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On February 17th, Netflix took action against the AI company Bytedance, which created the app Seedance. They sent a legal notice demanding the app stop its activities, joining Disney, Warner Bros., and Paramount in doing so. The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA have also criticized Seedance, calling it a clear violation of copyright laws. Netflix’s legal chief, Mindy LeMoine, specifically mentioned that the app illegally uses content from popular shows like Stranger Things, KPop Demon Hunters, Bridgerton, and Squid Game.

As a huge fan, it feels like there’s always more Game of Thrones content! Between the books that aren’t finished and all the new shows on HBO, now there’s a play too! I’m really excited about Game of Thrones: The Mad King, which the Royal Shakespeare Company is putting on this summer.

With Landman, the creator is able to combine his love of traditional Western stories with a more current television style. While Yellowstone updates the Western genre, it still relies heavily on classic Western themes. Landman, however, focuses on stories and characters that feel much more modern.

The latest backstory for Catwoman is revealed in issue #84, written by Torunn Grønbekk and illustrated by Patricio Delpeche. Currently, Selina Kyle is on a quest to find the Palermo Pearl, a valuable piece of jewelry her mother, Maria, said she once wore on a special, enchanting evening.

Five of the six players who made it to the final round of Season 2 (Tyler, Hannah, Jack, Cory, and Auguste) have been confirmed. They’ll be competing for the $5 million prize. We still don’t know who the sixth finalist is after the latest episode, but predictions on Polymarket suggest a clear frontrunner to win the whole season.

Details about the upcoming movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day have emerged from the listing for a companion book, Spider-Man: Brand New Day – The Art of the Movie, on the Penguin Random House website. The book, available August 4, 2026, for $50, reveals where the film fits within the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline and hints at key plot points. According to the book’s description, the movie will involve a villainous plot and secrets from Peter Parker’s past resurfacing.

A surprising battle is unfolding on the music and TV charts, and it’s more compelling than just a fight for popularity. Recently, a curious trend appeared on the iTunes Top TV Shows list – as noticed by the team at Collider – where the critically acclaimed West Texas drama, , was unexpectedly bumped from the top five by a show that finished its run years ago: .

🤡 all those years of ducking me at 145 when we were both in our prime?!

As a total cinema and comic strip fan, I was really intrigued by this play. It takes the beloved Peanuts characters and reimagines them as troubled teens dealing with really mature stuff – figuring out who they are, experimenting with drugs, all of it. It’s completely unofficial, of course, but the way the playwright handled such a crazy idea actually launched their career. It’s wild to think that same energy led them to direct Easy A just a few years later!

The latest Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, launched on March 20, 2025, and Ubisoft reports it’s exceeding sales expectations. Despite this, many players haven’t been happy with the game, and its first expansion, Claws of Awaji, received largely negative feedback. Ubisoft has announced future plans for Shadows in a 2026 roadmap, but it’s unclear if they can address fan concerns and improve the game’s reception.