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The Court of Owls debuted as the primary antagonists in Scott Snyder’s acclaimed Batman series, beginning in 2011. This secret society, comprised of Gotham’s most powerful families, had secretly manipulated the city’s history since its earliest days. They were so effective at hiding their influence that Batman himself believed they were just a legend—until he encountered them directly. While the Court quickly established itself as a formidable threat worthy of being recurring Batman villains, it was originally conceived not for Bruce Wayne’s Batman, but for his successor, Dick Grayson.

Here are seven Apple TV+ shows that are incredibly hard to stop watching. If you haven’t checked them out yet, they’re definitely worth adding to your list for a great binge-watching experience.

Filming for Roger Corman’s troubled Fantastic Four movie started on December 28, 1992, directed by music video director Oley Sassone. The shoot lasted between 21 and 25 days, using a sound stage in Venice, California, and nearby locations like the former Pacific Stock Exchange in Los Angeles and the Loyola Marymount University campus. Though the movie—originally planned for release on May 31, 1994, but ultimately shelved—never officially came out, it’s become famous among comic book fans. Even with the Fantastic Four getting several big-screen adaptations, including The Fantastic Four: First Steps, many still hope this early, unfinished version will one day be released.

Power systems in anime frequently mirror the show’s central ideas. They’re often used to examine deeper questions about things like the consequences of having power, how much strength someone should have, and what it means to grow as a person.

Next summer will see the release of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, also known as Supergirl. Joining her is Jason Momoa as Lobo, Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem of the Yellow Hills, and Emily Beecham as Alura. The film promises a unique take on the superhero genre, drawing inspiration from Westerns like John Wayne’s True Grit – the comic book it’s based on was directly inspired by that film. This means audiences can expect a story that’s a bit different from the typical superhero battle between good and evil, and it’s something to be excited about.

Beau DeMayo, who previously led the creative direction of X-Men ’97, shared on X what he had envisioned for Gambit’s storyline. He planned to feature Gambit in Season 3, adapting the ‘Age of Apocalypse’ arc where Magneto tasks him with gathering a team to locate and steal the M’Krann Crystal.

Okay, let me tell you about Dexter: Resurrection. It definitely doubled down on the over-the-top nature of the whole premise, which, honestly, after everything that happened in the original series, felt…necessary. I mean, we’re talking about a middle-aged serial killer who should have died from a gunshot wound, but thanks to some seriously strong plot armor, he’s back for another go-round. And the storyline? He infiltrates a club of fellow killers and starts taking them out. It’s completely ridiculous, and frankly, I found it kind of charming. But, and this is a big but, Resurrection just didn’t have that special something that made the original series so compelling. Something was missing.

Simu Liu, known for his role in Shang-Chi, announced on X (formerly Twitter) that Timo Tjahjanto will direct the Sleeping Dogs movie. He did so by retweeting Tjahjanto’s post, which quoted Bram Stoker’s Dracula, saying, “We’ll cross oceans of time to make this.” Fans of the Sleeping Dogs game have reason to be thrilled, as Tjahjanto’s previous film, The Night Comes For Us, a gritty Indonesian crime movie, shares a similar style and atmosphere. While it’s a different story, the visual and thematic connections suggest how Tjahjanto might approach the Sleeping Dogs adaptation. He’s even stated that The Night Comes For Us includes many references to Sleeping Dogs, even down to the costumes.

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While DC Comics aimed to simplify its complex history with Crisis on Infinite Earths, Aquaman and Atlantis were largely overlooked. That changed in 1990 with The Atlantis Chronicles, where writer Peter David updated the myths surrounding Atlantis. Although it took a few years for these changes to fully take hold, David revisited the character in 1993 with Aquaman: Time and Tide. This story reimagined Aquaman for a modern audience and launched what is considered the character’s most successful period.