Future Stories

Screenshot: Adult Swim/YouTube The times of Rick and Morty scarcity are over. In fact, if creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon have their way, the Adult Swim blockbuster may live on virtually forever. As the series’ sixth season rapidly approaches, both Roiland and Harmon seem optimistic about returning again and again—something fans were already anticipating given the series’ massive, multi-season renewal in 2018 , but this sounds like another layer beyond that. Speaking with the Wrap , Roiland estimated that Rick and Morty “could run forever ... as long as we want it to ... we could easily run this thing into season 20 if we wanted, if the network wanted and if the fans wanted.” Harmon is of a similar mindset. “As far as the longevity of the show, to me, it just feels infinite,” he told the Wrap, noting that the way the series is written and formatted lends itself to a longevity befitting characters with the ability to leap across multiverses. “We’ve certainly got element...

Gif: Lucasfilm Bill Murray said it in 1978 and we’re still saying it today: “ Star Wars ! Nothing but Star Wars ! Give me those Star Wars ! Don’t let them end...” Star Wars is everywhere these days , with multiple movies and TV shows in the works from Disney and Lucasfilm. This article will give you the most up to date Star Wars release dates so you know exactly when every new Star Wars movie or Disney+ show will arrive. This post was last updated on 8/31/2022.   What’s the next Star Wars release? Andor | Official Trailer | Disney+ Star Wars: Andor Release Date: September 21 (On Disney+) How did Rogue One character Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) become the Rebel spy we saw in that movie? This show, from Rogue One writer Tony Gilroy, follows that story . It features an all-star cast including Stellan Skarsgard, Fiona Shaw, and Genevieve O’Reilly (as Mon Mothma), but no Alan Tudyk as Cassian’s friend K-2SO, at least not in season one. We already know that Andor will ...

Miguel Sapochnik attends the premiere of House of the Dragon in Los Angeles. Photo: Chris Delmas/AFP (Getty Images) Would it be a George R.R. Martin adaptation if there weren’t multiple people vying for control? As the first Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon, enjoys some massive early season success , one of the show’s co-creators, executive producers and directors, Miguel Sapochnik, is leaving. “Working within the Thrones universe for the past few years has been an honor and a privilege, especially spending the last two with the amazing cast and crew of House of the Dragon ,” Sapochnik said in a statement obtained by the Hollywood Reporter . “I am so proud of what we accomplished with season one and overjoyed by the enthusiastic reaction of our viewers. It was incredibly tough to decide to move on, but I know that it is the right choice for me, personally and professionally.” Sapochnik has a first-look deal with HBO so he’ll still work with the company and remain...

Image: Ollie Upton/HBO and Matt Grace/Prime Video In a perfect world, no one would need to decide whether they should watch HBO’s smash hit Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon or Prime Video’s lavish Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power . However, it is not a perfect world, and there’s no doubt in my mind that only one of these series is going to dominate the virtual water cooler talk of mass audiences. But which one will it be? On the one hand, you have House of the Dragon , which has already gotten excellent critical reviews and a massive audience  despite the widespread disappointment with Game of Thrones’ final season. On the other, you have The Rings of Power , based on the Lord of the Rings novels, which have been beloved for nearly 70 years, and the three incredibly popular and Oscar-winning film adaptations of the ‘00s. And early reviews of the series make House of the Dragon visually look like garbage in comparison, thanks to the almost-crimina...

A small sampling of what’s coming to streaming this month. Image: Disney+, Paramount, Prime Video, 20th Century Fox, Pathé Distribution Welcome back to io9's monthly Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. As always, we’re including the best new films and TV coming to Netflix , Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+ , and HBO Max—as well as Paramount+, Shudder , and Peacock. Folks, there may be too many streaming services. Well, it’s time for the good stuff: the best of what’s streaming in September 2022. If you’re only interested in the services you subscribe to, you can jump directly to that page with these links: What’s coming to Netflix in September 2022? What’s coming to Prime Video in September 2022? What’s coming to Hulu in September 2022? What’s coming to Disney+ in September 2022? What’s coming to HBO Max in ...

Elon says SpaceX is aiming for 100 Falcon 9 flights in 2023. Elon also shared a photo of the Mechazilla lifting the Super Heavy booster. If SpaceX finishes the year with another 15 launches then they will have total 187 Falcon 9 launches at the end of 2022. One hundred launches in 2023 would put ... Read more

This guy could have appeared... a little later Screenshot: Marvel Studios/Disney+ The main end credits scene for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is already incredible epic. It reveals a brand new hero named Clea , played by Charlize Theron, who takes Strange on what we can only imagine is yet another multiverse adventure. But, in the film’s very early stages , there was an even bigger reveal. One that was so big, it ended up in the movie itself. In Multiverse of Madness , Strange visits many different universes but one in particular stands out. It’s Earth-838, home of the Illuminati, a group of superheroes who look slightly familiar, but, are all in fact quite different . There’s Black Bolt, a new version of Baron Mordo, a new Captain Marvel, a new Captain America, Professor X from the X-Men universe, and then a character writer Michael Waldron originally thought he’d only get in the end credits: Mr. Fantastic himself, Reed Richards. “I always wanted Reed Richards i...

Image: Prime Video Forced to leave her young son behind in Senegal to build a better life, a woman takes a job caring for the daughter of a rich New York City family. But there’s no American dream present in The Nanny , the first horror film to win the Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. A new trailer is here to rattle your domestic nightmares. Nanny - Official Trailer | Prime Video Not only is Nanny the first horror film to win that prize at Sundance, it’s only the second time a film with a Black female director has won it. Pretty remarkable considering it’s the debut feature from writer-director Nikyatu Jusu, who drew upon her own experiences as a Senegalese immigrant in crafting the story. According to the press release: “Set in New York City, this fable of a Senegalese immigrant’s experience working for an affluent family is grounded in the real life experiences of domestic workers. The story is personal to Nikyatu Jusu’s upbringing, whose mother sustained h...

Harfoot Nori (Markella Kavenagh) sees something in the sky. Photo: Ben Rothstein/Prime Video Pop culture’s next journey into Middle-earth is almost upon us, in the form of Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . At a recent press day for the series , io9 talked to showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay and executive producer Lindsey Weber about diving back into J.R.R. Tolkien’s world—and why now was the right time to do it. Cheryl Eddy, io9: So the show deals with a period in Lord of the Rings history and Tolkien’s work that is so incredibly vast, with events that take place over centuries. How did you guys decide where exactly to start in the Second Age? J.D. Payne: What we did is is look at the Second Age and see that there are these sort of several pillars of storytelling and events. It’s the forging of the Rings of Power. It’s the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron. The epic tale of Númenor. And then finally, the last lines of Elves and men. And as you p...

Gif: Warner Bros. Marvel’s streaming shows and movies may still steal the majority of the headlines, but the DC Extended Universe is finally giving the MCU a run for its money. The DCEU’s myriad projects are stretching far beyond superhero mainstays Batman , Superman , and the Justice League , promising to include new and interesting takes on DC Comics’ enormous stable of characters. What follows is an up-to-date list of everything DCEU-related that’s on the way: DC movies heading to theaters, as well as DC streaming movies and shows coming to HBO Max —a category that has, in the wake of Batgirl ’s cancellation, gotten more and more in flux; we’ll be updating this post (as always) if other projects find themselves similarly on the chopping block, because that sure seems likely . Last updated 8/30/2022. What’s the next DC Movie? Black Adam - Comic-Con Sneak Peek Black Adam Release date: October 21 (in theaters) After literally years of hype and anticipation ( seriously, ...