WGN America announced that it has secured the U.S. rights to the gripping crime series “The Disappearance,” starring Emmy winner Peter Coyote(“The 4400,” “Law & Order: LA”), Camille Sullivan (“The Man in the High Castle”), and Aden Young(“Rectify,” Killer Elite). The six-part mystery event is created and written by Normand Daneau (“Unité …
Read More »Long Beach Comic Expo And Nerdbot Announce New Partnership
MAD Event Management, creators and operators of several pop-culture conventions, announces programming, innovations, and Special Guests for the 9th annual Long Beach Comic Expo, February 17th & 18th, 2018 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Making its Long Beach Comic Expo debut, SOCIAL SQUARE is the event’s official hub for …
Read More »Academy Award Nominated Animator Glen Keane to Direct ‘Over The Moon’ For Pearl Studio and Netflix
Legendary Academy Award nominated animator Glen Keane will direct Pearl Studio’s OVER THE MOON as a world premiere animated film exclusively for Netflix, it was jointly announced today by Peilin Chou, Chief Creative Officer of Pearl Studio and Melissa Cobb, Vice President of Kids & Family for Netflix. OVER THE MOON …
Read More »Gail Simone And Cat Staggs’ ‘Crosswind’ Headed To Paperback And TV
Superstar creators Gail Simone (Red Sonja, Secret Six) and Cat Staggs (Wonder Woman ‘77, Smallville Season 11) will release CROSSWIND, VOL. 1 from Image Comics this February. CROSSWIND is in development for a television series, with Simone slated to write as well as executively produce and Staggs to serve as …
Read More »AUDIENCE Network Announces Upcoming 2018 Original Programming Slate
AUDIENCE Network is ringing in the first half of the new year with a full slate of original series programming. The new series premiere and season pick-ups are available exclusively on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW and AT&T U-verse. “Condor,” AUDIENCE Network’s new conspiracy thriller series produced by MGM Television and Skydance …
Read More »Warner Archive Brings ‘Teen Titans’ To Blu-Ray
Teenage super heroes never looked so good as Warner Archive Collection brings another favorite from the Warner Bros. Animation canon to Blu-ray™ with the January 23, 2018 release of Teen Titans: The Complete First Season. Pre-orders are now available via wbshop.com and your favorite online retailers. With awesome super skills …
Read More »Robotech – The Groundbreaking Mecha Anime Receives The Ultimate Art Book
Robotech is a sweeping science-fiction anime epic in which humans use a vast arsenal of transforming robotic mecha to defend the Earth against alien domination. The franchise has captivated fans for over 30 years, and is widely credited with popularizing anime around the world. Now, UDON Entertainment has teamed up …
Read More »Amazon Studios Closes Overall Deal with The Walking Dead Creator Robert Kirkman and First-Look Deal with Skybound Entertainment
Amazon announced it has closed an overall deal with prolific creator Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible) and a first-look deal with Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment, co-founded by longtime collaborator David Alpert. Kirkman and Skybound—the entities behind television hits The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and Outcast—will develop television projects …
Read More »National Geographic Announces Pablo Picasso to Be Subject of Season Two ‘Genius’
National Geographic announced that the second season of its acclaimed scripted anthology series GENIUS will chronicle the life and work of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, one of the 20th century’s most influential and celebrated artists. The new season, from Fox 21 Television Studios, will again be executive produced by Brian …
Read More »Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow Launching June 29
Jam City, via its game studio TinyCo, and FoxNext Games announced that their mobile game Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow is launching on the App Store and Google Play on June 29. To celebrate the upcoming launch, TinyCo has released a new fully-animated trailer featuring legendary science and science-fiction celebrities Stephen …
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