Embracer Group AB, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Freemode, has entered into an agreement to acquire Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, which owns a vast intellectual property catalog and worldwide rights for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Included in the sale are the rights to The Hobbit and The …
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Roku today announced that Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Office) and Zach Cherry (Severance, Duncanville) have signed on to co-host the Roku Original series The Great American Baking Show. Kemper and Cherry will take audiences into the iconic tent to watch contestants vying to become America’s top baker. The highly-anticipated U.S. adaptation of the …
Peacock has provided Vital Thrills with the new trailer and key art for the Vampire Academy series, which will launch with four episodes on Thursday, September 15. New episodes will debut weekly on Thursdays. From the creative minds of Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre comes a story of friendship, romance, and danger. In a world …
Netflix has revealed the official Wednesday teaser trailer and a featurette, which give you a first look at Tim Burton’s highly anticipated series. Featuring mayhem, mystery, and murder, the twisted new series drops this fall. As you can see in the Wednesday teaser, the show is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ (Jenna …
Yet another Disney+ Marvel Studios series is coming out on August 18, 2022. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law stars Tatiana Maslany as lawyer Jennifer Walters, cousin of Bruce Banner, aka Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). Through an event that I won’t spoil here (and this review will be as spoiler-free as I can make it), Jennifer gets some …
Vital Thrills recently got a chance to talk to the She-Hulk cast and crew, who gave us all the details about the anticipated Disney+ series from Marvel Studios. Present from the She-Hulk cast were Tatiana Maslany and Ginger Gonzaga. They were joined by director and executive producer Kat Coiro and head writer and executive producer …
Disney Junior’s Firebuds, an animated comedy-adventure series from Disney Branded Television featuring a team of young first responders and their talking vehicle sidekicks, premieres Wednesday, September 21, with a simulcast on Disney Channel and Disney Junior (10:30 a.m. EDT). An initial batch of episodes will premiere the same day on on-demand platforms and Disney+. From …
Peacock has provided Vital Thrills with a first look at the apocalyptic thriller Last Light, premiering on the streaming service on Thursday, September 8. All five episodes will drop at launch. From director Dennie Gordon (Jack Ryan), the series stars Matthew Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Alyth Ross, Taylor Fay, Amber Rose Revah, Victor Alli, Tom Wlaschiha, …
Prime Video has announced The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power episode rollout. The anticipated series will debut with two episodes on September 1/September 2 (depending on the time zone). The rest of the episodes will follow a weekly, single-episode rollout. Each The Rings of Power episode will launch at the same time …
Lucasfilm announced today that IMAX will be showcasing the feature film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and exclusive, special footage from Andor, Lucasfilm’s newest, upcoming series for Disney+, in 150 IMAX theaters across the U.S. and Canada for one week beginning on August 26. Tickets are on sale now at participating IMAX theaters via IMAX.com/RogueOne and at Fandango.com/RogueOneIMAX. The IMAX release of Rogue …