Superpowers are great, but not all power is equal. Netflix's Umbrella Academy introduced audiences to a seriously dysfunctional family of superheroes. There are seven super-powered siblings, and while some have enormous power, others, well, don't. Here's the least powerful Umbrella Academy member.
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News of a new chapter in the Breaking Bad saga (in the form of the Netflix film El Camino) has than put the series back at the forefront of pop culture consciousness. Fans have begun wondering what the has been doing since the finale in 2013 — like Walter Jr. actor RJ Mitte. Let's take a look.
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The Boys openly calls out superhero cliches and gets really meta about comic books. And we love it. From MCU potshots to Justice League shout-outs, here are small details that only true fans noticed about Amazon's The Boys.
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From Midsommar to Middle-earth. Amazon has cast Will Poulter, who recently appeared in horror maestro Ari Aster's sun-soaked fright-fest Midsommar, on the upcoming Lord of the Rings television series. Variety broke the news in an exclusive report.
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The second season of Wit Studio's vampire anime Seraph of the End finished on a cliffhanger way back in 2015. Season 3 is yet to materialize, but it's now looking more likely than ever. What's taking so long? Here's what we know so far.
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A decline in viewership numbers has left this AMC hit a shadow of what it once was in the ratings, but let's take a look at all the ways The Walking Dead's ninth season marked a creative rebound for the series — and may have saved it for now.
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Audiences around the world now know when they'll be watching the Watchmen. The highly anticipated HBO series has been quiet about its premiere date for some time, but on September 3, the network finally announced when Watchmen will premiere.
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Marvel's Disney+ shows look to shake up the way superhero stories can be told on-screen. So let’s dig into the ways Marvel's Disney+ shows should be different than previous TV offerings, and why all these exciting series are going to blow you away.
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Stephen Amell, the Green Arrow himself, will soon be trading in his superhero garb for something even more form-fitting: wrestling spandex. The aactor, fresh off filming the final season of CW's superhero drama Arrow, has signed on for the main role in upcoming Starz series Heels.
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Irish actor Andrew Scott will be looking to shine a light on His Dark Materials. Deadline has reported that the star of Fleabag and Sherlock (among many other projects) is joining the second season of HBO's adaptation of the popular book series by Phillip Pullman.
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In a recent interview, Jon Favreau gave a few hints as to what his small-screen take on the Star Wars franchise will have in store for viewers. The most interesting tidbit? That Favreau's interest in the "darker, freakier" aspects of the hallowed film series will spill over into The Mandalorian.
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Ah, Jerry Smith. It's not easy being the son-in-law of the smartest man in the universe, especially when you're — how do we put this delicately — a total loser. He's probably had more terrible things happen to him than any of the Smiths — but what is the worst thing Jerry has ever had to endure?
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But how do we actually know that Netflix programming is successful? For years, the company has been notoriously vague about its viewership data. And although companies have tried to figure out Netflix's numbers, the entertainment titan has been adamant that their estimations are wrong.
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If creator Matt Groening had gotten his way, The Simpsons would have received a proper spin-off or two. The Simpsons offshoot that came the closest to fruition: a live-action — that's right, live-action — series centered on Herschel Krustofsky, AKA Krusty the Clown.
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Relentlessly self-absorbed, manipulative, and egotistical, Eric Cartman has done more terrible things than it might even be possible to put a number to. So many that pinning down the absolute worst thing he's ever done is a Herculean task — and one that we here at Looper are so totally up for.
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In addition to its original TV series and huge library of theatrical films, Netflix offers quite a few game shows, from classic favorites to crazy new originals. So play along at home as we look at some of the best game shows you can watch on Netflix.
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While there were various alterations made to the comic book source material to fit the series' narrative, The Umbrella Academy's biggest change involves nerfing Klaus Hargreeves — a.k.a Number Four, a.k.a. The Séance. Here's why Klaus from The Umbrella Academy is more powerful than you realize.
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Rick and Morty is a show full of characters for whom the description "dysfunctional" is being a touch too kind. But of them all, one is plainly the most disturbed: Rick's daughter Beth, whose sociopathic tendencies are hidden just below the surface of her ostensibly level-headed personality.
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Even though the show has ended, Breaking Bad is still generating all sorts of crazy fan theories. From absolutely ludicrous time-travel takes to solid, well-constructed arguments, these are the boldest Breaking Bad fan theories.
Read MoreUSA Network dropped a trailer for the fourth and final season of the Emmy Award-winning show Mr. Robot, and while the series will return to television sets in October, the new footage rings in the Christmas spirit with a real sense of finality.
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There are certain jokes in That '70s Show that haven't aged well. If you haven't enjoyed a solid rewatch of the show for a while, then the fact that many of the jokes revolve around sexist, racist, and homophobic ideas can be a little jarring.
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The kids who watched Masters of the Universe are well into adulthood now, and might notice that the show isn't quite how they remember it from 35 years ago. There's a lot of bizarre, amusing, and problematic material that they just didn't pick up on back in the day.
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Throughout The Office, Michael Scott spends an inordinate amount of time antagonizing Toby Flenderson — yelling at him during meetings and trying to frame him by hiding "drugs" in his desk. However, he never totally explains why he hates Toby so much.
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Michael Weatherly is a familiar face to regular viewers of the long-running CBS drama NCIS and its spin-offs, NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS: Los Angeles. Many fans have wondered: where in the heck was this good-looking, crackerjack actor hiding before his NCIS days? The answer: in plain sight.
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Naruto just has that special something that allows it to endure in a constantly shifting media landscape, appealing to readers and viewers time and time again. Behind the series, behind its determined protagonist, there are so many factors that help to keep fans coming back for more.
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Game of Thrones, Veep, and American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson were among the top shows nominated for the 2016 Emmy Awards.
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