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Critters rejoice! Fans of Critical Role, the popular Dungeons & Dragons-inspired role-playing group, will be able to catch rebroadcasts of four live shows on their 2025 world tour in 800 movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada.

The Critical Role live shows are coming to theaters under an exclusive pact with Fathom Entertainment, a distributor of specialty content to partner cinema chains. According to Cr, it’s the company’s largest-ever theatrical distribution agreement. The four shows, part of Critical Role’s tour celebrating its 10-year anniversary, will be recorded in Sydney (June 19) and Melbourne (June 25), Australia; Indianapolis (Aug. 2); and New York (Oct. 7). They’ll hit theater screens shortly after the Critical Role shows have ended.

Ticket info and theater locations for the Critical Role rebroadcasts will be available starting Friday, May 16, on the Fathom Entertainment site (via this link).

Critical Role’s founders performing in the shows are veteran voice actors Matthew Mercer,...

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Blood of Zeus is an adult animated fantasy action adventure series created by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides. The Netflix series is set in mythical ancient Greece, and it follows Heron, the illegitimate son of Zeus, who must save Olympus and Earth, which is made harder because of a few gods and a massive demonic army. Blood of Zeus’s voice cast includes Derek Phillips, Elias Toufexis, Jessica Henwick, Mamie Gummer, Jason O’Mara, Claudia Christian, Chris Diamantopoulos, Adetokumboh M’Cormack, Fred Tatasciore, Lara Pulver, Cissy Jones, and Alfred Molina. So, if you loved the fantastical world, a captivating story, and compelling characters in Blood of Zeus, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Castlevania is an adult animated dark fantasy action-adventure series created by Warren Ellis. Based on the...

Joe Manganiello is primarily known for his work across film and television, whether it's for his five-season-long role in True Blood or, more recently, as the host of the reality competition Deal or No Deal Island, which puts a Survivor spin on the old Howie Mandel format. He's also been doing some serious preparation to take a villainous turn as Crocodile in the second season of Netflix's live-action One Piece. However, arguably his biggest impact on entertainment can be attributed to Dungeons & Dragons. As a host, official ambassador, writer, game designer, and more, he's helped pull the tabletop role-playing game into the limelight and get celebrities and the public at large to start publicly discussing it. Now, he's reflecting on just how much his efforts have paid off in getting the game he loves to where it is today.

In an interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub ahead...

In addition to its immense library of licensed shows and movies, Prime Video has a growing catalog of original television programming. From postmodern superhero shows like "The Boys" to hard-hitting thrillers like "Reacher," Prime Video has been enormously successful with its exclusive content. However, with so much to choose from on the streaming service, there are always TV shows that fall through the cracks compared to their more prominent counterparts. Fortunately, we're here to help you find those shows that you might've missed looking for the next great series to binge.

Whether it's shows that were canceled far too soon or series overshadowed by similar, more buzzed-about programming, there are plenty of overlooked Prime Video originals. These shows range from series backed by all-star talent that flew just under the radar to international productions that didn't quite get noticed in the United States, from comedies to high fantasy, even revisionist Westerns,...

Baylan Skoll is the sympathetic Sith in Disney+'s Ahsoka series brought to life by the late Ray Stevenson. A former ally turned mercenary by the Dark Side, Baylan wields a lightsaber with deadly precision as he aids the witch Elsbeth in unlocking ancient secrets in the show's first season.

Unfortunately, the untimely death of actor Ray Stevenson has left the character's fate up in the air for some time now. However, a first look at his successor was just revealed at Lucasfilm's Star Wars celebration in Japan. In Ahsoka's second season, Rory McCann will be our new Baylan Skoll.

Who is Rory McCann? Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) and The Hound (Rory McCann) in Game of Thrones season 8.

While he might be new to the galaxy far, far away, fans of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones series know him as Sandor Clegane or simply The Hound.

For those of us who love the fantasy and science-fiction genres, we are lucky to live in an era of abundance. Genre television has really taken off, leading to shows like Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, The Rings of Power, The Wheel of Time, and The Legend of Vox Machina. Books, e-books, audiobooks, and podcasts abound, and there are more people reading and writing for these genres than ever before. Without throwing any shade at the early years of genre storytelling, it’s good to see that The Hobbit and Frankenstein aren’t the only options on bookshelves anymore.

With so much content and so many options, one might ask: what is necessary reading in the fantasy genre? Which novels fundamentally set the standard for what the genre is and should look like while bringing their readers joy, entertainment, sorrow, solace, wonder, and all of the other emotions...

The new adult animated comedy comes from creators Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady and follows a Muslim family in early 2000s America.

It’s the early 2000s America, and the Hussein family is the talk of the town. From the minds of Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”) and Pam Brady (“South Park,” “Lady Dynamite” comes the brand-new A24 series “#1 Happy Family USA.” The adult animated satirical comedy will debut its full first season this Thursday, April 17 exclusively on Prime Video— watch with [a subscription to Prime Video][Priem Video $]!

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Prime Video is undoubtedly one of the biggest streaming services in the world, and while it has made some big mistakes when it comes to some large-budget shows, it has also made some of the most entertaining shows ever. From action to comedy and thriller to drama, Prime Video has a vast library of brilliant shows that are just waiting to be watched. So, we thought of compiling a list of the best shows on Prime Video you should check out right now.

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The Bondsman is an action horror thriller drama series created by Grainger David. The Prime Video series follows Hub Halloran, a bounty hunter who is killed and brought back to life to hunt down demons who have escaped from hell. The Bondsman stars Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Nettles, Beth Grant, Damon Herriman,...

Based on the ‘Wereworld’ novels by Curtis Jobling, ‘Wolf King’ attempts to explore the intricacies of humanity with a werewolf tale: Within the shadowed twilight of history, we have witnessed the continuous transfiguration of the Werewolf tale, with the latest manifestation being when Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’ was released back in January of this year. The Werewolf lore has had a long legacy that has endured to the ever-shifting mythos, bending and warping through the ages, until we are left with the creature as we know it today. One of set interpretations unfolded within Curtis Jobling’s ‘Wereworld’ manuscript saga, which spanned until 2013 when the 6th and last book ‘War of the Werelords’ saw the light of day in October, whereupon they succeeded in cultivating a small yet fiercely loyal following, and despite the flames of its success not igniting in the realms of widespread acclaim, it carved a...

The first half of the Netflix anime series Sakamoto Days ended last weekend. It introduced us to the legendary hitman Taro Sakamoto and the unexpected plight he found himself in following his retirement. The first half of the season sets the scene for what's to come, and the wait to see what's next won't be long, as it was revealed that its continuation will occur late in the year. According to the show's official Japanese account on Twitter/X, it was announced that Sakamoto Days will return in the middle of the year and air on Tokyo TV and other networks like Netflix. Along with the announcement is a new promo image reminiscent of Avengers: Endgame. The first 11 episodes are now available to stream on Netflix, and an English dub is available for those interested.

Sakamoto Days is an anime series based on the manga by Yuto Suzuki on the same day.

The Wheel of Time has been an epic undertaking for Prime Video. Adapting the long-running fantasy book series begun by the late Robert Jordan and finished by Brandon Sanderson, the show takes place in a world where women are able to wield the mystical One Power. Young Rand al'Thor is the rare man who can channel. He is the Dragon Reborn, a legendary figure who can either save or destroy the world.

The Wheel of Time is one of the latest in the long run of fantasy shows on TV, which means there's plenty more like it to check out. These 15 shows can appeal to The Wheel of Time fans and are worth checking out!

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Let's start with the obvious choice, another show on Prime Video based on an epic fantasy franchise.

Right now, everyone is tending for brackets for March Madness, hoping their team makes it all the way to the end. For those not into college basketball, we offer an alternative: Fandom Madness! 64 characters from the worlds sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books enter. They'll do battle over six grueling rounds, and in the end, only one will walk away the victor. Who will it be? That is up to you.

We've been running this tournament for a few years now. Last year, Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender took the whole thing, and naturally he's back to compete again. But will he able to secure a back-to-back victory, or will his lunch be stolen by one of the 63 other characters hungry for a win?

Check out our full bracket below, and then scroll down to start voting.

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Fantasy is one of the most creative genres in fiction. From the supernatural to the post-apocalyptic, fantasy covers many subgenres that explore stories outside the bounds of reality. However, it has evolved significantly over the years, and while there are common genre tropes, plenty of new fantasy series break the mod.

Although fantasy was once most at home in the cinema, streaming television has breathed new life into the genre. Special effects technology has finally become practical enough that creators can bring to life entirely new worlds on the small screen, even on a TV budget. Since 2020, shows like The Legend of Vox Machina, House of the Dragon, and One Piece have brought fantasy to new heights and refined the genre for modern television audiences.

Updated on March 16, 2025, by Robbie Robinson: Few things hit like a well-made fantasy series. Halfway through the 20s, popular streaming services have managed to...

Years before they were part of the Critical Role D&d role-playing crew, Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe were child actors — and they’re talking all about their experiences growing up in Hollywood in Cr’s upcoming show “Weird Kids.”

“Weird Kids,” presented as a podcast-style conversation between Johnson and Jaffe, is “part hilarious confession, part heartfelt reflection and all-around love letter to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider,” Critical Role says.

The full 24-episode run of “Weird Kids” will be available exclusively through Critical Role’s membership service, Beacon ($5.99/month). The show will premiere on March 20, with a live “Weird Kids Launch Party” streamed on Beacon, YouTube and Twitch leading into the episode premiere. The first episode then will be available on-demand on March 25 on YouTube, Beacon and podcast platforms; subsequent episodes will be released on Beacon every Tuesday at 5 a.m. Pacific.

In the show, Johnson and Jaffe recall “the wild,...

David Tennant is a good choice for most of the roles that he is chosen for, be it the malicious dragon knight in Critical Role’s The Legend of Vox Machina, The Doctor, or a muted detective in the British version of Broadchurch. However, the American remake of the show sort of made things worse by keeping Tennant as the lead, just expecting him to change his accent.

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While American remakes of British shows (like House of Cards) have often been successful, there have been a lot of times when the American remake just hasn’t been able to live up to its counterpart across the Atlantic. This was the case with David Tennant reprising his role in the remake as Di Alec Hardy, named Detective Emmet Carver in Gracepoint, which was something that failed to resonate with fans horribly.

Fans agree that...

Following its run of 9 seasons that concluded back in 2019, Suits is regarded as one of the best legal dramas of all time. The Aaron Korsh creation starred Gabriel Macht as Harvey Spector, who is now set to return in the role in the spinoff, Suits: LA.

Regardless, even as fans await the upcoming series, a range of other characters also emerged as fan-favorites from the original run. Here’s a look at what the Suits cast is up to in 2025.

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Meghan Markle, who played Rachel Zane, has not returned to acting since leaving Suits in 2018. Instead, she and her husband, Prince Harry, continue their philanthropic work through their non-profit, Archewell.

Related “I’m always open to let her out to play”: Sarah Rafferty Breaks Silence on Suits Spin-off Return as Series Sets Record Viewership on Netflix

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The first of the 2025 NAACP Image Awards’ winners were presented in a virtual, non-televised ceremony on Tuesday night.

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, which scored nine nominations, won two awards on Tuesday — best supporting actress for Taraji P. Henson and best supporting actor for Samuel L. Jackson. Children’s show Gracie’s Corner also won two awards.

Other notable winners announced Tuesday include Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was, which won for outstanding variety (series or special); The Bear‘s Ayo Edebiri, who won for outstanding breakthrough creative (TV); The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat director Tina Mabry, who won for best directing in a TV movie or special; How to Die Alone‘s Tiffany Johnson, who won for best directing in a comedy series, with the award coming just two weeks after Hulu canceled the series following its first season; and Keke Palmer, who won for hosting Password.

The first three episodes of Invincible Season 3 were only just released on Prime Video, but some fans are already looking ahead to Season 4. Thankfully, Omni-Man himself (J.K. Simmons), has them covered with a positive update on the next season. Invincible Thursdays have made a triumphant return, as Mark Grayson struggles to balance being a full-time superhero with caring for his young half-brother, Oliver, and starting a new relationship with Atom Eve (finally!). The first three episodes were an excellent return to form for the show that lost many viewers due to Season 2's lengthy mid-season break. But Invincible is back, and according to J.K. Simmons, it's here to stay.

During an interview with Collider, Simmons revealed that the show's creator, Robert Kirkman, and the Invincible team have already begun work on Season 4. "Oh, we're on Season 12 already," Simmons joked when asked how many lines he's recorded for the next season.

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With Invincible's third season now arriving on Prime Video, subscribers and fans of the show may want to look into the platform's equally amusing adult-animated series,The Legend of Vox Machina. While the former is a superhero coming-of-age tale, the latter features a rousing hero's journey from the creators of Critical Role and its devotion to all things Dungeons and Dragons.

Regardless, heroic action, top-tier storytelling, and state-of-the-art animation make both series ideal for mature anime fans. Season 4 of The Legend of Vox Machina is expected to be released in the second half of 2025, allowing newbies to catch up with the characters and their action-packed story arcs without missing a narrative beat. Whether watching before, after, or alongside Invincible, The Legend of Vox Machina...

Several new cast announcements have been made for the highly anticipated Scream 7. However, there's one actress, in particular, we've been eagerly waiting to hear will return. That actress is Hayden Panettiere, who played the role of Kirby Reed in Scream 4, Scream (2022) and Scream VI. While her involvement in the next installment remains unconfirmed, the good news is that this beloved Scream actress has just been revealed as the star of an exciting new project.

She will be starring in an upcoming psychological thriller titled Sleepwalker. Besides the Scream franchise, Panettiere is known for having roles in other movies, such as Bring It On: All or Nothing, I Love You, Beth Cooper and Amber Alert. You might've also watched her on the TV shows One Life to Live, Ally McBeal, Heroes and Nashville.

In Sleepwalker, Panettiere takes on the lead role of a grieving mother named Sarah. Sarah is...

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Dropout’s Dungeons and Dragons actual play series, Dimension 20, premiered in 2018 with the first season of Fantasy High. Since that first campaign, Fantasy High has had two sequel seasons, a series of spinoffs, and the most unsettling yet adorable plushie of a balding elf with an affinity for yogurt. The series has become a cultural phenomenon both in the established world of D&d and with teens who like fantasy and are looking for a bit of a giggle. Now it has been revealed that Webtoon is adapting the actual play series into its own comic run, and that announcement has been met with nothing but excitement and delight.

According to that announcement, this comic is set to release 61 episodes, making audiences believe it will depict the events of freshman year, or season 1 of the series. Personally, I hope...

Star Trek: Lower Decks just wrapped up its fifth and final season unless fans get their wish and the series finds a reprieve at another streaming channel. The animated series finished strong but left the door open for the adventures of the Cerritos crew to continue. One of the reasons for the series' strong finish is Dawnn Lewis who portrayed Captain Freeman on the animated show. And Lewis' talent is once again being recognized with a nomination for an NAACP Image Award. [via Trekmovie]

The NAACP Image Awards honors outstanding performances of people of color in film, television, theatre, music, and literature in over forty categories. Lewis was nominated for Outstanding Television Character Voice-Over Performance. This is Lewis' second nomination for the Image Award, as she also earned one for her work in the first season of Lower Decks. She also won a Women's Network Image Award as Outstanding Actress in an...

Dungeons & Dragons has a horror TV show adaptation on its hands if it looks to one 43-year-old story. Originating as a tabletop game in the 1970s, the Dungeons & Dragons franchise has inspired TV shows, movies, video games, and more. The huge fantasy world created by the game is inspiring to many and TV is always looking for its next Game of Thrones or big, water-cooler fantasy show. An Honor Among Thieves sequel may be on the rocks, but a D&d horror TV adaptation sounds possible, especially if it tackles one classic adventure module.

Paramount was previously considering a Dungeons & Dragons TV show, but this was scrapped, and now, the concept is being shopped around. The success of The Legend of Vox Machina suggests the viability of D&d TV, so a streaming giant may well pick this up. They may focus on R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt books,...

The NAACP Image Award nominations have been revealed — with “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer, rapper Kendrick Lamar, comedian Kevin Hart and NFL hall of famer-turned-broadcaster Shannon Sharpe competing for Entertainer of the Year.

The winner of the prestigious award will be announced on Feb. 22 during the two-hour live broadcast of the 56th NAACP Image Awards from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, airing on BET and CBS. The theme for this year’s show is, “Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence.” A host is yet to be announced, though Queen Latifah emceed the previous two ceremonies.

“The Piano Lesson” leads the motion picture categories with 14 nominations, including recognition for director Malcolm Washington and stars John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, Corey Hawkins and Skylar Aleece Smith. The Netflix movie was nominated for outstanding motion picture, alongside Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” Paramount’s “Bob Marley: One Love,...

Dungeons & Dragons would have the perfect Game of Thrones replacement if it adapted one fan-favorite campaign. Some signs indicate that another Dungeons & Dragons TV series may not be coming for a while. The D&d TV show being considered with Paramount was canceled. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves earned rave reviews, but its slow-moving box office performance means an Honor Among Thieves sequel is on the rocks. However, TV has been trying to recreate Game of Thrones' success since it ended, and Dungeons & Dragons may have the answer.

Even despite setbacks like the Paramount show getting scrapped and Joe Manganiello's Dragonlance movie idea being rejected, D&d still does seem to be having a moment. The Legend of Vox Machina is dominating on Amazon Prime Video with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, proving the world's readiness for Dungeons & Dragons TV. R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt books are overdue an adaptation,...

With the appetite for more Dungeons & Dragons content beyond the original game, one D&D campaign from almost a decade ago has the perfect structure to adapt as a TV show. Once relegated to the niche realm of hardcore tabletop gamers and nerds, Dungeons & Dragons has experienced a surge in growth in the past decade. Since then, Dungeons & Dragons has become Stranger Things' primary inspiration, gotten its own tabletop livestreams like Critical Role, which spawned its own series, The Legend of Vox Machina, and a movie adaptation, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

One of the struggles of adapting Dungeons & Dragons for a TV show or movie is the general lack of a cohesive narrative. Like video games, players themselves build the story as they go along, so by its very nature, most Dungeons & Dragons campaigns don't have much beyond a few key plot points to build the framework.

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Fantasy TV has been having a great decade, with a shocking number of amazing shows coming out in the 2020s, and some of them serving up the perfect villain. Villainy suits the fantasy genre particularly well. From the best historical fantasy TV to the dark fantasy and the satirical, this genre understands that there is something innately cartoonish about an evil demon lord taking over the world, which is often the underlying premise of a fantasy villain. World domination seems to be at the top of many villains' agendas, whether they are a Demon lord or not.

The best fantasy villain of all time, in any format, is probably the eponymous Sauron of The Lord of the Rings, but his influence has echoed down through books and movies since 1954. Some of the most powerful fantasy characters are otherworldly villains with supernatural powers,...

The best shows on Amazon Prime Video have included some of the highest-quality original streaming series available, and subscribers are hoping that 2025 is as strong as 2024 when it comes to additions and continuing shows on the streaming platform. On January 1, one of network TV's most popular shows arrives on Prime when all six seasons of How to Get Away With Murder drops onto the service. There are also new seasons of Harlem (S3) and Tribunal Justice (S2) arriving in January.

Amazon Prime Video also has two new shows debuting in January 2025 that are among the most-anticipated new TV shows of the first month of the year. These are On Call, debuting on January 9, and Molly-Mae: Behind it All, on January 17. On Call is a new police procedural from Law & Order creator Dick Wolfe, following a rookie and veteran police officer duo in Long Beach, California. Molly-Mae: Behind it All is...

The Legend of Vox Machina has been one of Amazon Prime's most successful fantasy TV shows since its premiere in 2022, becoming a crossover hit with audiences outside the Dungeons and Dragons fandom. It's no surprise, considering how immersive the world is and how incredible the characters are. However, due to its high quality, the seasons can't be pumped out too quickly, so viewers will be waiting a little while before it hits screens. In the meantime, Netflix's lesser-known fantasy hit, Castlevania, should be the next show on the lists of Vox Machina fans.

The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 has no confirmed release date, but judging by the series' success, it will be far from the last installment of the show. Castlevania is a vampire drama that aired on Netflix from 2017 to 2021 and featured some notable actors among the voice cast. Based on a video game series, Castlevania shares...

Prime Video has renewed its freshman animated series Secret Level for a second season. Additional new episodes from Season 1 were released on the streamer today.

From Amazon MGM Studios and Blur Studio, Secret Level is an adult-animated anthology series featuring original stories set within the worlds of popular video games. Season 1 includes episodes highlighting Dungeons & Dragons, Sifu, New World, Unreal Tournament, Warhammer 40,000, Pac-Man, Crossfire, Armored Core, The Outer Worlds, Mega Man and Honor of Kings, to name a few. From the creatives behind Love, Death + Robots, each of the episodes is a celebration of games and gamers.

The title premiered on Dec 10, and within its first week, Prime Video says it became their largest new animated series debut compared to other recent releases including Sausage Party, Hazbin Hotel, Invincible, and The Legend of Vox Machina.

Season 1 was jam-packed with top voice acting talent including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart,...

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2024 hasn’t been that great of a year for Prime Video, as the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power failed to make up for its abysmal first season and continued its streak of huge disappointment. That doesn’t mean there were no great shows on Prime Video this year. So, we compiled a list comprising the 10 best original prime video shows of 2024.

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The Boys is a satirical superhero action dark comedy-drama series created by Eric Kripke. Based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the Prime Video series returned for its much anticipated Season 4 this year and continues the Boys’ story as they continue their fight against the Supes. The Boys stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr,...

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Secret Level is an adult animated anthology series created by Tim Miller. The Prime Video series consists of fifteen stories set in the worlds of fifteen different video games, including Armored Core, Concord, Crossfire, Dungeons & Dragons, Exodus, Honor of Kings, Mega Man, New World: Aeternum, Pac-Man, Sifu, Spelunky, PlayStation, The Outer Worlds, Unreal Tournament, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. So, if you loved the video game elements, the blend of genres, and compelling characters in Secret Level, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Love, Death & Robots is an adult animated anthology series created by Tim Miller. The Netflix series consists of animated short stories in different genres ranging from sci-fi to fantasy and thriller drama to dark comedy. Love, Death & Robots stars Fred Tatasciore, John Dimaggio,...

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The following contains spoilers for Secret Level Episode 1, "Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Castle," which debuted Dec. 10 on Prime Video.

Without a doubt, Dungeons & Dragons is considered to be one of the most famous fantasy tabletop role-playing game (Ttrpg) ever. It has spawned movies such as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and it led to video games like the Baldur's Gate franchise.

Now, Prime Video is diving into the lore with a story of its own. Tim Miller (who directed the first Deadpool movie) debuts the anthology series: Secret Level. The first chapter is influenced by D&d, which unravels a lot of action, drama and conflict, with some of the most gorgeous CGI animation around. In the process, "Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Castle," crafts an incendiary ending that brings...

Dungeons & Dragons is one of the most beloved role-playing games in history, making it surprising there haven't been more successful movie and TV adaptations of the complex and compelling campaigns. Recently, the explosive popularity and critical acclaim of The Legend of Vox Machina have shown that there's an audience out there for additional projects. This could help pave the way for the potential live-action TV series based on D&d, but there will still be plenty of problems to grapple with. Namely, the show will have to pick the right story that stands out and engages fans, new and old.

As of now, the live-action D&d TV adaptation doesn't have a home. Paramount missed a Dungeons & Dragons opportunity by choosing not to pick up the series. Due to this, the live-action TV show will be shopped around to other potential studios. However, one universe within the D&d world,...

Everyone in Vox Machina is likable, which is why Prime Video's The Legend of Vox Machina works so well, but some members of the team are timelessly lovable. The Critical Role adaptation follows what may be one of the internet's most popular Dungeons & Dragons play web series. The adventuring party in Critical Role translates effortlessly to Vox Machina in The Legend of Vox Machina season 3, with each member of the team having grown into their respective roles. This mercenary band is composed of Scanlan Shortholt, Pike Trickfoot, Grog Strongjaw, Percy de Rolo, Keyleth, Vex'ahlia Vessar, and Vax'ildan Vessar.

The 2022 adult animated show joined other fantasy shows like The Wheel of Time and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon. The D&d series can easily hold its own against these live-action releases, proving the potential of D&d on TV and how suited it is to animation.

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The Avengers was an important film to get right. Released in 2012, it was the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first phase, and it was navigating largely uncharted waters. There had been films about superhero teams before, such as X-Men in 2000 and Fantastic Four in 2005, but The Avengers was the first time that superheroes from multiple standalone movies came together for a major crossover. If The Avengers had failed, the entire MCU would have failed with it, and the landscape of the film industry would look very different today. Because The Avengers needed to balance so many characters, it is only natural that some plot lines were removed during the editing process, but that unfortunately led to one character being almost entirely...

Prime Video‘s Secret Level presses start on the animated anthology series from Love Death + Robots makers on December 10. Still, one of the presentation’s biggest attractions, Mega Man, is teasing his adventure early. A new teaser trailer for the Mega Man episode of Secret Level is making the rounds online, giving us a taste of the Blue Bomber’s origin story and the animation style of the anticipated short.

Secret Level’s Mega Man teaser trailer finds Rock, aka Mega Man, attacked by one of Dr. Light’s inventions. As the two robotic characters trade light-based attacks, Dr. Light’s lab is set aflame as Rock, on his way to becoming Mega Man, realizes the strength of his Mega Buster. Wielding that kind of power comes with a lot of responsibility. Thankfully, Rock is a hero to his core, using the Mega Buster to defeat Dr. Wily’s evil automatons.

Critical Role's long-standing video game ambitions could be nearing fruition very soon. Back in 2015, Geek & Sundry launched Critical Role, an Actual Play streaming show featuring a cast of voice actors playing Dungeons & Dragons. The show became an internet phenomenon and eventually became a media empire, with Critical Role selling out stadiums and launching multiple successful animated television shows on Prime Video. Now, Critical Role is its own business, with a tabletop game studio working on a Dungeons & Dragons competitor, its own streaming platform, millions of fans known as Critters, and big plans for the future.

Speaking with Rolling Stone, Critical Role's cast spoke about their desire to make a video game. "The last few years we have been having necessary conversations to figure out how to do that smartly," said Critical Role CEO and cast member Travis Willingham. "It’s, you know, it’s an entire enterprise...

Chris Pine might have been the only Hollywood Chris to have entered the Dceu instead of the MCU, but it seems that there could have been a different film of his that should have received a sequel, as opposed to Wonder Woman.

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While Patty Jenkins managed to give Wonder Woman the film she deserved with the first film, Wonder Woman 1984 managed to go down the same road that the rest of the Dceu did, throwing away everything that worked for its character, while also managing to make some of the most spectacular set pieces feel hollow. Instead, a lot of fans hope that it was Pines’ Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves that should have received a sequel instead.

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After 50 years creeping from the margins of popular culture into the mainstream, Dungeons & Dragons is now bigger than ever. Evolving beyond its roots as a pen-and-paper tabletop RPG (Ttrpg), D&d has inspired countless imitators, novels, movies, video games, and — most importantly — generations of storytellers and creators, who learned to broaden the scope of their imagination by playing the game.

It’s those storytellers now whose impact in the era of YouTube, Twitch livestreaming, and podcasting have reinvented Dungeons & Dragons for a new generation, capitalizing on the rise...

It's been a month, and there's still one moment in The Legend of Vox Machina season 3 finale that makes me angry whenever I think about it. This season was a wild test for the group, with the Legend of Vox Machina season 3 ending seeing the team defeating not one, but four separate villains: Thordak, Raishan, Ripley, and Orthax. That's two Chroma Conclave dragons, an evil mad scientist, and a shadow demon not too bad for a group that was so discordant in the beginning that they couldn't even win a drunken bar fight. On top of that, there were big losses, and a few romances cemented among The Legend of Vox Machina's characters; season 3 certainly packed a lot into its 12 episodes.

Vox Machina really grew in individual ways in the critically-acclaimed Legend of Vox Machina season 3, and together, and their bonds grew deeper and more resolute. While they were tested all season,...

Quick Links What Is Jurassic World: Chaos Theory's Leucistic Baryonyx? Could The Leucistic Baryonyx Return In Jurassic World Movies?

In the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies, there were many terrifying dinosaurs. Some have been cloned from mosquito DNA to create carbon copies, such as the T-Rex, the Mosasaurus, and many more. Others have been genetically modified into hybrids, such as the Indominus Rex.

Despite these different breeds, they are all pretty much the same in that they operate in one primal way: they rely on natural instincts. This makes these dinosaurs more ferocious, but they are "normal" in the sense that they don't have any major x-factors. That has changed in Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 2, which creates the scariest dinosaur yet: the Leucistic Baryonyx.

What Is Jurassic World: Chaos Theory's Leucistic Baryonyx? The Leucistic Baryonyx Is a Blind Hunter With a Hunger For Human Flesh

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After “The Good Place,” creator Mike Schur and star Ted Danson are back with another comedy to keep you laughing while tugging on the heartstrings with “A Man on the Inside.” The Netflix series stars Danson as Charles, a retired and widowed man bored with his daily routine who gets the opportunity to reinvent his life when he’s hired by a private investigator to infiltrate a retirement home.

Danson is joined by an ensemble full of familiar faces, from former Schur’s comedy regulars to seasoned character actors. Here’s your handy guide to the cast of “A Man on the Inside” and where you’ve seen them before.

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“The Good Place” star Ted Danson reunites with series creator Michael Schur for “A Man on the Inside.” Danson plays Charles, a retired professor who is thrilled for a new adventure when he gets the...

From Prime Video and the creative minds behind the adult animated anthology series “Love, Death + Robots” comes the new series “Secret Level,” exploring original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games. Expect things to get very dark.

“Secret Level” will be available exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide starting on December 10, with additional episodic drops until December 17.

The series, from Amazon MGM Studios and Blur Studio, gives new interpretations and original tales set within our favorite video games, with the trailer below teasing some of the games featured. That includes a rather dark reimagining of Pac-Man, with series writer Jt Petty explaining in an interview with EW how they arrived at translating the game’s iconic ghosts into carnivorous monsters below. “We spent a long time trying to respect the entire 50-year history with Pac-Man and did a lot of retro-style,...

The Legend of Vox Machina is the epitome of what it means to be part of a Dungeons & Dragons game. It is rife with monsters, epic battles, emotional highs and lows, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments as the party members interact with each other. One other aspect of the tabletop RPG that the show has gotten right is its use of magical items to bolster the party. As powerful as they can be on their own, the creatures that Vox Machina faces on a daily basis have only gotten more dangerous, so they have had to improve their arsenal to stand a fighting chance.

This has taken the form of the Vestiges of Divergence or other items they have come across that improve their fighting abilities. Examining them, though, it can be hard to determine which among them are the best magical items the team possesses. Some have versatility going for them,...

Dungeons & Dragons has a huge Lgbtqi+ community, but it could reach a far wider segment of this audience with one character that is a queer icon waiting to happen. This character started life in The Legend of Drizzt books by American writer R.A. Salvatore. Although Dungeons & Dragons is most famous as a tabletop game from the '70s, it expanded into books, movies, TV series, video games, and more. And yet, the huge potential of this franchise lies significantly untapped. Adapting the Drizzt books, and this character, is a great next step for D&d.

The Legend of Drizzt books started with 1988's The Crystal Shard, the first of The Icewind Dale Trilogy. It introduced drow Drizzt Do'Urden, although he wasn't the focus of the trilogy. Realizing his popularity, Salvatore made Drizzt the main character of a prequel series called The Dark Elf Trilogy, which introduced a renegade drow named Jarlaxle.

This guide contains spoilers for Season 3 of The Legend of Vox Machina, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Based on the successful web series Critical Role, The Legend of Vox Machina follows a ragtag band of adventurers from Tal'Dorei in the fictional world of Exandria as they become this universe's only saviors, despite being far from noble warriors. Scanlan, Pike, Grog, Keyleth, Percy, Vax, and Vex are often selfish, hedonistic, and dishonest, which makes them relatable and hilarious. However, they're also incredibly heroic.

After two seasons, The Legend of Vox Machina has earned the love of both Critical Role fans and casual viewers, but the fandom wants more, and thankfully, Season 3 arrived on Prime Video on October 4th, 2024. Anyone who wants to jump on the Vox Machina wagon is right on time -- they only need to get to know the seven members of the band and a couple extras.

Prime Video has revealed the official trailer for its highly anticipated Secret Level series from Amazon MGM Studios and Blur Studio. The adult-animated anthology series features original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games.

Secret Level will be available exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide starting on December 10, with additional episodic drops until December 17.

From the creative minds behind Love, Death + Robots, each one of the show’s episodes is a celebration of games and gamers. Secret Level was created by and executive produced by Tim Miller. Dave Wilson serves as executive producer and supervising director.

The Secret Level series cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator franchise), Kevin Hart (Jumanji), Keanu Reeves (John Wick), Temuera Morrison (The Book of Boba Fett), Ariana Greenblatt (Barbie), Heaven Hart, Emily Swallow (The Mandalorian), Gabriel Luna, and Ricky Whittle.

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A new kind of video game adaptation is coming. It’s not live-action and it’s not just one game, but many games are being turned into episodes of an anthology series from Prime Video. And while the whole series is animated, the look and tone of the many titles are retained through the style of their source material. Amazon has just released the trailer for Secret Level and it looks like an experience never seen before.

The official synopsis for Secret Level reads: “Each episode of Secret Level serves as a gateway to a new adventure, unlocking exciting worlds from beloved gaming classics and highly anticipated new titles. Prepare for an unforgettable journey, where Amazon MGM Studios and gaming’s finest unite in a first-of-its-kind event that brings together more game IP in a single series than has ever been done before.”

The ensemble cast features an amazing list of names,...

There has long been talk of a Dungeons & Dragons live-action TV show, but one hero-villain duo tips the scales in its favor, offering fantasy its next Batman and Joker. Paramount dropped their D&d TV show in the wake of the box office disappointment of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, but the concept is being shopped around. As such a wide franchise, Dungeons & Dragons has corners that not even all D&D fans know about, ranging from a tabletop game and video game to movies and books. But Dark Elf Drizzt Do'Urden and his arch-nemesis need little introduction.

Drizzt Do'Urden originated in R.A. Salvatore's The Icewind Dale book trilogy in 1988 but has gone on to feature in 39 books that have a semi-cult following. He also features in the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance video game, and is a playable character in the popular Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition game.