The diverse fantasy series Strowlers was a recipient of the Washington Filmworks Innovation Lab back in 2015 and has gone on to win titles like Best Series at GenCon, Best Drama and Stareable Fest and Best Fantasy Film at the Origins Film Festival. Zombie Orpheus are finally bringing it to a broader audience. There’s a […]
Online Shows (actual plays, streaming, etc)
Welcome to the Online Shows category, where we explore the ever-expanding universe of digital-first content. This section covers the latest series and movies from major streaming platforms, keeping you up-to-date with what’s new, what’s trending, and what’s worth binge-watching across the web.
From blockbuster originals on Netflix and Disney+ to the exciting world of Actual Play series like Critical Role, we highlight the shows that are defining the future of entertainment. If it's premiering online, you'll find the news and reviews right here.
Niantic and +Ultra release the Ingress anime trailer
The Ingress anime is about to air in Japan and is due on Netflix later this year. We already know a little about the Ingress anime so let’s carefully attempt to work out what the trailer is showing. Auto-English captions are not yet available. It begins by showing a three glyph message decoded Begin, Danger, […]
Handbooker Helper is Critical Role’s new show. Handbooker!
Critical Role span off from Geek & Sundry so they had the flexibility to do new things. Today we discover that one of those things is a show called Handbook Helper, no, sorry, it’s called Handbooker Helper, that teaches people the basics of D&D in short videos. The episodes will feature Critical Role stars like […]
Netflix adds Prodigy to its catalogue today, but it’s not the new Mark Millar title
The next title from Millarworld and Netflix will be a comic book series called Prodigy. Mark Millar thinks the lean character, Edison Crane, is his best. He said; Edison Crane is by far the best character I’ve created in my career…” And today you can watch Prodigy on the streaming platform but, spoiler, it’s a […]
Fans demand Zach McGown as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher
Netflix has a holding page for their The Witcher series which says the show will be out in 2018. Really, so soon? The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But who is going to play the titular Witcher? Ask […]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard returns to Star Trek
UPDATE: Patrick Stewart is pack in Alex Kurtzman’s Star Trek but it may not be Discovery. Deadline and others suggest it is a new Star Trek title. More details as and when they occur. The original article continues below. Sir Patrick Stewart, as rumoured heavily in recent weeks, is returning to Star Trek. This is […]
Netflix sneaks out a trailer for Castlevania season 2
The trailer for Castlevania season 2 has come out via producer Adi Shanker rather than the main site. It looks great. The next time someone comments about how there are no good adaptations of computer games I would encourage you to counter with Castlevania. Shankar is aiming high. He wrote; We did not set the […]
Comic-Con trailer – Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery
I’m not sure this is supposed to be on YouTube yet so watch it before it’s yanked. It looks like the Captain of the USS Enterprise is going to have a fairly chunky role in season two of Star Trek: Discovery. Which Captain? Christopher Pike. Pike had the helm before James T Kirk took over […]
Three years into the Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons
Cavegirl Productions and X-Ray Films have spent three years interviewing artists and insiders with stories to tell from the last 40 years of Dungeons & Dragons. With a GenCon premier in mind the team turned to Kickstarter to raise finishing funds and succeeded. At the time of writing there’s 15 days still on the clock, […]
8 real life retro-game playing Gunters
In Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One the name given to gamers who specialise in 80s arcade games/retro-games are Gunters. The Gunters are searching for the famous Easter Egg that will give who ever finds it control of the Oasis. It’s a bit like the quest for the Holy Grail. We don’t yet have a virtual […]
