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6 movies you didn’t know were inspired by Greek mythology
These modern musical, noir, comedy, and surreal horror films are surprisingly based on myths and legends that are thousands of years old.
6 sci-fi novels where first contact gets stranger the more humanity understands it
Sci-fi authors have been getting us ready for first contact with aliens for decades.
This Prime Video show ends mid-sentence, and that's exactly why you should watch it
The finale cuts to a cliff of unanswered names and vanished footsteps while vivid performances make the mystery linger.
6 new Netflix shows you need to watch this weekend (August 28 - 30)
Featuring an extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI, plus some other stuff.
Read these 8 game-changing books before their TV adaptations arrive
Hollywood is getting literary with it.
One of TV’s greatest episodes is finally getting the big-screen treatment
It's happening more and more, and that's a good thing.
The best Roman drama ever made isn't Gladiator — and it got cancelled for being too expensive
Gritty streets, noisy markets, and unvarnished sex make this HBO Rome feel lived in rather than staged.
Hulu's best post-apocalyptic series barely cares about the apocalypse
The best post-apocalyptic show on Hulu uses the apocalypse as a backdrop, but it really isn't about that at all.
Netflix best sci-fi clone thriller starts weird, gets completely unhinged, and somehow keeps working
A con artist assumes a dead woman's life and discovers a tangle of clones, corporate eugenics, and fierce kinship.
Netflix's best Stephen King series isn't horror — it's an 8-episode time-travel thriller
You can binge all of 11.22.63 on Netflix right now.
7 fantasy book series that are dark enough for Game of Thrones fans
For when you need some bleak hopelessness in your life.
6 new Netflix shows you shouldn’t miss this weekend (August 21–23)
The final season of 'Outer Banks' is here, as are some other things.
Apple TV's best drama is so unwatched that its creator says the ending depends on you
'Pachinko' may be the best show on Apple TV, so why is it having trouble getting renewed?
8 underrated Prime Video shows you can binge right now from start to finish
Curl up with a great Prime Video show tonight, this weekend, and always.
6 TV shows that turned the most boring jobs imaginable into gripping drama
Some of the most exciting shows don't have detectives, first responders, and lawyers at the center: a few have managed to make the mundane exciting.
7 standalone fantasy novels for when you can't face another unfinished series
Fantasy authors love writing giant book series that take forever to read, but sometimes they think about your time.
The best sci-fi novel of the last decade still has no adaptation, and that's why it works
Sometimes, the best thing to do for a great sci-fi series is to leave it alone.
How HBO saved its number one fantasy show from disaster
After a shaky stretch, there's hope for HBO's elaborate Game of Thrones prequel series.
Netflix viewers can’t stop watching The Last House, but this sci-fi thriller is even more twisted
If you're disappointed by The Last House, you have other options.