Scotland, Geek Native’s home country, keeps on raising the anime stakes. We have Scotland Loves Anime, and now Crunchyroll is bringing the UK premiere of Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE to the Glasgow Youth Film Festival. The showing is on September 15th at 14.10. How often do you get the chance to watch an anime […]
TV show news, trailers and reviews
Welcome to Geek Native's TV section, your guide to the best of the small screen. From epic fantasy series and sci-fi sagas to the latest superhero shows, we cover the television that fuels our geek passions. This is your hub for news, reviews, and a whole host of trailers to keep you ready for the next big premiere.
Our TV coverage has a special focus on Anime, with a dedicated section for the latest news and reviews from Japan. We also explore the ever-growing world of Online Shows, including the popular 'Actual Play' series where tabletop adventures come to life on screen. Whatever you're watching, you'll find it discussed here.
Gang and sci-fi anime Mutafukaz renamed to MFKZ before cinematic release
Manga Entertainment will bring MFKZ to the UK and Ireland for a cinematic release. The animation, already popular in France, was first released as Mutafukaz and is a collaboration between Ankama and Studio 4°C. Ankama is a French entertainment company based in Roubaix and creators of Dofus and Wakfu. Studio 4°C is a leading Japanese […]
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 […]
The dark world of Boogiepop Doesn’t Laugh revealed in the trailer
Boogiepop Doesn’t Laugh is a new TV anime adaptation of the light novel series by Kouhei Kadono. In particular, it’s based on the first book which means it is set before Boogiepop Phantom. I suspect this is more of a reboot, from an earlier time than a prequel for Boogiepop Phantom. Shingo Natsume will direct […]
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 […]
The official 13th Doctor Who posters unveiled
[Show me more] GB Posters are a market leader in the UK, therefore firmly on the BBC’s radar, have released the first official 13th Doctor posters. [Get closer] The Doctor is played by Jodie Whittaker, the first female Doctor since the show began in 1963, and she and the TARDIS feature in two posters. Both seem […]
Comic-Con brings us 3 minutes of The Orville season 2
The Orville is back with a second season. In the States, it’ll premiere on Fix on Sunday, 30th December, and we’ll have to see what the schedule is like the for the rest of the world. Some might say that Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi spoof was an unlikely hit, but it’s packed with talent such as […]
