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A Simple Plan offers the same wintry crime tension as Fargo
A Collider feature by Jeremy Urquhart, published on 6 July 2026, recommends Sam Raimi’s 1998 crime drama A Simple Plan as an ideal late-night watch for fans of the Coen Brothers’ Fargo. The piece matters chiefly as a viewing tip: the film is currently streaming on MGM+, and the writer argues it delivers the same…
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Amazon revives Lara Croft across two games and a Sophie Turner series
Amazon is expanding its investment in the Tomb Raider franchise with two new video games and a live-action television series, part of a broader push into classic British characters following its James Bond game “007 First Light”. The move matters because it revives one of gaming’s most iconic heroines, Lara Croft, across multiple formats, with…
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Babylon 5 pioneered serialised storytelling that reshaped modern television drama
Babylon 5 was a scrappy syndicated series that proved long-form sci-fi could hit harder than big-budget shows.
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Beth and Rip navigate mob cliffhanger as Dutton Ranch gains new showrunner
“There was a moment where we were trying to figure out, ‘How do we do this without him?'” Kelly Reilly, speaking with Cole Hauser, tells The Hollywood Reporter about moving from Sheridan’s ‘Yellowstone’ to the spinoff. “It feels like we earned this second season from all the work we’ve done before, and that’s the thing…
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Havok revealed as Cyclops’ brother, setting up X-Men ’97 clash
With Havok returning in X-Men ’97 Season 2, it’s time for the series to pay off a confrontation that’s been 31 years in the making.
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Sky agrees £2.1bn takeover of ITV, raising hopes for independent producers
“ITV Studios is not for sale,” Carolyn McCall, boss of U.K. media conglomerate ITV, firmly told Variety three years ago. Despite persistent rumors the global production powerhouse was going to be snapped up – including potentially by Banijay or RedBird IMI – McCall has stayed true to her word. What few could have imagined back…
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Satluj pulled from ZEE5 two days after release amid censorship row
Satluj, a film starring the Indian singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh, was abruptly pulled from the streaming platform ZEE5 just two days after its release, triggering a row over apparent censorship. The film is inspired by the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who investigated alleged enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during Punjab’s separatist insurgency…
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The Boroughs cancellation looks premature as sci-fi drama tops 3.4 billion minutes
Netflix has faced criticism for abruptly cancelling its high-profile sci-fi series The Boroughs, a decision that looks increasingly premature given the show’s strong viewership figures. The series carried significant expectations because it was executive-produced by the Duffer Brothers, the creators of Netflix’s flagship hit Stranger Things, and was billed as their return to sci-fi. Despite…
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Human vapor reimagined as Netflix and Toho’s first streaming series
Netflix and Japan’s Toho studio have launched Human Vapor, an eight-part streaming thriller that reimagines Toho’s 1960 science-fiction cult classic about a Tokyo killer who murders his victims while existing as a shape-shifting cloud of gas. The project is significant because it marks Toho’s first-ever streaming series and its decision to open a vault of…
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Trying returns for fifth season as Apple TV’s longest-running sitcom
Apple TV’s longest-running sitcom, Trying, returns for its fifth season on Wednesday 8 July 2026, and the article frames the comeback as more significant than a routine comedy premiere. It argues that the gentle, character-driven series was pivotal in convincing Apple TV that its originals could work beyond big-budget prestige dramas, helping to open the…