Riverdale is an undeniable hit, and there's a lot about the show that really works when it's firing on all cylinders. As with anything, though, there are also plenty of things that don't quite land. To appreciate them both, it's time to talk about the five best and five worst things about the show.
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George R.R. Martin is headed to Hulu. The streaming site is developing "multiple shows" based on the Wild Cards book series, edited by Martin and co-edited by The Imperials Saga author Melinda M. Snodgrass. The two upcoming series are said to take place in the shared Wild Cards universe.
Read MoreNetflix has saved the worst for last. The streaming giant dropped a teaser trailer today for the third and final season of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the darkly comic series based on the childrens' novels by Daniel Handler, AKA Lemony Snicket. The seven episodes will adapt the final four books.
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Pedro Pascal is staking his claim on a piece of the galaxy far, far away. The Game of Thrones alum has accepted an offer to lead the forthcoming Star Wars series The Mandalorian, written by Jon Favreau. Pascal is said to be in active negotiations for the gig.
Read MoreHBO has sweetened everyone's Tuesday with a surprise teaser for Game of Thrones season 8. The clip doesn't show off any new footage from the concluding season of the fantasy drama series, but it does offer something arguably just as exciting: the premiere month for season 8.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around Netflix — and around Greendale, too. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina creator and showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa announced on Monday that the Kiernan Shipka-starring supernatural horror series will debut a Christmas episode in December.
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Superhero movies crowd 2018's film release schedule, not to mention the growing number of superhero television shows, and of course the comics upon which everything else has been based. And with more superhero media comes a higher superhero body count.
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The CW's Elseworlds crossover event just got a lot more Super. The first image of Superman and Lois Lane from the much-teased mashup of the network's popular DC Comics-based series Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl has been made public, thanks to star Tyler Hoechlin's Instagram post.
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The rumors are true — we haven't seen the last of Marvel's trickster god. Disney has confirmed that Tom Hiddleston, who played the role to perfection in five Marvel Cinematic Universe films, will return as Loki in a limited series for streaming service Disney+.
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In the binge-watching era, we all want one thing: more. But some shows fall victim to their own success, simply going on longer than anyone expected them to. Here are some popular shows that just kept going and going until they outgrew their original premise, some by a few inches, others by miles.
Read MoreIt's barely Thanksgiving, and already the BBC has doled out one big Christmas gift. The network revealed on Friday, November 9 the first look at the upcoming fifth season of Luther, which stars Idris Elba as homicide detective John Luther.
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Cassian Andor will appear once more in the galaxy far, far away. Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced on Thursday that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor Diego Luna will reprise his role as the Alliance Intelligence officer who served the Rebellion for a brand-new streaming series.
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The identities of Treadstone's latest agents are no longer a secret. USA Network's spin-off of the Bourne film series has found its leads in Jeremy Irvine and Brian J. Smith, whose characters will be on opposite sides of a labyrinthine conspiracy.
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The Watchmen just scored a big bump in prestige. Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons has officially been cast in the role of Adrian Veidt (better known as Ozymandias) in HBO's Watchmen series. Irons will appear as an older version of the character after a time jump of several decades.
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If by his life or his death he can protect those keen to star in Amazon's Lord of the Rings series, Viggo Mortensen will. Mortensen has offered sage advice to those interested in joining the adaptation — particularly the person who lands the role of the man who ultimately becomes the King of Gondor.
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This is not a test, this is your Emergency Broadcast System announcing that USA Network has ordered a second season of The Purge. The network renewed The Purge TV series on Tuesday, November 6, just hours before the James DeMonaco-created horror show aired the final episode of its freshman season.
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Swamp Thing has officially found its Swamp Thing... the man and the monster. The forthcoming DC Universe streaming series has cast Andy Bean (Transformers: The Last Knight) in the role of Alec Holland, the scientist whose work leads to his transformation into the titular creature.
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Cary Fukunaga is exploring the possibility of bringing an underrated Joe Dante classic to the small screen. The True Detective auteur is teaming with writer-director David Lowery to adapt 1985's Explorers into a pilot for Paramount Television.
Read MoreAt assassin academy King's Dominion, students don't get participation points for surviving each class — they get extra credit. Syfy just dropped a brand-new trailer and accompanying poster for Deadly Class, the upcoming television show based on the Image Comics series of the same name.
Read MoreTrue Detective has a question for you: just how psyched are you for season 3? HBO is guessing that the answer will be "very," especially after you get a look at this trailer for the new season, which stars Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali as a detective haunted by a disturbing case from his past.
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Virginia Madsen is heading to the swamp. Madsen has been cast in the upcoming series Swamp Thing, produced by Aquaman director James Wan under his Atomic Monster production banner for release on DC's upcoming subscription-based streaming service DC Universe. She'll star alongside Crystal Reed.
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The night is dark and full of terrors, but the entertainment world is bright and full of juicy new information on final season of Game of Thrones — starting with the first look at the closing chapter, which comes to us by way of the cover for the latest edition of Entertainment Weekly magazine.
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A new player has joined the game of thrones. Well, technically, the man in question is entering the world that ends up creating the game of thrones, but still — exciting casting news is here. HBO has cast Josh Whitehouse on the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series written by Jane Goldman.
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Some elements of the show remain inexplicable to even the most diehard fans. From its conflicting timeline problems to some serious supernatural inconsistencies and a series of bonkers character choices, here's a look at some of the things that still don't make sense about Game of Thrones.
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Vampires are coming to take a bite out of the Big Apple. FX just dropped two very brief teaser trailers for the upcoming What We Do in the Shadows television series. Both feature Kayvan Novak as Nandor, one of a group of vampires who have been rooming together in Staten Island for hundreds of years.
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Can't have a Scarlet Witch series without including her one true love, huh? Following the news that Marvel Studios is developing a show about Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch, Slashfilm is reporting that Paul Bettany, who plays Scarlet Witch's android beau Vision, will appear on the series as well.
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Long live the King. Freeform has begun developing a drama series based upon the Master of Horror's 2013 novel Joyland. Scribe Cyrus Nowrasteh is attached as both writer and producer on the series, which thus far looks to be heading to production with minimal involvement from King himself.
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