Nerds and Beyond

Ted Lasso has returned! The beloved Apple TV+ series, starring Jason Sudeikis, is back. Editor’s note: spoilers are beyond this point. I consider Ted Lasso to be one of the greatest television shows of all time. So naturally, I was worried that, with an extended break and a seemingly perfect ending to the series at the end of the third season, how they were going to come back and if the magic of what made the series so great would remain.

Netflix has announced that the upcoming film adaptation, Guarding Stars, is set to release on the streaming platform on November 18. Guarding Stars is based on the book The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. The film stars Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki, as well as Andie McDowell, Noah LaLonde, and CM Punk. Directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, the film is also produced by Jared, Genevieve Padalecki, Gina Matthews, and Grant Scharbo. It’s written by Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith.

Prime Video has released the trailer for The Last Sunrise, based on the best-selling book by Anna Todd (After series). Here’s the synopsis: The Last Sunrise follows Ry (Maia Reficco), a college student with a chronic illness, on a summer escape to Mallorca with her mother (Eva Longoria). As she unexpectedly falls for Julián (Fernando Lindez) and begins to embrace living in the moment, her worsening condition and long-hidden family secrets threaten to unravel everything before the summer ends.

Amazon MGM Studios and Alliance Home Entertainment have announced the 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD release of Masters of the Universe on October 20! The film stars Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Alison Brie, ames Purefoy, Morena Baccarin, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, Kristen Wiig, Jared Leto, and Idris Elba.

The force is strong with Hillywood as they take on their biggest challenge yet – creating a parody musical set in the Star Wars universe. For over a decade, the Hillywood creators and sisters Hilly and Hannah Hindi have been creating parodies of the biggest shows and movies, taking on fandoms like Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Stranger Things, Twilight, Good Omens and Supernatural. The pop-culture juggernaut of Star Wars has always been a goal of theirs, but they wanted to do it right.

“We learn as women, through Yaga, not to ask for permission.” Saturday after the Yaga panel at San Diego Comic Con, press got a chance to sit with stars Noah Reid, Clark Backo and writer and creator Kat Sandler to ask about the highly anticipated series. What followed was an enlightening discussion about female empowerment, what the cast and crew hope audiences take away from the show, and how sex is part of the language of the Baba Yaga. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

The highly anticipated trailer for upcoming thriller series Yaga premiered at San Diego Comic Con today for a thrilled audience. The new Crave series, which stars Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix, FUBAR), Noah Reid (Schitts Creek, The Vampire Lestat), Clarke Backo (Letterkenny, Supernatural) and Hudson Williams (Heated Rivalry, Super Support) is set to air this October.

The highly anticipated trailer of Lanterns, the new HBO and DC Studios drama based on the Green Lantern comic book series, debuted for the Hall H audience at SDCC on Friday. Fans of the comics can look forward to seeing Hal Jordan on their screens again for the first time since Ryan Reynolds played him in The Green Lantern (2011).

Fans of The Walking Dead: Dead City got an extra special treat at San Diego Comic Con Friday night as AMC took over Petco Park for an exclusive screening. Photo: Mandi Heesh Photo: Mandi Heesh Photo: Mandi Heesh The third season of Dead City will air tomorrow, July 26th, but fans were invited into Petco Park to watch the first episode of the new season.

Spoilers ahead for the upcoming third season of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. LOTR knows how to bring the drama to San Diego Comic Con, and this time they did it in style – with four terrifying Nazgnagol in full armor. The upcoming season of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (based on the fantasy series by J.R.R. Tolkien) promises to bring back some familiar faces, and one new (but oddly familiar voice).