Category: sci-fi

‘Altered Carbon’ season 2 teaser shows Anthony Mackie as the ‘new’ hero

[ad_1] The new season debuts February 27th. There’s a fair amount of hype for the show, both because of the relatively lengthy two-year wait and because of the show itself. It’s arguably Netflix’s tentpole ‘deep’ sci-fi show (Lost in Space being lighter fare) with a healthy audience, and now it has to go up against […]

Sci-fi series ‘Altered Carbon’ returns to Netflix on February 27th

[ad_1] Your re-sleeving is now complete. 2.27.20. #AlteredCarbon pic.twitter.com/h4VtaCp6Wh — Altered Carbon (@AltCarb) January 21, 2020 This time around, Anthony Mackie is taking over the lead role of Takeshi Kovacs from Joel Kinnaman. Since Altered Carbon is set in a future in which people can transfer their consciousness and memories between bodies (or “sleeves”), recasting […]

NBC may revive ‘Quantum Leap’ for its Peacock streaming service

[ad_1] We wouldn’t count on a possible show bringing back Scott Bakula or Dean Stockwell, at least not in their original roles. Bakula is tied up with NCIS: New Orleans, while Stockwell hasn’t acted in five years. It’s likelier that this would be a reboot or a sequel. You might find out more soon. NBC […]

‘Star Trek: Picard’ has already been renewed for a second season

[ad_1] As with Discovery, it’s easy to see why CBS would be so eager to renew the series. While All Access has an increasing diversity of shows, Star Trek arguably remains the highlight of the streaming service. A second season of Picard gives you an added reason to come back — and, of course, to […]

A ‘Snow Crash’ TV series is coming to HBO Max

[ad_1] There’s no tentative release schedule, and it’s clearly too soon to learn who’ll play characters like Hiro Protagonist and YT. This may have been in the works for a while, though. There has been talk for months of resurrecting attempts to bring Snow Crash to screens following a failed attempt to make a movie. […]

Recommended Reading: The science fiction of William Gibson

[ad_1] How William Gibson keeps his science fiction realJoshua Rothman,The New Yorker While a lot of sci-fi is obsessed with the distant future, one of the best authors of the genre takes a different approach. The New Yorker explains how William Gibson “has imagined the near future more convincingly than anyone else” to create his […]

Amazon orders William Gibson series from the creators of ‘Westworld’

[ad_1] The series has been in development at Amazon since early 2018, but it’s only now getting the go-ahead. Joy and Nolan both signed a larger deal with Amazon in April. Other executive producers include Westworld‘s Athena Wickham as well as In the Tall Grass veterans Steven Hoban and Vincenzo Natali. This isn’t the Neuromancer […]

The ‘Stargate’ streaming service is closing shop and moving to YouTube

[ad_1] Subscribers who paid for the service — which offered all existing Stargate TV shows and movies, as well as original content — beyond 2019 will receive a refund. When the clock strikes noon PST on December 31st, the website and its accompanying apps will be taken offline, rendering content like comics and ebooks unavailable. […]

Apple TV+ adaptation of ‘Foundation’ will star Jared Harris and Lee Pace

[ad_1] It’s too soon to say when Foundation will premiere, although it’s not likely to be ready for a long time given that it’s still early days for the sci-fi show. This does illustrate Apple’s long-term thinking, at least. It’s increasingly determined to score major properties and secure deals with equally major personalities, and it […]