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Hemsworth Replaces Cavill: First Look At The New “Witcher”

On Halloween, we reported that Henry Cavill will be replaced by Liam Hemsworth for the fourth season of Netflix’s hit series “The Witcher.” The news may have felt like a horrible trick perpetrated by Netflix, but unfortunately, the news is true. And today, we’ve got the first look at Helmsworth as Geralt. Known for his role in The Hunger Games franchise, Hemsworth’s version of the series’ main character looks like a milder version of the chiseled, badass, fighter we’ve come to know and love. While we’re open to giving Hemsworth a shot. Don’t get me wrong, I mean no insult to Hemsworth’s talent, but replacing an established character, especially one that was perfectly cast, is always risky. Why did Cavill leave? According to MSN, the star began to consider leaving in season two due to the fact that he was not satisfied with the direction the show was taking and that he didn’t see “eye to eye with the producers.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 19, 2022

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New “The Witcher: Blood Origin” Trailer Teases A World Filled With Brutality And Beauty

While fans wait for the third season of “The Witcher” to premiere its summer, Netflix’s four-part spin-off “The Witcher: Blood Origin” is set to premiere this December. Today, we’ve got the first teaser trailer for the prequel series. “The Witcher: Blood Origin” is set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of “The Witcher” and will tell a story lost to time – the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal “conjunction of the spheres,” when the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one. The massive cast includes Minnie Driver (Seanchaí), Laurence O’Fuarain (Fjall), Sophia Brown (Éile), Michelle Yeoh (Scían), Mirren Mack (Merwyn), Lenny Henry (Balor), Jacob Collins-Levy (Eredin), Lizzie Annis (Zacaré), Zach Wyatt (Syndril), Francesca Mills (Meldof), Amy Murray (Fenrik), Nathaniel Curtis (Brían), Huw Novelli (Callan “Brother Death”), Dylan Moran (Uthrok One-Nut), and Joey Batey (Jaskier). Laurence O’Fuarain (“Game of Thrones”) will play the role of Fjall,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 13, 2022

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Netflix Renews True Crime Series “Monster” And “The Watcher” For New Seasons

Netflix and Ryan Murphy continue to turn out hit series. The latest installment of the “Monster” series found massive success with “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” as did “The Watcher.” We’ve got great news, we haven’t seen the end of either series. “The Watcher” season 2 has been ordered and “Monster” will be returning as well, with two more seasons ordered, Deadline reports. The new seasons of “Monster” will not feature Dahmer, by the way. Two new killers will be covered, one each season. But who they are has not been announced at this point. Bela Bajaria, Head of Global TV, Netflix, told Deadline, “Audiences can’t take their eyes off Monster and The Watcher. The creative team of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan on Monster along with Eric Newman on The Watcher are masterful storytellers who captivated audiences all over the world. The back-to-back force of these two series is due to Ryan’s distinct original voice which created cultural sensations

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 7, 2022

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Critically Acclaimed Thriller ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ Comes To Netflix This Week

The highly-anticipated and critically acclaimed suspense thriller Where the Crawdads Sing is coming to Netflix following a successful theatrical run. Outcasts are always the first to have suspicions cast upon them. That’s the case in Where the Crawdads Sing. The highly-anticipated adaptation of Delia Owens‘ New York Time Best Selling novel, which spent 32 weeks at the top of the “Best Sellers” list, tells the story of “Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn to two young men from town, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world; but when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect. As the case unfolds, the verdict as to what actually happened becomes increasingly unclear, threatening to reveal the many secrets that lay within

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 7, 2022

Canceled: Netflix's Series "1899" Is Lost Forever To The Bermuda Triangle

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Set Sail With The Mystery And Terror Filled New Netflix Series “1899”

In a week, Netflix’s new upcoming dark series “1899” premieres and sees a ship full of unsuspecting passengers seized by terror and mysteries as they sail closer to the Bermuda Triangle. The series comes from Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, the creators of “Dark” and stars Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Anton Lesser, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Mathilde Ollivier, and Andreas Pietschmann. Netflix describes “1899” as “A visually stunning odyssey where nothing is as it seems. The makers of the internationally acclaimed series “Dark” takes us back to the year “1899” aboard the Kerberos.” Multinational immigrants traveling from the old continent to the new encounter a nightmarish riddle aboard a second ship adrift on the open sea.” Set sail with “1899” on November 17, 2022, exclusively on Netflix.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 7, 2022

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Netflix’s ‘A Tale Dark And Grimm’ From Final Destination Creator Scores Emmy Nomination

“A Tale Dark and Grimm,” the 10-episode animated Netflix series from Final Destination franchise creator Jeffrey Riddick has just scored an Emmy nomination. Riddick shared the news on Twitter. Yah! Our @netflix series “A Tale Dark & Grimm” was nominated for an #Emmy for Outstanding Animated Series! So excited for author @AdamGidwitz and the great team who worked so hard to bring the show to life. 🥳. #animation #finaldestination – #ATaleDarkandGrimm #FairyTales pic.twitter.com/MzYPPacJCn — Jeffrey Reddick 🌈👻 (@JeffreyaReddick) November 1, 2022 Based on the best-selling book by Adam Gidwitz, who wrote the series, follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story into a winding and wickedly witty tale full of strange -and scary- surprises. The cast includes Raini Rodriguez, Andre Robinson, Scott Adsit, Ron Funches, Erica Rhodes, Eric Bauza, Jonathan Banks, and Adam Lambert as the Devil. “A Tale Dark and Grimm” is now out on Netflix and is a great series to share with the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 2, 2022

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Liam Hemsworth Replacing Henry Cavill For Season 4 Of “The Witcher”

Toss a coin to your new Witcher… Liam Hemsworth. Yeap, you read that right. Henry Cavill announced on Instagram that he will be “laying down my medallion and my swords” and leaving Netflix’s hit fantasy series “The Witcher” after its upcoming third season. Stepping into the role of the monster hunter for season four, which is already green-lit, is Liam Hemsworth. “My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures,” Cavill wrote in his post. “In my stead, the fantastic Mr. Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf. As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men.” He continued, “Liam, good sir, this character has such a wonderful depth to him. Enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find.” “As a Witcher fan, I’m over

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 31, 2022

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Let Netflix’s “The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself” Cast A Spell On You Today

Looking for something new to binge-watch this weekend? Netflix’s new supernatural series “The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself,” based on Sally Green’s novel trilogy, is now streaming. In the series, “Sixteen-year-old Nathan (Jay Lycurgo) is the illegitimate son of the world’s most dangerous witch. Fearing he will follow in his father’s footsteps, Nathan is closely monitored throughout his childhood. As the boundaries between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ fray, Nathan – along with mischievous Annalise and charismatic Gabriel – will soon discover who he truly is. The series features a score by the British pop group Let’s Eat Grandma, and stars Jay Lycurgo, Nadia Parkes, Emilien Vekemans, Isobel Jesper Jones, Paul Ready, David Gyasi, Kerry Fox, Liz White, Karen Connell, Fehinti Balogun, and Misia Butler, as well as multiple Brit Award + Mercury Music Prize nominee Roísín Murphy making her debut. Let the action-packed series “The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself“ cast a spell on you today.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 29, 2022

Movie Review: 'The Pale Blue Eye' Is A Dark Love Letter To Edgar Allan Poe

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Christian Bale Investigates A Killer With Edgar Allan Poe In New ‘Pale Blue Eye’ Trailer

From Scott Cooper, the director of Antlers, comes The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale (American Psycho) with Harry Melling (Harry Potter) playing the role of Edgar Allan Poe. It is an adaptation of Louis Bayard’s 2006 novel of the same name. The new teaser trailer has arrived, promising a dark, thrill-filled film. Bales stars as retired detective Augustus Landor, tasked with investigating a rash of murders. Set at “West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a gray winter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 27, 2022

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Netflix’s New True Crime Thriller ‘The Good Nurse’ Is Out Now

While its title may be The Good Nurse, Netflix’s upcoming thriller is about someone who is anything but good. Set to premiere this October, the film is based on a real-life serial killer, Charles Cullen, and is an adaptation of Charles Graeber’s 2013 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder. The film is from BAFTA-nominated director Tobias Lindholm (Mindhunter, The Hunt) and Oscar-nominated writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) and stars Jessica Chastain (It Chapter Two) and Fantastic Beast’s Eddie Redmayne. In The Good Nurse, based on a true story, an infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. Jessica Chastain’s character, a fellow nurse, risks her life to stop him from killing again. The true story: In reality, Charles Cullen has been implicated in around 300 -yes, you read that right, 300 – deaths and earned himself the title of “Angel of Death.” Born in 1960, after leaving the Navy, the real

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 27, 2022

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