which he's now achieved by hijacking Vision's body, what need is there for his contract with Paladin? One key piece of evidence pointing to Ultron being The Client is that he's already been contacting Paladin via email/carrier pigeon, but this information was revealed so early in the run of the season that it might just be proof of the opposite.

Dr. Jospehine Carrington

As revealed in VisionQuest episode 4, the Butcherbird serial killer is, in fact. Dr. Josephine Carrington (aka Jocasta). Carrington was one of the key people responsible for the creation of a stable synthetic consciousness, or artificial general intelligence, at Markridge Biotech. Is it possible she hired Paladin? There's a slim chance, perhaps as a safety net should she fail. Though given Jocasta and Paladin come to blows in episode 3, this seems very unlikely at this stage.

Billy Maximoff

We know that Wanda and Vision's magical son, Billy Maximoff (aka Wiccan), is searching for his twin brother, Tommy, so it stands to reason that he'd also be on the hunt for his father as well. Whether he'd need to hire someone like Paladin to track him down, particularly when he's a powerful magic user himself, is another question. Though Paladin's already proven a far more successful tracker than Billy, as his Handler found Tommy in no time at all, so maybe Billy does need outside help after all. That said, we don't yet know if Billy is actually in VisionQuest, but some Marvel fans think they've already spotted him.

Wanda Maximoff

This feels even more unlikely than Billy, as showrunner Terry Matalas has said that while Wanda's shadow will loom large over VisionQuest, the Scarlet Witch won't be in the show. That said, the last time we saw Wanda, she was crushed under a mountain. If she's alive, it's possible that a weakened Wanda might need outside help to track down Vision, particularly one who tried to kill her the last time they came face to face. Unlikely, then, but not impossible.

Jim Hammond

We already know that the first synthezoid, Jim Hammond, will figure into VisionQuest's story somehow, as a picture of the original Human Torch can be seen hanging in the lounge of Vision's mind space. We don't yet know how his artificial life came to an end in the MCU but… what if it didn't? Perhaps he's still out there, and perhaps he has business with Vision. Perhaps he no longer has a physical form, which may explain why he needs Paladin's help. Or perhaps we're barking up the wrong artificial tree.

VisionQuest episodes 1-4 are streaming now on Disney Plus. Never miss an episode with our VisionQuest release schedule or dive into our VisionQuest episodes 3-4 Easter eggs guide.

Two new episodes of VisionQuest have just landed on Disney Plus as we find out what's next for our favorite dysfunctional family of AIs. Episodes 3 and 4 up the ante in every way as new characters are introduced while Vision, Tommy, and Ultron try and work out their father/son woes.

Alongside the VisionQuest plot moving along nicely, there are loads of little references to the wider world of the MCU as well. These include nods to other major Marvel characters as well as some intriguing comic book details. For all of the big moments that we spotted, read on below for our complete guide (and let us know in the comments if you find any others).

Of course, we will be getting into spoilers from here on out, so make sure you're up to date by checking our VisionQuest release schedule. While you're at it, have a read of our VisionQuest review too for our verdict on the Disney Plus show.

VisionQuest episode 3 Easter eggs

Ten Rings Syndicate: When the Paladin is speaking to his Handler, she asks if she should send a "gift basket to the Ten Rings Syndicate" for providing Adamantium chest armor. The Ten Rings led a cell in the original Iron Man movie as well as featuring heavily in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

The Brooklyn job: The rest of the conversation features some other fun Easter eggs. They refer to the "Brooklyn job" which left him pulling "a fistful of shrapnel from that IED out of your gut". This is a reference to a past encounter with The Punisher as he describes it as "just a punishing disagreement with an old friend."

Werewolf By Night: At another point in the conversation, the Handler mentions "the bite marks from that thing half-way between a man and a wolf", to which the Paladin quips he was a "perfectly reasonable fella by day." This is clearly a little nod to Jack Russell, the protagonist of Werewolf by Night, played by Gael Garcia Bernal.

Daredevil: Finally, Hell's Kitchen gets a direct call-out. The Handler reminds him of the concussion he got from a "steel fibre billy club to the noggin," referring to Daredevil's signature weapon. The Paladin replies to this, "If you can’t take the heat, get out of Hell's Kitchen". In the Marvel comics, the Paladin first debuted in the Daredevil comics, and his suit shares many common elements with Charlie Cox's antihero. This all makes these nods especially fun.

Tony's death: F.R.I.D.A.Y. gives us another insight into one of the most heartbreaking moments in the MCU. She references Tony Stark's death in Avengers: Endgame, lamenting that she couldn't save him. "Half the world came back that day, and I lost half of mine," she tells the other AIs. Heartbreaking.

Sitcom callbacks: WandaVision lingers in the background of the entire show. In this episode, we see Tommy and Vision watching sitcoms when they're holed up in their motel room.

Book about the Snap: When Tommy is talking to Vision about Wanda, he says he remembers reading about her in that book about the Snap. He might be referring to Ant-Man's book, 'Look Out for the Little Guy!' which details the blip and the battle against Thanos.

Love persevering: Vision's infamous grief line is starting to feel a bit like Spider-Man's great responsibility dialogue. It's mentioned against in this episode when J.A.R.V.I.S. gets a funeral. "With grief comes something new, an inner fire," the AIs say. Sounds familiar.

Speed: When Tommy saves Vision at the end, he tells him that he has "the very essence of speed," nodding to his powers and his superhero name.

VisionQuest episode 4 Easter eggs

Exorcism: Ultron tries to expel the Butcherbird from the Mind Place with a fun Exorcism nod. "The power of code compels you," he tells her.

Battle of Sokovia: This episode takes place on the anniversary of the Battle of Sokovia. The key conflict from Avengers: Age of Ultron is being discussed on the news in the background of this episode, and is on the front page of Ultron's newspaper. This was Ultron's big fight with the Avengers.

Stark Industries: We find out how Stark had such advanced AI technology in this episode, as it's revealed that the AI company that is being targeted by the Butcherbird sold their technology to Stark.

Edwin Jarvis: We also find out that all of the AIs and their human likenesses are actually based on real people. Jarvis was a character in Agent Carter, where he was the Stark family's butler.

Alison Hogan: We also find out that F.R.I.D.A.Y. is based on Howard Stark's "Girl Friday", who was also known as Alison Hogan. She was the person who "kept his office" and seems like she was a loyal assistant. She's certainly got an interesting surname... We'd bet she's a relation of Tony Stark's beloved head of security, Happy Hogan.

Dr Phineas Horton: We've already had a nod to the Human Torch (Jim Hammond) in the show so far, but now we've had a Phineas Horton name-drop. This character was the creator of Jim Hammond in the Marvel comics.

Markridge Biotech: The name of Dr. Josephine Carrington's former company is a nod to the 12 Monkeys TV show, which prominently featured the 'Markridge Group' – a biotech and defense outfit. VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas previously developed the 12 Monkeys series.

No Strings: When Ultron breaks free and takes over Vision's body at the end, he quips that, "There's no strings on me." This is a reference to Ultron's famous quote taken from Pinocchio in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

VisionQuest is airing now on Disney Plus. For more on the MCU, here are all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows on the way.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is set to return soon to Disney Plus two years after season 1 premiered. But we may not have to wait as long next time, as the Spidey team is already working on seasons 3 and 4 of the animated show.

"We're already working on Seasons 3 and 4 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man," said series creator Jeff Trammell to Collider.

Season 1 premiered on January 27, 2025, but season 2 won't land on the streamer until January 13, 2027, meaning fans will have waited pretty much two whole years between seasons. We already knew that season 3 was in progress, and there have been rumours circling online of a possible season 4. But Trammell's comments confirm that both seasons have officially been greenlit and are actively being worked on. Phew.

It is not clear what further seasons will entail, as Marvel TV is keeping its cards pretty close to its chest in terms of plot details for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2. Peter Parker's freshman season ended with Doctor Strange and Spider-Man teaming up to protect New York City. However, there are still many questions to be answered, including who will be the second season's main villain.

At the end of season 1, Peter's father, Richard Parker, made a cameo, making us wonder if he will feature in season 2. There's also the issue of Doc Ock and his plot to escape prison. As for Norman Osborn, it feels like his villain origin is imminent after unveiling Project Monolith. Though Marvel TV has yet to release the first trailer, it was confirmed at NYCC that Eddie Brock, aka Venom, will appear, voiced by Spider-Man veteran Josh Keaton. Gwen Stacy, aka Spider-Gwen, is also set to be introduced.

Not to worry, it sounds as though all will be revealed. Trammell confirmed that season 2 will "hit the ground running," adding, "I'm really excited for people to see more from Nico Minoru this season. She's a big part of Season 2, and I think people are really going to dig what we're doing with her. Eddie Brock, I'm a huge Eddie Brock fan… Norman's up to some stuff that I'm really excited about as well."

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2 will arrive on Disney Plus on January 13, 2027. For more, keep up with other upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

11 years after his Marvel debut in Avengers: Age of Ultron, James Spader has returned to the MCU in VisionQuest. But fans and journalists are already keen to know what's next for the living automaton with a genocidal god complex, including whether he'll appear in Avengers: Doomsday.

"I can't tell you the amount of people that come up to you… if you've been in one of the Marvel films," Spader said to Switzerland-based outlet OutNow.ch. "In the interim, people would come up on the street, and they'd say, 'So just tell me… are you going to be in such and such?' And they'd mention some film I'd never heard of. And they're still doing it to this day! Doing this press tour for this, 'You can tell [me], does Ultron show up in Doomsday?'"

Spader, by his own admission, hasn't kept up with the MCU since Age of Ultron, but that hasn't stopped the Marvel-obsessed masses from trying to extract any morsel of information from the star about his Marvel future, including whether he'll return for another Avengers outing. While the chances of Ultron showing up in Avengers: Doomsday are slim (he didn't get his own chair during the cast announcement livestream, for starters), VisionQuest is the last Marvel release before Doomsday, so it's possible the show will lead into Doomsday in some way.

Ultron's return in VisionQuest is certainly going down well with Marvel fans, who have already labelled the villain-in-reform the "highlight" of the new MCU show. Spader himself told us he was "constantly surprised" by the unpredictable directions VisionQuest creator Terry Matalas took the character.

"Any of the things that I might have thought about him when I did the film just were so much more of in the show, in VisionQuest," he said. "I was constantly surprised, even though Terry and I had discussed the whole show, from beginning to end. I still wasn't prepared for the perfect thing that you're always aspiring to as an actor, always, is that it has a life when you start to perform it that you never really imagined."

VisionQuest episodes 1 and 2 are streaming now on Disney Plus. Never miss an episode with our VisionQuest release schedule, or check out our full season verdict in our VisionQuest review.

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has shared new artwork for the upcoming animated TV show, but there seems to be someone hiding in the background

The new image, shared on Twitter by Gunn, shows a bloodied and bruised Mister Miracle and Barda looking into each other's eyes whilst a horde of armed warriors charge at them. However, DC fans have spotted a strange figure hiding in plain sight. If you look between Mister Miracle and Barda, you can see the silhouette of Darkseid.

Though we cannot yet see the super-tall character's signature grey skin and red eyes, we know it is him just from the shape of his body and head. We already knew that Darkseid would be a part of the new show, thanks to Gunn confirming the show is canon. Check out the artwork below.

First introduced to DC Comics in 1970, Darkseid is a New God that lives in another realm known as the Fourth World. He rules over the nightmare world Apokolips and has just one aim: to destroy all universes and turn their inhabitants into his mindless followers. This won't be the first time Darkseid has appeared on screen. We met a live-action version of Darkseid in the DCEU in Zack Snyder's Justice League, played by Ray Porter.

The show will adapt comic writer and Lanterns co-creator Tom King's Mister Miracle comic that ran from 2017 to 2019. The comic follows Scott Free as he escapes Apokolips, where he was raised by his adoptive father of sorts, Darkseid. But when he lands on Earth looking for a normal life, he struggles with PTSD from his dark past. Josh Hutcherson will voice Mister Miracle, and Mackenzie Davis has been cast as Big Barda. Darkseid's voice actor has yet to be announced.

In an interview with IGN, DC Studios co-head Peter Safran teased, "It's just a beautiful story about, 'How do we survive in today's world knowing that we're never going to truly know the answers to the big questions in life?' It's a beautiful book, and the adaptation is fantastic, so we're excited about that."

Mister Miracle does not yet have a release date. For more, check out our guide on how to watch DC movies in order, and keep up with upcoming DC movies and TV shows on the way.

Charlie Cox has shared that is wasn't just him who was disappointed by the news that Daredevil: Born Again is ending with season 3, but also his six-year-old son.

Speaking to People, he said of the cancellation: "I don't think I am prepared for it. It's been 12 years of my life. I think it's very likely that at the end of my career, whenever that is, this character will be the most important to me. I don't know if you can prepare yourself for that. I'm trying to prepare my son for it more than I'm preparing myself. He's devastated."

Cox went on to add about the moment he told his young son the news. "He's six. So he's just coming on to the 'my dad’s a superhero' kind of stuff," he continued. "When I told him, the color drained from his face. It didn't occur to me that he'd be so impacted by it, so it's very sweet."

The third season of the revived show will be the final outing. Marvel head of TV Brad Winderbaum previously said that it was always planned to run for three seasons, just like the original Netflix show did. However, he also hinted that viewership numbers may have been a factor.

"'Save Daredevil' is great but we also need 'hashtag Watch Daredevil'," he told the Brandon Davis show. "The biggest leverage I have, and I say this all the time, is the actual viewership numbers. That's what people are looking for, that's where I get my power to be able to make something or not."

However, Cox is hoping this isn't the end of the road for his superhero as he could return to the MCU in another project. "Maybe this will open the door for that," he told GamesRadar+ at NYCC, when asked if Daredevil could return. "We'll see."

Daredevil: Born Again season 3 will release in 2027. For more from the MCU, check out our guide to upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

James Gunn has released a new look at DCU's upcoming Mister Miracle show after DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran broke the news that Josh Hutcherson was set to voice Mister Miracle, with Mackenzie Davis as Big Barda.

"Welcoming Josh Hutcherson as Mister Miracle and Mackenzie Davis as Big Barda in [Tom King's] forthcoming animated DCU series from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation, #MisterMiracle," Gunn wrote alongside a photo of Scott Free and Barda sharing a loving glance post-battle. You can check out the photo below.

Welcoming Josh Hutcherson as Mister Miracle and Mackenzie Davis as Big Barda in @tomking.bsky.social forthcoming animated DCU series from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation, #MisterMiracle.

— @jamesgunn.bsky.social (@jamesgunn.bsky.social.bsky.social) 2026-10-19T21:38:48.140Z

It's worth noting that the series is indeed canon to the DCU, which means we may very well see Hutcherson and Davis play their characters later on in a live-action project (similar to how Frank Grillo appeared as Sgt. Rick Grimes in Creature Commandos before going on to play him in Superman).

Scott Free, created by Jack Kirby, made his first comic book appearance in 1971. Tom King's Mister Miracle ran from 2017 to 2019 and follows Scott Free's attempt to live a regular life on Earth with Big Barda after escaping Apokolips while he struggles with PTSD. King is set to serve as showrunner.

Next up for DC is Clayface, which arrives this October 23. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else that's on the way.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is almost upon us, and the first episode of the new season is set to debut live on Twitch.

CD Projekt Red announced that the premiere will stream live on its official Twitch channel on October 20 at midnight EST. You can check out the official post below in order to find your specific time zone. For episodes 2-10, however, you're going to need that Netflix subscription.

The studio also announced that selected streamers will be co-streaming the episode on their own separate channels, and that users will be able to win Twitch Chat Badges.

Per the official tagline, the second season "presents a new standalone 10-episode story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077... a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge. In a city that thrives in the spotlight of violence, one question remains: when the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?"

Hideo Kojima is set to reprise his role as Hideyoshi Oshima, from Cyberpunk 2077. Other new characters include D (voiced by Koki Uchiyama and Nazeeh Tarsha), camera-wielding Roman Carrax (voiced by Momoka Terasawa and Valeria Rodriguez), and Weak Kingsley, a significantly older character who is voiced by the legendary Clancy Brown).

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is set to hit Netflix October 20, with all 10 episodes in tow. For more, check out our Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 review, or, check out our list of all the new anime you need to add to your watchlist.

The king of cameos returns: Hideo Kojima will be reprising his Cyberpunk role in Edgerunners season 2.

Kojima will return as Hideyoshi Oshima, the braindance director who cropped up Konpeki Plaza during one of Cyberpunk 2077's earliest, most memorable missions as V attempted to steal a biochip right from under Arasaka's noses.

"You may remember seeing him in Konpeki Plaza during The Heist in 2077. Now, the renowned braindance director is making another appearance in Night City," reads the announcement from the official Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Twitter account.

After the news went public, CD Projekt Red co-CEO Michal Nowakowski tweeted, "Always a pleasure to work with Hideo Kojima."

Perhaps we should have seen this coming. After all, Kojima recently teased he would be making multiple cameos across various mediums.

"Directors and others have asked me to [appear]. One is a big live-action movie and [the other] is a major anime title," Kojima said during an appearance on radio show KOJI10.

Kojima added, perhaps with a knowing nod towards playing 'Oshima' in the Cyberpunk series, "I don't like playing myself. That happens a lot. I'd rather play a detective or something."

If Kojima can pull himself away from his newfound acting career, he will be working on two upcoming titles: new horror game O.D. and Physint, a Metal Gear spiritual successor that has emerged under the Xbox umbrella after being suddenly dropped from PlayStation in September.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is streaming from October 20 on Netflix.

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The interminable wait for a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel continues, but at least we have Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 to fill the void. A collaboration between digital worldbuilders CD Projekt Red and acclaimed Japanese animation house Studio Trigger, this follow-up to 2022's inaugural season of anime features an entirely new cast of characters navigating the same unforgiving Corpo-ruled world. And though nothing here can quite top the impact of David's tragic arc in season 1, Edgerunners 2 is another nova Night City story.

Four years in the making, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 can't be dinged for a lack of ambition. Orbiting a quartet of interconnected protagonists, at times it can feel like multiple seasons of TV in one. The closest to a lead is D. (Nazeeh Tarsha) – a spiky-haired netrunner who's out for revenge on those responsible for the massacre of his nomad tribe. Early on, he meets Roman (Valeria Rodriguez), a young wannabe filmmaker who champions analogue photography over BDs, and knows a great subject when he sees one.

Then there's Talia (Kimoy Lee), a gravely ill young woman who has progressively replaced each failing body part with chrome, and is now more machine than human. Her story dovetails with that of Weak Kingsley (Clancy Brown), a former Edgerunner who went cyberpsycho and had all his upgrades stripped. King, as he's otherwise known, was once close with Talia's mother, Avida (Cesili Williams), and makes saving the self-destructive Talia his redemptive mission.

Perhaps most intriguing of all, there's Capri (Brittany Lauda) – a mysterious, impossibly powerful digital construct that anyone and everyone wants control over, including Kang Tao corpo Kiril Yang (Daniel Wu), who also happens to be Talia's father. Unlike season 1's speed-enhancing Sandevistan, Capri is more than mere MacGuffin; she is unpredictable, revels in chaos, and has a history waiting to be unearthed that will be of particular interest to 2077 players.

Doom and chooms

For the most part, this more ambitious structure works. While it sometimes lacks the propulsion and greater intimacy that comes with following a single central character's journey across 10 episodes, there is a more diverse variety of story threads being woven here. D.'s revenge mission closely mirrors the escalating stakes of season one, delivering on the requisite spectacle and sense of impending doom, but Roman, King and Talia all offer very different flavors. Talia's thread, in particular, is deeply somber and sad, as she reckons with her failing body after maxing out her cyberware capacity. Likewise, King, once a legend, but with nothing else to live for anymore, ties his fate to Talia's in a way that is tender and caring – a rare glimmer of hope and decency in a cruel world.

Roman is the least successful of the four and more of a storytelling device there to connect the other protagonists, rather than a memorable character in his own right. Though ostensibly a coming-of-age story for the young documentarian, who finds himself in way over his head as D.'s public rampage escalates, more often than not he's simply a witness to proceedings, rather than an active participant.

If there's a downside to this structure, it's that D. and Roman's story is siloed off from Talia and King's for much of the season, with fairly minimal overlap. But as their paths fully converge in the final episodes, the long wait is paid off. It would have been easy for all involved to re-run David's story, perhaps with a different outcome, but Edgerunners 2 deserves credit for not simply rehashing its predecessor's winning formula.

Chrome is where the heart is

Where Edgerunners excels, once again, is its sublime animation. Studio Trigger has outdone itself here; it's an even more impressive and creative rendering of CDPR's world than the first go-round. The ultra-stylized character designs are distinct and full of personality, action is eye-poppingly fluid and dynamic, while fans of the game will revel in its recreation of familiar locales from across Night City. You'll almost certainly want to pick up a controller and (re)visit them yourself after rolling credits (which is exactly what the team at Studio Trigger did).

Netflix and co. have shown impressive restraint keeping Capri out of trailers, as she's an aesthetically stunning creation. Visualized as a piece of neon pink and green abstract art born of The Net, Capri has no limitations, and Trigger doesn't hold back on the chaos that follows in her wake. Indeed, as the season progresses, the scale and spectacle are more reminiscent of Akira than even David's Cyberskeleton-aided rampage. Quite what a figure as powerful as Capri means for the future of this world is a fascinating question.

What you might still be wondering is whether Edgerunners 2 continues the story of Lucy or dearly departed David Martinez from the first season. That is best discovered by watching, but there are connections – some overt (and rather clumsy), others more ambiguous or thematic. But it's important to note that Edgerunners 2 embraces the anthology format, rather than positioning itself as a direct continuation of the first season, and as such you could comfortably watch Edgerunners 2 after skipping the first season or the game. Though why you'd want to is another matter.

Whether you're coming to it completely fresh, or as someone who was in on 2077 from day one (bugs and all), Edgerunners 2 is yet another victory lap following Cyberpunk's extraordinary redemption story. It can't quite top its predecessor and is unlikely to be quite as beloved as a result, but Edgerunners 2 proves there are still plenty of stories worth telling in Night City.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 releases on Netflix on October 20. Make sure you're there the moment the new episodes drop with our Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 release schedule. Or for more from Night City, check out our exclusive interview with showrunner Bartosz Sztybor.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners animation team Studio Trigger went through Night City with a "virtual camera" in Cyberpunk 2077 to find "great spots to fit into the story" for season 2.

"That's the great thing about Studio Trigger. They're huge fans of the game," Edgerunners showrunner and creator Bartosz Sztybor explains to GamesRadar+ on how certain Night City locales are chosen to crop up on-screen.

Sztybor admits, "They know the city much better than I do," adding that he never mentions specific place names in his script – because he knows Studio Trigger will put in the hard yards by replicating season 2's camera-wielding newcomer Roman on the streets of Night City.

"[Director] Kai Ikarashi, I guess he behaved like Roman. So with this virtual camera, he was going through Night City in the game and looking for the great spots that would fit into the story. So what is funny is [that] I don't put places in the script because we know that Studio Trigger will find something perfect."

The first season saw the likes of Afterlife, Tom's Diner, and Megabuilding H4 all brought to life on Netflix, but season 2 promises to go beyond that, with players likely able to point out exact street corners and precise storefronts from the dystopian Night City.

After a recent replay of Cyberpunk 2077, I feel like I never want to leave Night City (a one-way trip to the moon aside). So, we'll be able to live out our Night City delights with a new set of chooms – Weak Kingsley, Roman, Talia, and D. – in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 very soon.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 hits Netflix on October 20.

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After he prematurely broke the news at NYCC, Nicolas Cage is officially set to star alongside Antonio Banderas in True Detective season 5.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cage will play Henry Logan, with Banderas as Rai Garcia. Plot details are being kept under wraps for now, though we know that it's set in Jamaica Bay, New York, and that True Detective: Night Country showrunner Issa Lopez will return as showrunner... and that the new season will share some connective tissue with season 4.

“There's going to be some important connections between everything that happens in Ennis, Alaska, and the characters in Ennis, Alaska, and what happens in the new [season]," Lopez previously told the New York Post. The filmmaker entered an overall deal with HBO after the success of Night Country, which starred Jodi Foster, Kali Reis, Finn Bennett, and John Hawkes.

Cage broke the news to a packed audience at New York Comic Con, dishing on the cancellation of Prime Video series Spider-Noir. Despite the cancellation, he told the crowd, another season of television was on the horizon.

"I think I might do a season of True Detective," Cage announced to massive cheers and applause. "That’s okay that I’m the first to announce that, right?"

True Detective season 5, which will no doubt get its own cool name, is set to start filming in 2027. This means we could expect a late 2028 or early 2029 release date. For more, check out our list of the best shows on HBO Max.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is in "constant dialogue" with season 1 according to creator Bartosz Sztybor, despite featuring an entirely new cast of characters – and it all stems from a what-if moment revolving around David Martinez.

"I remember while writing season 1, I had a thought: 'What if David made it? What if he didn't die?' He will become this celebrity Edgerunner in a few years," Sztybor tells GamesRadar+.

"But then I thought, okay, he's a flawed character and tragic persona – it wouldn't end well for him. That's why the character of Weak is in Edgerunners season 2… I wanted to create something that will be in constant dialogue with Edgerunners season 1."

In Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2, Weak Kingsley (voiced in the English dub by Clancy Brown) is described as "a veteran edgerunner" once at the top of his game. Now, though, he "lives in the shadow of his former glory."

That theme of Night City's major players overshooting their sell-by date is something that courses through the veins of the new season.

"In Edgerunners season 1, it's zero to hero. In Edgerunners season 2, it's hero to zero," Sztybor says. "Those were the core ideas for season 2. To connect that with the aftermath of season 1 was also an important thought."

Yet, Edgerunners season 2 was never going to be a direct sequel to the story of David and his crew's dramatic showdown with the corpos at Arasaka in the first season.

"We started brainstorming with Studio Trigger, and then we found other characters and other things to put in this season… [For season 2, I thought] Night City is a place full of stories and I want to tell more."

CD Projekt also confirmed that David's story wouldn't continue. "David is dead. But Night City lives on," was the word from its official blog, alongside a brief logline: "In a city that thrives in the spotlight of violence, one question remains: when the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?"

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is released on Netflix on October 20.

While you wait, add our picks for the best anime to your watchlist.

Tommy Shepherd actor Ruaridh Mollica might have given away a major VisionQuest spoiler, meaning there's a new Marvel spoiler king on the block.

The actor made his MCU debut in the Disney Plus show as Tommy, son of Vision and Wanda and brother to Joe Locke's Billy Kaplan.

When asked by ET about working with Locke in a play before the MCU, Mollica shared: "We actually shot our MCU stuff before we did the play, which was amazing. And so we met for a coffee beforehand to get to know each other. We were just so excited, so excited, we became such good friends instantly.

"And then we did a play on the West End together, and had this big secret that slowly started to leak as we were doing it," he continued. "And it was fun, you know, people would be doing secret MCU fan art at stage door. It was amazing, it was my first time connecting with fans, and people were excited about it, and I was like, 'Oh my god, but how does anyone know?'"

Now, while that sounds like they might have shot a scene together before working together in the play, that's not necessarily the case – Mollica might just mean before they shot their separate MCU appearances before working together. Still, fans are suspecting him of sharing a major spoiler that Locke will cameo in VisionQuest.

"How Ruaridh's VisionQuest press run is going," said one fan, with a video of Tom Holland 'leaking' an Avengers poster. "He's literally spoiling everything omg," said someone else.

"Help it was still supposed to be a secret," said another fan. "Oh Kevin Feige is gonna get him," joked someone else. "Ruaridh I don't think you're supposed to say that," said another person.

VisionQuest continues weekly, so we don't have too long to wait to find out if Locke's Billy will also be making an appearance. You can keep up to date with our VisionQuest release schedule.

The show is streaming on Disney Plus now. For more, see our spoiler-free VisionQuest review.

Remember picking apart WandaVision episode by episode? The aerospace engineer, a 'villain' hiding in the main credits, and the mystery of who was behind Westview kept us entranced across multiple weeks.

Now, VisionQuest has picked up the baton and ran with it – thanks to this compelling theory that says Joe Locke's Billy is following his brother Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica) around in the second episode of the Disney Plus series.

As spotlighted on Twitter, the London-set scenes – hello, Borough Market! – that feature Tommy engaging in a spot of light scam work and pickpocketing features a suspicious figure in a coat and flat cap not once, but twice. See for yourself below.

Convinced? It certainly looks like Joe Locke. Then there's the small matter of Ruaridh Mollica seemingly already confirming he's filmed Marvel scenes with Joe Locke, who we last saw alongside a ghostly Agatha in Agatha All Along.

"We shot our MCU stuff before we did the play [together]," Mollica told Entertainment Tonight, referring to the pair's West End performance in Clarkston.

If a family reunion is on the horizon, the starting point could be here – but should Marvel have known better than to put Joe Locke in the background, knowing fans would pore over every frame?

VisionQuest has already made one Wanda hint, too. Even if Scarlet Witch doesn't return, she continues to haunt the narrative. Maybe Vision reuniting with his boys can be the final step before bringing Wanda back for good? Here's hoping.

Keep up to date with the show by using the VisionQuest release schedule. Then take a glimpse at the MCU's exciting future with our guide to upcoming Marvel movies.

Tom Hiddleston's new Apple TV movie Tenzing sees him scaling Mount Everest as one half of the first duo to ever reach the summit, Edmund Hillary. And the Loki actor says it was such a physical feat to prepare for that involved him and his co-star Genden Phuntsok, who plays the titular Tenzing Norgay, training how to scale real mountains.

When asked by GamesRadar+ how that process compared to keeping Avengers: Doomsday secrets, Hiddleston laughs as he admits: "Well, I've been keeping my Marvel secrets close to my chest for a while now, so that muscle is practiced. This was all new for me."

He says he wanted to do as much as he could of the real thing. "I thought, 'Okay, I've got to get fit and strong,' and so I made sure to try and build a true fitness. I did lots of running before I started and strength and conditioning work, and then when I got to the mountains, lots of time with the mountain team and with the stunt team, learning how to do the things that Hillary knew how to do."

The process even involved Hiddleston and Phuntsok going on a climb towards Everest base camp. "We wanted mountaineers to watch this film and go, 'Yeah, okay, they know what they're doing,'" he explains.

For Phuntsok, this came with different challenges. "I'm living in high plateau, so this is not really hard for me, but of course compared with a really professional mountaineer, of course, it's really challenging for me," he tells us. "Especially, we have to learn and train how to climb ice, snow, and rock, and everything is new knowledge for me."

One particular sequence in the movie featured Tenzing having to scale a 30-foot icy crevasse, which the pair revealed was enacted for real when filming. "This is one of the first things we did in the mountains," Hiddleston explains. "They said, 'Genden, it's time to go into the crevasse and climb out the other side,' and the rest of us simply watched Genden climb a wall of ice."

Phuntsok says halfway through he looked back at the depth and thought, "Oh my God, I don't believe this." He adds: "I can imagine at that time Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary and the team must have beat so many things like this."

Elsewhere, in our interview, Hiddleston also told us how filming the movie was "the most unforgettable adventure of my life."

Tenzing is available in select theaters and to stream on Apple TV now. For more, check out our guide to the best Apple TV movies to watch now.

Tenzing tells the familiar story of the first complete ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 from a new perspective. The new Apple TV biopic focuses on Tenzing Norgay, the Nepalese-Indian mountaineer who, alongside Edmund Hillary, was one of the first climbers to summit the mountain.

For Tom Hiddleston, who stars as Hillary opposite Genden Phuntsok's Tenzing, this perspective was what drew him to the movie. "It was overwhelmingly moving and inspiring," he tells GamesRadar+ in an interview with Phuntsok. "I love mountains, and I've always been compelled by Everest, the highest mountain, the most magnificent, the roof of the world. But the promise and the premise of the film immediately – the film is called Tenzing, and that itself is very moving."

Norgay's contribution, not only in the ascent in 1953 but in several previous attempts, is something that has received much less attention in other retellings of this story. The new movie hopes to retroactively change this by foregrounding the enormous work the Sherpas played in the climb.

"This film is about Tenzing Norgay, and it's about putting Tenzing at the center of his own story, a man who is a part of history but has not been recognized for his contribution, and I found the script incredibly moving and inspiring," Hiddeston adds.

In particular, the Jennifer Peedom-directed movie acknowledges the spiritual power of Chomolungma, the Tibetan name for Everest, that Tenzing felt his whole life, growing up in its shadow. This is something the Marvel actor describes as viewing it "not as a mountain to be conquered, but a goddess to be worshiped, a mother into whose lap they might climb."

It wasn't only the moving story that drew Hiddleston to jump on board this project, but also the refreshing change of pace from other projects he's worked on. Unlike superhero shows like Loki and the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday, Tenzing was filmed entirely on location. This took place in Kathmandu and the Everest region as well as sections in New Zealand.

"Jen Peedom, our director, had insisted that we were going to do this for real, that we were not going to do this on a set or on a soundstage, no green screen, no visual effects," Hiddleston tells us. "We were going to go to the Himalayas, and we were going to high mountains, real peaks, real crevasses, real ice falls, real snow, real wind, real ice, and she was true to her word. So she promised a great adventure, and it was the most unrepeatable, unforgettable adventure of my life."

To prepare for the role, Phuntsok also had to learn how to scale a 30-foot icy crevasse for real, which he admits was "really challenging".

Tenzing is available in select theaters and to stream on Apple TV now. For more, check out our guide to the best Apple TV movies to watch now.

The nights are growing longer and darker, which gives you ample time to dive into the best horror movies available to stream this spooky season. This year, we are celebrating Halloween a little differently by bringing you the best scary movies on streaming every week until the end of October. Last week, we listed the five best Stephen King horror movies on the web. But this week we're taking a closer look at the horror remakes that manage to live up to the OGs, and sometimes even beat them.

Now, to make your movie marathon a little smoother, we are only counting down the flicks that are readily available on streaming sites. To make this list, both the original and newer title must both be ready to stream, so you can enjoy a double feature without having to buy or rent anything. Sadly, that means that you won't find The Hills Have Eyes, The Evil Dead, or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre below.

But not to worry, we have found plenty of downright frightening features to scare you silly, from a vampire tale over 100 years old to movies that you might not have known are remakes at all. So what are you waiting for? Grab your score sheets and get ready to play the game of classics vs. remakes. Afterward, you can look through our extensive guide to the best horror remakes ready to add to your watchlist.

Suspiria

Suspiria (1977) available: US/UK
Where to watch: Roku US/ BFI Player UK

Suspiria (2018) available: US/UK
Where to watch: Prime Video

Suspiria is one of the most stylish horror movies ever made. However, I will say it and its remake feel like very different films. Both concern dance schools that are filled with witchy activities. However, the original (helmed by Dario Argento) is focused on trippy witchy things happening and little else, while Luca Guadagnino's remake has political issues of its 1977 setting and its effects on the characters front and centre.

Dario Argento's original movie on the other hand feels like a beautifully lit fever dream. The film is isolated, disorienting, and does make you question reality at multiple points. It's a masterful showcase of visual storytelling. The mystique and just plain strangeness of the academy is the focus and the Giallo sensibilities work beautifully. The original Suspiria has also inspired so many horror movies at this point that I recommend everyone watch it. However, if you prefer more scripted and character-driven horror, the remake does that extremely well and will be much more up your alley.

The Thing

The Thing (1951) available: US/UK
Where to watch: Roku US/ BBC iPlayer UK

The Thing (1982) available: US/UK
Where to watch: AMC+ US/ Prime Video UK

I'm a massive fan of John Carpenter's 1982 movie The Thing. However, I do often forget that it is actually a remake of a 1951 black-and-white sci-fi flick called The Thing from Another World. Both adapt the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?, and both are solid creature features as they expertly capture the fear of being trapped with an overpowering being. In terms of the 1950s movie, a United States Air Force crew finds and then thaws out a humanoid alien in Antarctica who is very much not friendly.

The remake, on the other hand, involves a group of American researchers (also in Antarctica) accidentally bringing a malicious shapeshifting alien into their base. In terms of horror, I will say that the '80s Thing is the choice I'd recommend. The practical effects are astounding, and the shapeshifting element really does put you on edge as paranoia sinks in. However, the 1950s movie was a marker in creature features along with the likes of Frankenstein, and definitely deserves its flowers if you have the time to check it out as well.

Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil (2022) available: US/UK
Where to watch: Shudder

Speak No Evil (2024) available: US/UK
Where to watch: Peacock US/ Netflix UK

It's pretty rare to see a horror movie remake release just 2 years after the original hit screens, but that is exactly what happened with Speak No Evil. The funny thing is, even though both movies follow almost exactly the same premise, they each work in their own right. The 2022 movie follows a Danish family who meet a Dutch family while on vacation, and they hit it off so much that they get invited to the Dutch duo's home for a minibreak. But it doesn't take long for our protagonists to realise that their new chums may not be who they say they are.

The original movie is a tense and disturbing thrill ride with one of the bleakest endings in the genre. However, the remake takes everything that works in the Northern European flick and adapts it for a wider audience, this time focusing on an American and British couple. Spoiler: the Brits are the baddies here. James McCavoy plays the unpredictable yet charismatic villain Paddy, who flies off the handle at any given moment. Forget your local haunted house and spend this Halloween at Paddy's rural home. Just don't overstay your welcome.

Nosferatu

Nosferatu (1922) available: US/UK
Where to watch: Prime Video

Nosferatu (2024) available: US/UK
Where to watch: Hulu US / Now UK

Both the original Nosferatu and the Robert Eggers remake are counted as some of the best vampire movies ever made, so it is easy to recommend that you watch both this spooky season. Both have the same general premise, Thomas Hutter is sent to Transylvania in order to buy Count Orlok's home. However, Orlok is not only a vampire but one who takes a shine to Thomas' wife, Ellen. In the remake, Ellen has known Orlok since childhood, and she does have a more active role, while in the original Orlok only meets Ellen later on.

However, both films do a superb job at creating an impending sense of doom and unease as Orlok works to get what he wants. Even though Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is a silent movie, the shadow work and Count Orlok's design are still impressive today. Robert Eggers' remake is also moody, feels oppressive and has excellent performances to justify the story changes. Both are spooky masterpieces and both are very much worth your time.

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man (1933) available: US/UK
Where to watch: Prime Video

The Invisible Man (2020) available: US/UK
Where to watch: Prime Video

Unlike the other entries on this list, Leigh Whannell's 2020 movie The Invisible Man is not strictly a remake of the 1933 original, but both are based on H.G. Wells’ sci-fi classic of the same name. While the 1933 movie faithfully adapts the original story, following a crazed chemist who finds a drug that can turn him invisible, the 2020 version brings the tale into the modern age. The contemporary adaptation swaps out the mad scientist for a very rich and egotistical tech boss who uses his latest invention to torment his girlfriend.

The original movie is a classic and a must-watch if you want to reunite with one of the Universal Monsters this Halloween. However, the newer feature focuses on very current issues such as the dangers of modern technology, domestic abuse, and stalking. Watching Elisabeth Moss being chased around by her invisible ex-boyfriend while everyone around her thinks she is going crazy will fill you with dread, but the payoff is so worth it.

For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming horror movies and upcoming Stephen King movies and TV shows you need to know about.

VisionQuest star Ruaridh Mollica posted (and quickly deleted) a photo of his Tommy Maximoff Funko Pop... which reveals his live-action Speed costume.

Mollica initially included the photo as part of an Instagram photo dump, writing, "Swipe to the end for a SNEAK PEEK of my Tommy Maximoff Funko Pop (probably not allowed)." The figurine depicts Tommy in his comic book-accurate green Speed goggles and green jacket, a look we have not yet seen in the newly released VisionQuest TV show. We're not sure how long the photo was up for, but the post itself was made five days ago... and it seems like fans only noticed the Funko Pop itself a few days after the fact.

Marvel tends to be a bit militant about their spoilers and reveals, with VisionQuest star Emily Hampshire previously likening it to being in the Witness Protection program. Funko is also sort of well-known for contributing to accidental reveals, with the most recent one being a Macaulay Culkin Funko Pop that revealed prematurely that his Fallout character would go on to become the Legion leader known as Caesar.

Mollica's Tommy Maximoff was introduced in VisionQuest episode 1, throwing quite the curveball at an already struggling White Vision who doesn't understand his memories or false past life with Wanda Maximoff. The show sees three generations of men struggle to find their identities, and yes, that includes Ultron... who is technically Vision's dad and Tommy's grandpa (or 'peepaw,' as James Spader so beautifully ad-libbed).

VisionQuest is out now, with the first two episodes in tow. Check out our VisionQuest release schedule to make sure you don't miss a moment.

Looking for what to stream this weekend? Then you've come to the right place. We've searched the most popular streaming services to bring you our bespoke list of the titles worth watching this weekend, so you can kick back and relax with the most exciting new releases.

Below, you'll find everything from the latest Marvel Phase 6 release to a heart-breaking tale of loss and love. So, whatever you're in the mood for this weekend, we've got you covered. Our recommendations this week cover Disney Plus, Apple TV, Netflix, and more.

As the weather gets colder, a night in front of the TV has never looked so inviting. We've even got a seasonally appropriate horror show to check out, too. So, for our top picks of the weekend, head on down. Happy streaming!

VisionQuest

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Disney Plus

Marvel's next TV show has finally arrived. VisionQuest, the final installment in the trilogy that began with WandaVision, catches us back up with our favorite synthezoid after his unconventional resurrection as White Vision.

Paul Bettany returns as Vision, while James Spader is back as Ultron (this time, he even has a human guise). The show also features the debut of Ruaridh Mollica as Tommy Shepherd, AKA Speed.

This is the last MCU release before the mega event Avengers: Doomsday arrives later this year, so it's well worth getting up to date. The first two episodes are streaming now. You can check out our VisionQuest release schedule to keep track of the rest of the season.

For more, check out our roundup of the best Disney Plus shows.

Crystal Lake

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Peacock (US), Sky/NOW (UK)

In this prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise, Linda Cardellini plays Pamela Vorhees, mother of Jason Voorhees (played by Callum Vinson). Pamela is the villain of the first slasher movie, and this show, which hails from A24, is an origin story for her.

"There are ideas we have potentially for a second season that maybe we were playing around with as part of the first season," writer/director Brad Caleb Kane recently told GamesRadar+. "But it felt like it needed to be compact to tell one story. So we'll save those."

For more, check out our Crystal Lake review.

Tenzing

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Apple TV

Tenzing tells the true story of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, who in 1953 became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain.

Genden Phuntsok plays Norgay, with Marvel veteran Tom Hiddleston as Hillary. The rest of the cast includes Caitríona Balfe and Willem Dafoe. Jennifer Peedom directs.

For more, check out our guide to the best Apple TV movies.

Sacrifice

Available: US
Where to watch: Netflix

This star-studded action comedy follows an actor who is taken hostage by a cult during a charity gala.

Chris Evans stars as the beleaguered actor, with the rest of the cast including Anya Taylor-Joy, Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich, and Charli xcx.

The film is not currently available on Netflix in the UK, however it's streaming in the US from October 16.

See our guide to all the best Netflix movies to fill out your watchlist.

Love of Your Life

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Prime Video

This film stars Margaret Qualley as Maya, a woman who embarks on an epic romance with Charlie (Gabriel Basso). But, when tragedy strikes, she must navigate a new life.

Lanterns' Aaron Pierre, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Catherine Keener co-star.

You can find more films to watch with our guide to all the best Prime Video movies.

For what else is coming out this year, check out our guide to all the upcoming movies you need to know about.

VisionQuest brings back one of Marvel's most underrated villains as James Spader's Ultron takes center stage opposite Paul Bettany's Vision. The new series sees the Avengers: Age of Ultron antagonist inhabit his human avatar, trapped in Vision's Mind Space along with several other Stark Corporation AIs.

As Vision tries to reconcile his memories with feelings he's not sure he has, Ultron is there to goad and challenge him along the way. And over the course of the season, the series dives deeper into who Ultron really is, his opinions on humanity, and his own struggles with navigating emotions. It's a process that Spader says constantly surprised him.

"Any of the things that I might have thought about him when I did the film just were so much more of in the show, in VisionQuest," he tells GamesRadar+. "I was constantly surprised, even though Terry and I had discussed the whole show, from beginning to end, sort of beats, and certainly in episodes. And then having received the scripts and seeing what developed in the script form, I still wasn't prepared for the perfect thing that you're always aspiring to as an actor, always, is that it has a life when you start to perform it that you never really imagined.

"You could never really have predicted that. Even if you might have predicted intent or reaction or action, even if you might have been able to predict or speculate on that, the depth and breadth of it can often surprise you, and it did again and again and again on the show."

Ultron has already been an early stand-out of the series, with viewers saying he's the "highlight". New episodes are airing weekly on Disney Plus in two-episode blocks. For more, check out our VisionQuest release schedule as well as our verdict on the show in our VisionQuest review.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners creator and showrunner Bartosz Sztybor admits there is plenty of external pressure on bringing David back for season 2, but says he is happy that the animated Netflix series is having a clean break from the previous gang's collection of netrunners and cyberpsychos.

"Receiving dozens of DMs every day [asking] to bring David back can put pressure on you. From the very start, I knew that – no – [season two] needs to be something different to stay true to the IP. Even if the whole audience wants David back, I had a thought that they don't really want that. If they got that, they would probably be disappointed," Sztybor tells GamesRadar+.

That sense of expectation on himself has seemingly manifested once more for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2, which charts the story of a brand new group of characters on the chrome-lined streets of Night City.

In the place of David – who was crushingly killed off in the first season of Edgerunners, along with most of his accompanying crew – are a quartet of new protagonists: fading edgerunner Weak Kingsley, camera-obsessed Roman, nomad D., and chrome-infused Talia.

According to Sztybor, that move away from the characters that led to Edgerunners' popularity is causing him "nightmares."

"Even now, I have nightmares," Sztybor says. "Season 2 is different. It's so different that people who fell in love with Edgerunners will be surprised. So I felt pressure. I still have nightmares, but I'm super proud [of] the decision to make something completely different. I stayed strong with that decision. [Animation studio] Studio Trigger helped with that… our rebel approach, Studio Trigger's rebel approach was very, very helpful here."

Yet, the David-less season has left a great first impression. Early Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 reactions were overwhelmingly positive, suggesting that the follow-up can be just as preem as the 2022 modern classic.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is streaming on Netflix from October 20.

For more, we have a curated list of the best Netflix anime to watch right now.

The animated Mister Miracle show has found its lead actors, and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has teased it's something special.

In an interview with IGN, Peter Safran confirmed that Scott Free, AKA Mister Miracle himself, would be voiced by Josh Hutcherson, with Mackenzie Davis as Big Barda.

"Somewhere in early stages," Safran told the publication of DC's animated projects announced at Annecy. "Absolute Batman, [Scott Snyder's] just working on the scripts right now. Mister Miracle, I think that Tom King really learned a lot in his season of co-creating and executive producing Lanterns and he adapted his book Mister Miracle fully on his own, wrote all eight episodes and I think it's just dynamite. Josh Hutcherson as Scott Free and Mackenzie Davis as Big Barda.

"And I just think it's a book that I've always loved and I remember Tom telling us early on that, every convention he goes to, at least a couple people come up to him and say this book saved my life and I love that we got to tell that story over eight episodes," Safran continued. "And it's just a beautiful story about, 'How do we survive in today's world knowing that we're never going to truly know the answers to the big questions in life?' It's a beautiful book and the adaptation is fantastic so we're excited about that."

Mister Miracle ran from 2017 to 2019 and follows Scott Free's regular life on Earth with Big Barda after escaping Apokolips, exploring his struggles with PTSD.

Next up for DC is Clayface, which arrives this October 23. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else that's on the way.

DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has addressed the future of Lanterns.

Season 1 of the DCU detective show recently wrapped up on HBO, and while it works well as a standalone season of TV, it also leaves the door open for future instalments.

"This was one great season of television based on a property that had been somewhat irradiated since 2011, right?" Safran told Collider, when asked his takeaway from season 1's reception. "The thing that's most gratifying about this show and this season on HBO is that it's brought Green Lantern back into the conversation, into the public culture in a really positive fashion."

He added: "If we're able to come up with what we believe to be a worthy successor to a beloved and great first season, that's what's going to dictate whether there's a second season."

Safran also confirmed news about season 2 should arrive "before the end of the year." So, it's not long to wait to find out if we'll see the return of the Green Lantern Corps on the small screen.

But we do know that we'll be seeing Aaron Pierre's John Stewart very soon. He's set to return in next year's Man of Tomorrow, which will see Superman and Lex Luthor forced to team up against Brainiac.

Lanterns is streaming on HBO Max now in the US and NOW in the UK, while Man of Tomorrow will release on July 9, 2027. Next up for the DCU is Clayface, which arrives on October 23.

While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows for everything else the DCU has in store.

Marvel TV head Brad Winderbaum has opened up about Wonder Man's cancelation, calling the situation "complicated". Speaking in a new interview, he said that he still hopes something could happen in the future with the show.

"I fought for it, I don't know what to say. It's complicated," he replied when asked about it on The Brandon Davis Show. "Sometimes you feel like you're invincible and can make whatever you want, sometimes, you don't have leverage, it's subject to market forces that I like barely understand."

However, Winderbaum went on to add: "But creatively it's one of the best teams I've ever worked with, I love that cast, I love Destin [Daniel Cretton], I love Andrew [Guest], I fought for the show, we all did. Everyone at Marvel wanted to see it happen. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I still have hope that by some miracle, there's a way to do something down the road."

Presenter Davis suggested it could follow in the footsteps of Daredevil and come back for another season. Winderbaum admitted he's not sure fan campaigns can be as successful these days, but he said he hopes more people watch Wonder Man. "I love that show and really want as many people to watch it as possible."

Wonder Man starred Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a struggling actor who secretly possesses superhuman powers. Ben Kingsley returned as Trevor Slattery in the series as well, which was a big hit with viewers and critics alike. It was renewed for season two in March before being canceled in July.

For all the projects still happening at Marvel, check out our guide to upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

Daredevil: Born Again season 3 will be the final season of the Marvel TV show, and according to Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum that was always the plan. However, in a new interview, he did also make some interesting comments about TV show cancelations, making reference to Daredevil: Born Again.

Speaking about Wonder Man's axing earlier this year, presenter Brandon Davis suggested that the series could make a return down the line, akin to Daredevil's resurgence. However, Winderbaum had a pretty interesting response to that one.

"I felt like I was part of '#SaveDaredevil,'" he replied on The Brandon Davis Show. "You know it's interesting the internet, it's not what it used to be even a few years ago when you could stage a campaign and get something made like that. 'Save Daredevil' is great but we also need 'hashtag Watch Daredevil'. The biggest leverage I have, and I say this all the time, is the actual viewership numbers. That's what people are looking for, that's where I get my power to be able to make something or not. I just want people to watch the show."

This is in slight contradiction to the Marvel TV boss' comments on the ending of Daredevil: Born Again, which he told Davis was always planned as three seasons. "The plan was always to make a third season, to culminate it at three," he explained. "The way we were looking at it, the original series is three seasons, Born Again three seasons. They're kind of like trade paperbacks, collections you can slot into your shelves."

He also implied that this may not be the end of the line as they're going to "take a breath and see what's next for the character".

His comments come after Charlie Cox told us that he had a "good sense" that the show was going to be canceled again.

For more on all things Marvel, check out our guide to upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

The second episode of VisionQuest introduces viewers to a Vision unlike one we've seen before in the MCU. Gone is the measured, logical synthezoid we know so well, as White Vision meets the Paladin in the Edinburgh pub where he'd been working undercover.

Trying to manipulate him to turn himself in to save his supposed son, Tommy Shepherd, Vision warns him that he is not the Avenger he assumes he is. "I'm not The Vision," he ominously tells him in a rare show of power and violence.

After more than 10 years of playing the character, Vision star Paul Bettany says this fresh take was a lot of "fun" to get stuck into. "When we find Vision, he has had his memories restored, but he seems unable or perhaps unwilling to attach any feelings to them, and I think that's a really human thing to do," Bettany tells GamesRadar+.

"It was fun to think of him getting frustrated because I don't think we've ever seen that. I think we've seen Vision be quite measured and contained, and to see him get angry in yes, ruthless ways, but also later on in sort of funny, frustrated ways with potentially his son in a situation that we will all recognize, like a father teaching their son to drive or whatever, just being really frustrated with them. It was really fun to play or have all of these new experiences for Vision and different facets of him."

The scene in the pub in episode two is a moment that stood out to showrunner Terry Matalas, who says he thought it would be "really surprising" to show this new side of Vision to audiences.

"That moment when he says, 'Let's try something new' in that dark way, I really got excited," he adds. "As an audience member, I think I would be thrilled to see him be a bit more ruthless."

VisionQuest continues weekly on Disney Plus, and based on the final moments of episode 2, we're in for some fun shenanigans with Vision, Ultron and Tommy in the coming episodes.

Check out our VisionQuest release schedule to make sure you don't miss a moment, as well as our VisionQuest review for our verdict.

VisionQuest star Paul Bettany says he once left the entire script for Avengers: Infinity War on a plane, which is an offense punishable by Marvel jail.

"I've never told anybody this, but I once left the entire script for Avengers: Infinity War on a plane," Bettany admitted to Virgin Radio UK. "And I got in my car and I went, 'Oh no... oh no!' I was lucky to have had a greeter that was a genius, and I got the greeter to go in and get it, and I tipped that greeter like 500 bucks."

Bettany's co-star Emily Hampshire, who plays E.D.I.T.H. on the new Disney Plus show, joked that she didn't know she was entering "witness protection" when entering the MCU. Hampshire says it's common to throw out your script pages or sides after you've finished filming that scene, but Marvel will apparently send someone to your house to collect those pages. I'd argue that it's one thing to toss the sides for a Disney Plus TV show, and another to leave the entire script for an Avengers movie on a plane where someone could easily grab it... Bettany is lucky he had a good greeter.

Marvel takes its leaks and spoilers pretty seriously, which is why Tom 'Loose Lips' Holland went on a full vacation with Joe Russo and wasn't told anything about Avengers: Secret Wars during the trip.

VisionQuest is out now, with the first two episodes in tow. Check out our VisionQuest release schedule to make sure you don't miss a moment.

"Our goal is to make TV shows that have an annual cadence, that feel like longer-form character studies, like truly great television shows," Brad Winderbaum, the head of Marvel Television, told me on the eve of Daredevil: Born Again season 2's release. I thought he was referring to The Man Without Fear's show – the third season was filming at the time – but I was very, very wrong.

At Marvel's New York Comic Con panel, Daredevil himself, Charlie Cox, backed by Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) and a returning Finn Jones (Iron Fist), confirmed that the next season will be the show's last. The audience was not happy. Asked what we can expect from the final episodes, Cox emphatically said: "All I can say is, the #SaveDaredevil campaign will be gearing up for Round Two." A round of cheers followed, but probably too little, too late.

Cox later told GamesRadar+ that the cancellation was not a huge surprise and the cast had a "good sense" the news was coming. However, reports previously revealed that showrunner Dario Scardapane exited the series during post-production, and internet rumours have also claimed the series' ending has been reshot to be more definitive. Surely, the show was meant to go on? I mean, why reintroduce all The Defenders not to use them?

VisionQuest also made up a significant part of the NYCC panel, with the cast stressing that this is the final part of the WandaVision trilogy. Yet, rather than just being a closing chapter to one of Marvel's most successful small-screen ventures, VisionQuest feels like the end of an entire era. Marvel has spent five years pumping out live-action limited series that tied into the big-screen productions, and now, there are no more coming. Marvel's Disney Plus experiment, it seems, has run its course.

"With the Captain America series, with Hawkeye, it really felt like the movies were in your home, and it was a great way to launch Marvel on [Disney Plus]," Winderbaum told me. "We learned, as time went on, the shared universe started to feel like an obligation to people, and that cost us a sense of discovery, especially on the television side.

"It doesn't matter if you can jump in and watch Moon Knight without knowing anything else. There was a sense, because of the preceding decade of the shared universe and the films, that you had to watch everything. It was, frankly, a bit of a misconception, but an understandable one based on the way we were releasing material."

That Daredevil, VisionQuest, and, lest we forget, the cancelled Wonder Man, were conceived before Marvel Television's rebranding in 2024 is telling. The studio's production philosophy has seemingly changed, and with little else on the horizon, Winderbaum appears to be taking the opportunity to clear the decks and start over.

Brave new world

So, what does the future of Marvel Television look like? At the NYCC panel, Winderbaum revealed the answer: Zodiac. Previously alluded to in Wonder Man's cancellation announcement, the new series was confirmed at NYCC, turning many fans' heads.

In the comics, Zodiac is a villainous crime syndicate whose members use Zodiac signs as names. "It's a globetrotting, international espionage show about secrets and lies and betrayals and secret acts of loyalty and an insane cast of characters," Winderbaum told Collider when teasing the series, refusing to elaborate as he wants everyone to watch unspoiled. It's wild that Marvel's only confirmed live-action Disney Plus show after Daredevil is one that centers on characters who wouldn't make the B-list. Only four years ago, the studio released Moon Knight, Ms Marvel, and She-Hulk in a single year.

Considering everything Winderbaum has said about his approach to TV, the pivot toward essentially unknown characters makes sense. He wants ongoing, yearly character studies that don't feel like homework for the wider MCU. What better way to do that than tell an entirely separate story about characters who won't be going anywhere near Spider-Man? The series can go deep without any baggage, and the movies can once again be completely separate beasts from the TV shows, with no need to watch anything prior.

Intriguingly, Zodiac's logo seems to reference S.H.I.E.L.D., the counterterrorism organisation that helped kickstart The Avengers Initiative and had its own show, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which ran for seven seasons. The series was not a colossal ratings hit, but had an enduring fanbase, and frankly, sounds exactly like the sort of TV show Winderbaum wants to make. In other words, Marvel Television's future may look surprisingly like its past. (Though, unlike some speculators, I suspect Zodiac will have zero real ties to the Agents series, to avoid the former series being "homework" for this one.)

Of course, this says nothing of Marvel's animation output. Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man season 2, X-Men '97 season 3, and the next three years of Marvel Zombies were all teased during the NYCC panel. Animation is much lower stakes than the live-action series – they have no bearing on the wider MCU – and all three shows have been warmly received by fans. There's no need for a cull. And the budgets are much, much smaller than live-action, which probably helps (though this is House of Mouse money we're talking).

It certainly seems, then, that the NYCC panel was a surprising eulogy for the way Marvel used to work and a brief, telling tease for the future. Zodiac marks a new dawn for live-action Marvel Television. And excitingly, we have very little idea what to expect.

VisionQuest is currently streaming on Disney Plus. Daredevil: Born Again season 3 is expected to release March 2027. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows, and our list of all the most exciting new TV shows heading your way.

VisionQuest introduces the human avatars of several of Tony Stark's A.I.s who occupy Vision's interior world with him. Among them is E.D.I.T.H., or Even Dead I'm The Hero, who was first introduced in Spider-Man: Far From Home through a pair of Stark-created glasses.

VisionQuest builds out her story a lot more as she's played in human form by Schitt's Creek star Emily Hampshire as a chaotic, fun, weapons expert. Speaking to GamesRadar+, Hampshire says she really wanted to acknowledge her character's history in the MCU when bringing her to life.

"I watched all the movies from the beginning, and Spider-Man: Far From Home, that's her birth story," she explains. "So I definitely, to find the E.D.I.T.H. we meet in VisionQuest, I started with the E.D.I.T.H. who is in Spider-Man: Far From Home."

Hampshire continues: "Tony's legacy is in there, and he named her E.D.I.T.H. for Even Dead, I'm The Hero, so that really informed that there's something in her that wants to be the hero, but also has that sense of play that Tony has, and yet her idea of fun is blowing things up, and so that is what has created who we meet in VisionQuest."

In Far From Home, the character is voiced by Dawn Michelle King, but this is the first time we see her in human form. Translating that character in this way was an interesting challenge for the actor, who explains she thought a lot about how she would have grown in the period between MCU projects.

"Her boss was a teenager, and she was controlling weapons and blowing things up, and so I'm like, 'Well, what would she want when she is let out of these glasses?'" Hampshire says. "And from where she's coming from, to me, she wants to experience life and have fun, and her idea of fun is blowing things up."

She adds: "To me, E.D.I.T.H. in Spider-Man is E.D.I.T.H. at work in her corporate job that she can't have any fun in, and E.D.I.T.H. in VisionQuest, it is the weekend."

Have a read of our VisionQuest review for our full verdict, as well as keeping an eye on our VisionQuest release schedule as new episodes drop weekly on Disney Plus.

VisionQuest may be the conclusion to the WandaVision trilogy, but this is not Wanda Maximoff's story. Instead, it's Vision, specifically White Vision, who takes the limelight, and according to showrunner Terry Matalas, it was always planned that way.

"She died in that big movie," he tells GamesRadar+ when asked how Wanda's absence impacted the story, referencing her death in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. "It's Vision's moment now. WandaVision gave almost just a blank canvas with that White Vision into asking himself, 'Who am I without her? Who am I with these memories?' And so, it was just a perfect launching point for something new."

However, despite her physical absence, Wanda does remain a huge part of VisionQuest's story. The first few episodes, now out on Disney Plus, feature Vision constantly revisiting WandaVision and memories of her. There is even an Easter egg which shows that Wanda is literally part of Vision's code.

Bettany says it was strange at first to not be acting with Elizabeth Olsen, as she's been part of Vision's entire story up until now. "Yes, but then largely it is you know about the absence of her and his inability to connect to that loss," he explains. "So I feel like she is a ghost, you know, that he is chasing, haunted by."

This only deepens for Vision as he meets Tommy Shepherd in episode 2, who has memories of Wanda and Vision as his mother and father. Meanwhile, the father and son dynamics don't stop there with Vision's own creator Ultron constantly reminding him of his origins too. Read our VisionQuest review for our verdict on the latest MCU show.

The eight-part series is airing weekly on Disney Plus, but it has quite an unusual release strategy. Check out our VisionQuest release schedule to make sure you don't miss a moment.