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Category: Science Fiction
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Studio Trigger’s Next Big Project Is a ‘Gurren Lagann’ Reunion
Science Fiction this week: Studio Trigger has announced a fourth flagship project at Anime Expo 2026, reuniting director Hiroyuki Imaishi and; and A24 is re-releasing its horror hit Backrooms on July 3 with 15 minutes of new footage from…
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Netflix’s ‘The Ribbon Hero’ Anime Looks Wildly Different From Osamu Tezuka’s Classic Manga
Science Fiction this week: Netflix’s upcoming anime film ‘The Ribbon Hero,’ premiering August 8, is a modern reimagining of Osamu Tezuka’s 1953; and Netflix canceled the sci-fi series ‘The Boroughs’ after its first season, despite it…
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Stargate’s Cast and Crew React To Amazon’s Cancellation Shocker
Science Fiction this week: Amazon MGM Studios has canceled its planned Stargate revival series for Prime Video, despite the show having; and Stargate fans have launched the #SaveStargate campaign to reverse Amazon MGM Studios’…
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Amazon Has Axed Its New Stargate Series
Science Fiction this week: Amazon MGM Studios has canceled Martin Gero’s planned Stargate revival series, which was set to begin filming this; and Two Gen Z YouTube filmmakers, Kane Parsons (20) and Curry Barker (26), have upended the box…
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Surprise, ‘Masters of the Universe’ Is Coming to IMAX
Science Fiction this week: IMAX has unexpectedly added screenings for the upcoming Amazon film ‘Masters of the Universe’ beginning June 5, a; and The neo-Western comic series ‘That Texas Blood’ has surged to the top of aftermarket sales…
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Video game updates and awards, Here Are Winners 2026 Locus Awards, and more.
Video game updates and awards this week: The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the 2026 Locus Award winners, selected by public ballot, at the Bay; and CD Projekt Red has announced ‘Songs of the Past,’ a new expansion for The…
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TV and streaming series news, Season 1 Moment That Changed Stranger Things Forever, and more.
TV and streaming series news this week: Editor Dean Zimmerman reveals that a pivotal edit in Stranger Things Season 1, where he recut a dramatic scene as; and The LEGEND channel has acquired the rights to broadcast the complete Babylon 5…
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Movie and TV Series Developments, 28 Years Later May Get Third Movie After, and more.
Movie and TV Series Developments this week: Danny Boyle indicates that ’28 Years Later 3′ is moving forward, contingent on aligning production with a specific; and Universal International Studios is developing a limited television series…
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Award Finalists and Book Lists, Nebula Award Finalists – SFWA – Science Fiction, and more.
Award Finalists and Book Lists this week: This matters for Science Fiction because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Let’s build something; and Finalist lists signal emerging critical consensus on genre trajectories…
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Star Trek News and Updates, Star Trek Release Reveals, and more.
Star Trek News and Updates this week: IDW Publishing’s 60th-anniversary Star Trek comic includes a story by Mike McMahan that serves as a ‘blueprint’ for; and Paramount is launching two new canon Star Trek webcomics on the WEBTOON…