A prophet once said, “No doubt, endings are hard. But then again… nothing ever really ends, does it?”
For months, we’ve been saying Supernatural will never die, and it looks like we were right. According to Deadline, the iconic CW show has commandeered itself a prequel titled The Winchesters. Check out a brief synopsis below.
“Before Sam and Dean, there was John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), The Winchesters is the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world.”
The Winchesters, which already has a script commitment, will focus on John and Mary Winchester, Sam and Dean’s parents. The show will be executive produced by leading Supernatural star Jensen Ackles along with his wife (who played Anael/Sister Jo) Danneel Harris Ackles through their company, Chaos Machine Productions. Jensen will reprise his role as Dean Winchester in the form of the show’s narrator. Additionally, former Supernatural co-executive producer Robbie Thomson, who worked on the show in various capacities for five years, is set as a writer and executive producer.
We’re so excited about this news and hope the series proceeds forward. As always, stay tuned for more updates!
Having withdrawals after the season two finale of the podcast Passenger List? We have something to help with it. The tie-in Passenger List novel is out now! The book and the podcast both follow Kaitlin, who investigates the plane crash that killed her twin brother.
The podcast and novel’s premise can be found below.
“When Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 disappears mid-flight between London and New York, the world is stunned. With the public clamouring for answers, authorities seem at a loss as to how to explain the plane’s disappearance. There were 256 passengers on Flight 702, with many carrying dark secrets on board with them. Could one of them hold the truth behind the plane’s disappearance? College student Kaitlin Le’s beloved twin brother Conor was on that plane. She refuses to believe the official statements, or to join her parents in their blind acceptance of Conor’s death. But as she journeys deeper into the murky heart of what really happened on board that plane, it becomes clear she’s drawing attention to herself. And there are some people who would rather the truth behind the fate of Flight 702 stayed buried…”
John Scott Dryden, who also created the mystery sci-fi podcast produced by Radiotopia, wrote the novel. The two seasons of the podcast are available to listen on Apple Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Passenger List is available to purchase now as a hardcover and an eBook version on Amazon.
In last week’s episode of The Bad Batch, Clone Force 99 and Omega were chased by former member Crosshair. Additionally, Omega was abducted by Cad Bane, the Duros bounty hunter.
With only eight episodes left in the series, Disney+ has released a mid-season sneak peek. Most of the trailer focuses on footage seen in the first half of the season by showing old scenes with Cid, Rex, Crosshair, and the Martell sisters, but also teases the return of Fennec Shand in new footage with Omega and what looks like a clone pod.
You can watch the trailer below.
A new episode of The Bad Batch is available each Friday on Disney+. Stay tuned for more news and episode recaps on Nerds and Beyond!
The final season of The Walking Dead will premiere in just a few short months. Ahead of the premiere, the first eight-episode titles are here as part of the 11 weeks of reveals! The premiere is a two-parter written by Angela Kang and Jim Barnes and directed by Kevin Dowling. Consisting of 24 total episodes, the finale will air sometime in 2022.
Along with the titles, descriptions for episodes one and two are also available. Check them out along with the official The Walking Dead titles below!
1101: “Acheron: Part I”
“Returning to Alexandria from a critical food mission, the group realizes it isn’t enough. Maggie proposes a new plan, potentially a suicide mission. What choice do they have? They must find more food for all their people in order to survive and efficiently rebuild Alexandria. If they don’t, Alexandria falls, taking them down with it. Once on the road, a violent storm erupts forcing them underground into a subway tunnel. As nerves fray and suspicions increase, chaos ensues. The terror is relentless as our people get a glimpse of what Maggie and her group endured prior to returning to Alexandria. Meanwhile, those captured by the strange soldiers are relocated to another undisclosed location.”
1102: “Acheron: Part II”
“The group discovers a member did not make it to safety inside the subway car. Surrounded by walkers, going back out into the tunnel to search is a guaranteed death wish. All eyes are on Negan as the rule of survival shifts. It is no longer No Man Left Behind. The motto now is We Keep Going. With very little ammo and energy remaining, the group must ready themselves as the walkers have found a way inside the subway train. Meanwhile, Daryl is in his own intense hellish situation trying to find Dog and finding more than he expected; and Yumiko challenges the process at the Commonwealth outpost, which threatens her future and that of Eugene, Ezekiel, and Princess.”
1103: “Hunted”
1104: “Rendition”
1105: “Out of the Ashes”
1106: “On the Inside”
1107: “Promises Broken”
1108: “For Blood”
The Walking Dead season 11 will premiere on August 22 at 9 p.m. ET on AMC. In the meantime, images for season 11 are viewable here along with a synopsis. Catch up on season 10 now on AMC+.
Just when you thought Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) was going to be trouble enough to The Boys, Amazon’s hit dark series based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s Comic series, created by showrunner Eric Kripke and producer Seth Rogan will add a trio of cast members to season 3. All three characters are original to the Prime TV series and were not in the original comic series thus we are unsure of their exact powers. The trio is Miles Gaston Villanueva, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Nick Wechsler. They will be added to the hugely talented cast including Karl Urban (Billy Butcher), Antony Starr (Homelander), Jack Quaid (Hughie), Erin Moriarty (Starlight), Laz Alonso (Mother’s Milk), Jessie Usher (A-Train), Dominique McElligott (Queen Maeve), Nathan Mitchell (Black Noir), Chase Crawford (The Deep), Tomer Kapon (Frenchie), Karen Fukuhara (Kimiko). Season 3 will also include Jensen Ackles (Soldier Boy) who is in the original comic series.
Now where have I seen those actors before?
The trio of trouble cast members are Miles Gaston Villanueva as Supersonic, Sean Patrick Flanery as Gun Powder, and Nick Wechsler as Blue Hawk.
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Miles Gaston Villanueva is known for his roles in Law and Order True Crime, The Menendez Brothers as Lyle Menendez, and Nancy Drew as Owen. He is playing Supersonic which, according to EW, might have a power related to Supersonic screaming. It is rumored that he was an old boyfriend of Starlight (Erin Moriarty).
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Sean Patrick Flanery will play Gunpowder and is known for his role as Connor MacManus in Boondock Saints and Jacob Elway in Season 13 of Dexter. He also played Noah in Ten Inch Hero along with Jensen Ackles. Flanery is rumored to have powers related to weapons. Again the exact powers for the trio are unknown because these characters are wholly original to the Amazon series.
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Lastly, Nick Wechsler will be joining the cast as Blue Hawk. Most recently he had a role in the Apple series, For All Mankind as Fred and also starred in This Is Us as Ryan Sharp, and Revenge as Jack Porter.
The Boys is a dark satire on the Superhero genre where “supes” are by no means heroes and use their powers for personal gain and political clout. Created by Vought International, a company, using a formula called “V”, their abuse of power goes unfettered until a small group band together to stop them.
Adding these three supes along with Soldier Boy, the series creators and Amazon are betting you’ll tune in to see the chaos and gore they will create. Teasing fans throughout the past two weeks before the announcement, the crew and showrunner Eric Kripke have consistently given one message as to the shocking nature of season 3, “You’re not ready.” Keep an eye out here for new information on The Boys as it becomes available.
Filming for Luca Guadagnino’s first U.S. project, Bones and All, is currently underway in Ohio, and the first official image from the film is here!
Released via Deadline, the photo shows Maren Yearly (Russell) and Lee (Chalamet), a couple that first meet when Maren is searching for her father.
Maren is desperate to uncover and understand why she possesses the urge to kill and eat those she has a connection with. Together, they trek a thousand miles only for the roads to lead them back to their pasts. This will determine whether their love can withstand their skeletons. After all, everybody’s got them, right?
Bones and All also stars Mark Rylance, André Holland, Chloë Sevigny, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Francesca Scorsese.
The film reunites director Guadagnino and Chalamet who worked together on 2017’s Call Me By Your Name. Bones and All is adapted by David Kajganich from Camille DeAngelis’ novel of the aforementioned name.
Chalamet’s next projects include Dune, releasing this October, as well as Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch and Don’t Look Up. He will also star as Willy Wonka for the upcoming Warner Bros. Film. Russell’s recent work includes Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets and Words on Bathroom Walls.
Bones and All will release in 2022. Stay tuned for updates.
Ever since Rick Riordan announced his newest book, Daughter of the Deep, fans have been jonesing for the novel’s release. While that day isn’t quite here yet, Rick Riordan has released the official dates for the book’s virtual tour. Check them out below!
If you’re not familiar with the book’s premise, a summary is available below.
“Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world. Ana’s parents died while on a scientific expedition two years ago, and the only family she’s got left is her older brother, Dev, also a student at HP. (And they’ve heard all the Harry Potter jokes already, so don’t go there.) Ana’s freshman year culminates with the class’s weekend trial at sea, the details of which have been kept secret. She only hopes she has what it’ll take to succeed.
All her worries are blown out of the water when, on the bus ride to the ship, Ana and her schoolmates witness a terrible tragedy that will change the trajectory of their lives. But wait, there’s more. The professor accompanying them informs Ana that their rival school, Land Institute, and Harding-Pencroft have been fighting a cold war for a hundred and fifty years. Now that cold war has been turned up to a full broil, and the freshmen are in danger of becoming fish food. In a race against deadly enemies, Ana will make amazing friends and astounding discoveries about her heritage as she puts her leadership skills to the test for the first time.“
Daughter of the Deep will be available for your consumption on October 5, 2021. Make sure to check out all of our other coverage of the book here. As always, stay tuned for more updates!
So far this year, Netflix has released a wide variety of new movies each week ranging from family films, comedies, thrillers, superheroes, and more. Coming up on their 2021 release slate is the western/drama The Harder They Fall, and the first look teaser and photos have finally arrived! Find them below.
When an outlaw, Nat Love, discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck is being released from prison, he and his crew set out to seek his revenge. Meanwhile, Rufus wrangles his own formidable gang, and they aren’t the kind that loses.
Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, LaKeith Stanfield, Regina King, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, R.J. Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr., and Deon Cole star in the film. The film is written by Jeymes Samuel and Boaz Yakin and directed by Samuel.
The Harder They Fall will release on Netflix and in select theaters this Fall.
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for Sundance hit CODA, starring Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, and more. A brief description of the film can be found below along with the trailer.
“As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family’s fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.”
CODA took home a slew of awards in 2021, including U.S. Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Dramatic Audience Award, and a Special Jury Ensemble Cast Award at Sundance; Sian Heder, the film’s director, also won Best Director in the U.S. Dramatic section. Heder also won in the “Directors to Watch” category at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
CODA will begin streaming on Apple TV+ and in select theaters on August 13. As always, stay tuned for more updates.
The merchandise includes both T-shirt designs from Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 with multiple styles and colors, as well as their four different hats, their mug, and hoodie. The album designs used on their merchandise were created by artist Tom Jean Webb.
While you’re buying the merchandise for 20% off, check out their limited edition double CD for Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. If you’re buying the vinyl album, note that there are delays in the production of all vinyls.
You can listen to Radio Company now on Spotify and Apple Music. Stay tuned for more Radio Company news.
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