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At CinemaCon 2026 in Las Vegas, Sony Pictures shared exciting news about Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Representatives from ScreenRant attended a presentation featuring Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Bob Persichetti, and Justin K. Thompson, who finally discussed the long-awaited conclusion to the trilogy. Attendees got a sneak peek at the 2027 film, including footage of its opening scene.

A new live-action Resident Evil movie is coming to theaters on September 18, 2026. Instead of retelling a story from the popular video games, this film will feature a completely original plot with brand new characters. The story centers around Bryan, a delivery driver portrayed by Austin Abrams, who gets caught up in a dangerous viral outbreak at a hospital in Raccoon City.

As a huge sci-fi fan, I’ve noticed something really interesting lately. Movies have a limited time – just a couple of hours – to build their worlds, whereas TV shows have so much more space to breathe. When sci-fi shows really take advantage of that time, they create these incredibly detailed universes with their own histories, political systems, technologies, and even philosophies. These worlds don’t just look amazing; they feel genuinely real and like you could spend forever exploring them. Honestly, over the last twenty years, I think sci-fi TV has surpassed movies when it comes to building believable worlds. They definitely use special effects, but it’s the consistent rules, rich histories, and developed cultures that truly bring these universes to life. So, if you’re like me and love getting completely immersed in the details, here are 10 sci-fi series that demonstrate how TV can deliver world-building that’s even better than what you see on the big screen.

However, the streaming service has also had success adapting popular thriller novels into new shows, and this strategy often works well. For example, Netflix’s acclaimed five-season thriller You was based on the book series by Caroline Kepnes, and their recent hit His & Hers was also adapted from a book.

The TV show Fool Me Once is a highly addictive mystery thriller, and one of several excellent Harlan Coben novels recently adapted by Netflix. While it may have faded from recent memory, it paved the way for popular crime shows like Run Away, which became a huge hit in 2026.

Keke Palmer has been incredibly busy lately with several projects, including the films The Pickup, Good Fortune, Dread Manor, and I Love Boosters, which premiered at SXSW 2026 and will be in theaters May 22nd. Tom Hanks has also had a full year, appearing in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme and reprising his role as Woody in Toy Story 5, set to release on June 19th.

It’s been fifteen years since the last book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series came out. This weekend, excitement spread online when a rumored release date for The Winds of Winter—the sixth book—began circulating, suggesting it might be published later this year. Fans had hoped the long wait was finally over.

The most compelling spy movies expertly capture the intense danger and pressure faced by undercover agents. These films succeed by either showcasing clever dialogue to escape tricky situations or thrilling action sequences to uncover the truth. The best ones truly immerse the viewer, making them feel like they’re right there with the spy.

The latest Detective Conan movie, Fallen Angel on the Highway, premiered in Japan on April 10th and earned an impressive 1.13 billion yen (about US$7.1 million) on its opening day. This is the biggest opening day ever for a film in the Detective Conan series.

The 1980s delivered a unique brand of horror. Directors like David Cronenberg shocked audiences with disturbing body horror in films like The Fly, Sam Raimi overwhelmed us with gore in The Evil Dead, and William Lustig truly terrified us with Maniac. But there’s something about ’80s horror that still resonates today. In 1981, Joe Dante’s The Howling raised the bar with its groundbreaking werewolf transformation – a feat that filmmakers continue to try and replicate.