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From Wonder Woman and Monster director Patty Jenkins comes a TNT mini series inspired by the infamous Black Dahlia murder. Chris Pine stars as a ruined hack reporter following the trail of a young girl who was given away at birth. Premieres 1/28/19.

Disney is releasing a series of animated shorts on YouTube that will retell stories from the Star Wars movies. If you’re worried about the voice acting, fear not: Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures will use dialogue and sounds from the original films. Premieres 11/30/18.

Netflix just added a legend to its growing library of anime. Originally released in 1995, Neon Genesis Evangelion is a bizarre, complex and beautiful series about psychic teenagers piloting bio-mechs to combat giant monsters. Premieres Spring 2019.

“My challenge today is to avoid a very public execution.” In this Netflix series, magician Drummond Money-Coutts aka DMC attempts to successfully pull off stunts that have killed other magicians. That train shot looks green-screened though. Premieres 11/30/18.

Hacker and security researcher Samy Kamkar looks at what’s accurate and what’s fluff in how hacking is depicted in movies and TV shows. Surprisingly, a good amount of scenes are realistic, or at least plausible. It’s a shame about the video’s wonky editing though.

The latest trailer for Syfy’s TV adaptation of Deadly Class shows that even a high school dedicated to creating assassins still has its share of teenage problems and experiences. There are cliques and romance – it’s just that the consequences are more lethal than usual.

“What you don’t remember, you don’t know you don’t remember.” The trailer for True Detective‘s third season still keeps us in the dark, but it shines a light on the case that haunts the main character, portrayed by Oscar winner Mahershala Ali. Premieres 1/13/19.

It was never just a game. Co-executive produced by LeBron James, Shut Up and Dribble is a three-part documentary series that aims to shine a light on the roles of NBA players in encouraging social change. Premieres 11/3/18 on Showtime.

(PG-13: Language) Executive Producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg present a dark comedy series starring Don Cheadle. Black Monday tells the origin of the eponymous stock market crash of 1987. Premieres 1/20/19 on Showtime.

One of the most popular shows on BBC One in 2018 is now coming to Netflix, Bodyguard is about a London police agent who gets assigned to the Home Secretary. Her political views conflict with his, but there’s barely time to think when he’s called to action. Premieres 10/24/18.

(PG-13: Language, Gore) “Omar comin’!” ScreenPrism takes a look at one of The Wire’s (and television’s) most memorable and popular characters. Omar Little was a pain for the drug lords of his neighborhood, a sliver of justice in an otherwise rigged game.

Hosted by actor and fight enthusiast Frank Grillo, Netflix’s Fightworld is a documentary series that will explore fighting methods and cultures around the world. The featured styles include MMA, Muay Thai, wrestling and Krav Maga. Premieres 10/12/18.

(Gore) In Dynasties, Sir David Attenborough and the BBC spent four years following five animals – a hyena, a tiger, a lions, an emperor penguin and a chimpanzee – each a leader of their family, as they try to lead their packs amidst changes in nature.

It’s the third season of Daredevil, but it’s round two for our hero and the Kingpin. The mobster somehow gets out of jail, and manages to turn New York’s opinion of The Man Without Fear with the help of a mysterious ally. Premieres 10/19/18 on Netflix.

“Sometimes I see things need fixin’… I do what I can.” Spend a minute getting to know the 13th Doctor. Jodie Whittaker’s take on the Time Lord seems a whole lot less snarky about saving the universe than Peter Capaldi did. The new Doctor arrives on BBC on October 7, 2018.

Based on Luke Pearson’s graphic novels, Hilda is a Netflix series about a girl who was raised in a countryside teeming with magical creatures. She’s heartbroken when they move to the city. Little does she know that her new home has its own wonders. Premieres 9/21/18.

In Amazon’s Homecoming, Julia Roberts plays a former employee at a company that helps soldiers “transition to civilian life.” When she is interrogated about her work, she realizes that what she remembers doesn’t match up with the truth. Premieres 11/2/18.

(PG-13: Language) ScreenPrism looks at how the fourth season of Bojack Horseman is all about addressing the root cause of one’s unhappiness. The show reminds us that those who’ve done us wrong are people too, that we have to face our past, and more.

“Darkness only responds to darkness.” In our first peek at Daredevil‘s third season, it seems like Matt Murdock is losing faith in the justice system. Even more surprising, he appears to be wearing his original costume, and is revealing his identity to someone.

“I want to know the whole story.” Oscar winner Mahershala Ali stars as an Arkansas detective in the third season of True Detective. The season will be set in the Ozarks, as Ali’s character and his partner investigate “a macabre crime that spans three decades.”

Movie and TV show merchandise shop Last Exit to Nowhere now offers caps with logos, references to and names from popular films and series such as Aliens, TRON and Stranger Things. They have flexfit caps, trucker caps and snapback caps.

(PG-13: Language) “All of our students… they’re… they’re pooping!” American Vandal‘s amateur investigative journalists have a new case to tackle. Someone calling himself the Turd Burglar is making students poop. Premieres 9/14/18.

(PG-13: Language) From Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner comes an upcoming Amazon Prime series. The Romanoffs features 8 stories of characters who believe that they are descendants of the Russian royal family, the House of Romanov.

“Real people, real magic, no camera tricks.” In his upcoming Netflix series Magic for Humans, magician Justin Willman uses his tricks to get a laugh – and the occasional scare – from strangers, hopefully turning them into friends. Premieres 8/17/18.

(PG-13) Ben Stiller’s upcoming Showtime miniseries is based on the true story of two convicted murderers who escaped from a prison in upstate New York with the help of a prison employee. Stars Benicio del Toro, Paul Dano and Patricia Arquette. Premieres 11/18/18.

“Pro Tip: Insist the quote is 100% accurate.” Such is the advice of the folks behind Slightlywrong, which makes t-shirts featuring movie and TV titles and quotes that are intentionally misspelled or misquoted.

“Dreams are maps. Let the best ones point the way.” The amazing documentary series Cosmos is getting a new season. In Cosmos: Possible Worlds, host Neil deGrasse Tyson will take us to hopeful explorations of both inner and outer space. Premieres Spring 2019 on FOX.

“Anytime people venture into the unknown, there is a cost.” From the creator of House of Cards comes a new Hulu series. Set in the year 2030, The First stars Sean Penn as one of a group of astronauts on a pioneering mission to Mars. The series premieres 9/14/18.

Batman: The Complete Animated Series is a 1080p Blu-ray set of the classic cartoon. It also comes with Batman: The New Adventures, Mask of the Phantasm and Batman and Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero. It will also come with three Funko Pop! figures. Drops 10/16/18.

“You can do anything if you believe in yourself… Aaaagh!” The trailer for The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening’s Netflix series introduces us to its three main characters: a runaway princess, a naïve goblin and a demonic, well, demon. Premieres 8/17/18.

Meet the students of King’s Dominion High School for the Deadly Arts, an academy that trains kids to be “creative problem solvers”, aka assassins. Rick Remender, Wesley Craig’ and Lee Loughridge’s graphic novel comes alive in SyFy’s upcoming series.

From the producers of Insidious and Get Out comes Ghoul, an upcoming Netflix series created in India. The show stars a newly minted military interrogator, who gets trapped in a prison where not all of the prisoners are human. Premieres 8/24/18.