Science Fiction
All Sci-Fi and Fantasy Titles Releasing This Week on Streaming and in Theaters, Including a Hit Animated Spin-Off’s Second Season (Comicbasics)
Summary: ‘City of Blood’ debuts on Hulu on September 16, 2026. ‘Golden Axe’ premieres on Paramount+ on September 16, 2026. Season 2 of ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ arrives on Netflix on September 17, 2026. ‘April X’ releases in limited theaters on September 18, 2026, after an initial 2025 festival premiere. ‘Resident Evil’ arrives in movie theaters from Sony Pictures and Columbia on September 18, 2026. Lionsgate brings the 1995 anime feature ‘Ghost in the Shell’ back to select cinemas for a limited theatrical re-release on September 18, 2026.
"Science fiction and fantasy enthusiasts have a packed slate of new and returning releases arriving this week across streaming platforms and theaters." — COMICBASICS
Date: September 14, 2026 08:00 PM ET
URL: https://comicbasics.com/all-sci-fi-and-fantasy-titles-releasing-this-week-on-streaming-and-in-theaters-including-a-hit-animated-spin-offs-second-season
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Source Registry Score: 10.0/10 — High
Generated text and tone describe the analysis; the source registry score is not a factual truth rating.The BBC dropped an unannounced invitation to tender for Doctor Who on September 17th. (Kcra)
Summary: The BBC dropped an unannounced invitation to tender for Doctor Who on September 17th. The deadline for submissions by production companies is October 2nd. The contract would be for 2028/29 with an option to extend to a second run. The BBC would retain the IP in this new era. The budget will not be revealed until proposals are sent.
Why it matters: For fans this is great news, as Doctor Who went off the air in the 1980s and did not return until 2005, so this will not be the 1980s hiatus everyone was concerned about.
"The deadline for submissions by production companies to take over the show is October 2nd." — KCRA
Date: September 17, 2026 02:38 PM ET
URL: https://www.kcra.com/article/doctor-who-could-return-by-2028/73775500
Generated Analysis Tone: Neutral (50%)
Source Registry Score: 10.0/10 — High
Generated text and tone describe the analysis; the source registry score is not a factual truth rating.Ghost in the Shell Director Officially Returns to Resurrect Mecha in Upcoming 2027 Gundam Anime (Fandomwire)
Summary: Kenji Kamiyama, director of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, is rebuilding Gundam from the ground up with Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO. The anime is the opening chapter of a brand-new history designed to stretch from anime into games and beyond. Kamiyama serves as director and series composer, with SOLA ANIMATION producing the anime. The story is set in A.A. 45, the 45th year of the After Apocalypse era. GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT jumps roughly 100 years forward into the same history and is scheduled for March 5, 2027.
"The director who helped turn Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex into one of anime’s defining science-fiction series is now rebuilding Gundam from the ground up with Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO (pronounced “Alex Zero”)." — FANDOMWIRE
Date: September 14, 2026 11:20 AM ET
URL: https://fandomwire.com/ghost-in-the-shell-director-kenji-kamiyama-returns-to-resurrect-mecha-in-2027-gundam-anime/
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Source Registry Score: 10.0/10 — High
Generated text and tone describe the analysis; the source registry score is not a factual truth rating.Star Trek: Voyager is now the No. 1 series on the Apple TV Store in both the United States and Canada, per FlixPatrol. (Cbr)
Summary: Star Trek: Voyager is now the No. 1 series on the Apple TV Store in both the United States and Canada, per FlixPatrol. The show originally ran for seven seasons on television between 1995 and 2001. It is above South Park in the U.S., a show that recently returned for Season 29.
"On the Apple TV Store, Star Trek: Voyager is now the No. 1 series in both the United States and Canada (per FlixPatrol)." — CBR
Date: September 19, 2026 02:04 PM ET
URL: https://cbr.com/star-trek-voyager-sci-fi-streaming-success-september-2026
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Source Registry Score: 10.0/10 — High
Generated text and tone describe the analysis; the source registry score is not a factual truth rating.40 Years Later, The Most Surprisingly Hardcore Animated Movie Ever Is Pure Cinema (Inverse)
Summary: The Transformers: The Movie, released in 1986, has been rereleased in theaters in 2026. The film killed several heroic robots in its first 10 minutes and Optimus Prime before the first act was complete. Hasbro has engaged in a faux-apology tour acknowledging that the demise of Optimus Prime was probably a little much at the time. The movie is the last film Orson Welles performed in with a major role, released one year after his passing in 1985.
"Hasbro to acknowledge, four decades later, that the demise of Optimus Prime probably was a little much at the time." — INVERSE
Date: September 19, 2026 10:00 AM ET
URL: https://inverse.com/entertainment/transformers-the-movie-optimus-prime-science-fiction
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Source Registry Score: 10.0/10 — High
Generated text and tone describe the analysis; the source registry score is not a factual truth rating.Post ID: c4f989d7