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“Everybody else passed,” Sarah Michelle Gellar laughs when speaking about how she came on board for Wolf Pack, a brand new teen genre series launching on Paramount+ this January.  She’s joking of course (who would pass on SMG?!) – in fact, what really comes across about Gellar when we see her at a launch event

Unwelcome stars Hannah John-Kamen and Douglas Booth as Maya and Jamie, a couple who escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland. However, when they get there not only do they find themselves at the mercy of a family of rogue traders, but that malevolent, murderous goblins (or Redcaps as they’re known locally) are

Shazam! Billy Batson and his family of superheroes battle to save the world and their powers in the second trailer for Shazam! Fury of the Gods, the sequel to DC’s 2019 hit Shazam (read our five-star review). Watch the second trailer below and check out the brand-new poster for the movie above… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width:

Released: 27 January (in cinemas) Certificate: 15 Director: Jon Wright Cast: Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Colm Meaney, Niamh Cusack, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell Running Time: 104 mins In recent years, a handful of very different films – The Hollow, The Hole in the Ground, the remake of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – have tackled the

Out in hardback this summer, Neal Asher’s War Bodies is a gripping, high-octane standalone set in his expansive Polity world and we’re delighted to reveal the cover (above) AND Chapter One. Here is the official synopsis for the novel… Rebellion could be their salvation – or their doom. Long ago, the Cyberat left Earth to

“Worming itself into your brain and clinging there long after its hauntingly bleak finale has unfolded, The Harbinger is a real humdinger, or Har-banger, that you will not soon forget.” That’s what we said about The Harbinger last summer when we saw the movie at Frightfest. So, after finding out the movie is to be released

We absolutely loved Edward Ashton’s Mickey7 here at SciFiNow, saying it “packs in the peril but still leaves you with the warm and fuzzies” in our four-star review. And we’re not the only ones, with the novel being picked up to soon be a motion picture by Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon-Ho, called Mickey 17,

Good news Outlander fans! Liongate+ has renewed our favourite period time-travelling fantasy series for its eighth and final season. Not only that, but a prequel series, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, has also been greenlit! Check out the announcement for Season Eight here… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#65279;</span> The

There’s not long to go until the release of Disney+’s original series, Extraordinary, but before then, here’s what we know about the series so far. First up, check out the trailer… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#65279;</span> What is it about? Ten years ago, everyone over the age of 18

Netflix gave us a lot of great genre in 2022, including Wednesday, The Sandman, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Troll and The Adam Project, and now they’ve announced the dates and first looks at some upcoming horror, sci-fi and fantasy for 2023! <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#65279;</span> Get out those

Genre author legend, Dean Koontz, returns to our bookshelves this month with his sci-fi horror The House at the End of the World, which follows Katie, who is living alone on a small island (named Jacob’s Ladder) following a devastating tragedy. However, Katie’s isolation is short-lived after strange occurrences on Ringrock, a neighboring island, where there

A whole new DC Universe Movie will be heading our way this February with Legion of Super-Heroes where Supergirl ventures to the 31st century to find answers to her present-day dilemmas, only to encounter new problems and an old enemy. Check out the trailer… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#65279;</span> Journey to the

Creator: Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna Distributor: Sky TV It may have taken nearly ten years since the video games’ release, but finally we get to see The Last of Us on the TV screen (which in our opinion is a much better choice than trying to condense a

Directed by Housebound’s Gerard Johnstone, written by Malignant’s Akela Cooper and produced by James Wan, M3GAN is the latest movie from Blumhouse and follows a sassy, dancing, murderous AI doll who has taken the world by storm since that first trailer was released last year. When toy-company roboticist, Gemma, suddenly becomes the caretaker of her

Cassandra Clare (The Shadowhunter Chronicles) is back with her first foray into adult fantasy with Sword Catcher, and we’re delighted to help reveal the stunning UK cover. The novel finds two outcasts at the centre of world-altering change… In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one

Released: 13 January (in cinemas) Certificate: 15 Director: Gerard Johnstone Cast: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald M3GAN opens with an advertisement, and with a primal scene. The ad is for Funki’s latest toy product, robotic talking animals which, like Tamagotchi, require constant feeding and attention from their young owners. Young Cady (Violet McGraw) is

As we welcome in the new year, we figured what better time than now to pull together a list of some of the best SFF books to read this January. Susan Dennard 26 January 2023 – Daphne Press Susan Dennard, author of The Witchlands series (now in development for TV from the Jim Henson Company)

Directed by Ron Howard, classic fantasy movie Willow pretty much immediately hit cult status when it was released back in 1988. Telling the story of aspiring magician Willow (Warwick Davis), whose children discover an infant girl in the river one day and ends up on a magical adventure to ensure her safety, the movie sits

With 2022 well and truly wrapped up we thought we’d take a look back at some of our favourite picks from the last 12 months here at SciFiNow. January TV Show Station Eleven, adapted from the novel of the same name by Emily St. John Mandel landed on Starz Play (now Lionsgate+) to tell a

Released: 25 November Director: Noah Baumbach Cast: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Raffey Cassidy, Don Cheadle Distributor: Netflix Running Time: 136 mins Death, the endless ways to die, and the anxiety that comes with overthinking it fuels the actions of the adult characters in White Noise, Noah Baumbach’s faithful adaptation of Don Delillo’s cult novel published