Based on the DC Comics series from Riccardo Burchielli and Brian Wood of the same name, the demilitarized zone of Roberto Patino’s four-part HBO series “DMZ” can be full of surprises. It’s what we know as Manhattan, after a civil war between the Free States of America and the United States of America. We initially see the DMZ as a place of ruins, of sprawling weeds taking over once busy intersections, but then realize the possibility it shows.

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Can anyone find hope among total desolation? One woman is on a quest to restore hers in DC’s “DMZ.” The limited series from producer and director Ava DuVernay brings to life the popular comic. For DuVernay, it acts as yet another crucial step into the already crowded streaming market. She’s pairing with “Westworld” executive producer Robert Patino to share this dystopian tale. 

Rosario Dawson leads the cast as Alma Ortega.

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Damn, son, while some festivals have still been really hurting thanks to COVID and Omicron problems, the 2022 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), which runs March 11-20, this year, is truly going for it. The 2022 edition of the festival program includes 99 features including 76 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 4 North American Premieres, 2 U.S. Premieres, 13 Texas Premieres + 111 Short Films including 24 Music Videos, 11 Episodic Premieres, 6 Episodic Pilots, 29 XR Experience projects (formerly Virtual Cinema), and 19 Title Design Competition entries.

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At the risk of repeating ourselves, though we do encourage you to read our intro and list of the Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of 2021, there is a lot of television out there and it’s only growing. And growing immensely. With the advent of the streaming age and then the super-charged streaming age of the last two/three years. In trying to catch up to Netflix, Disney+ launched November 2019, AppleTV+ and HBO Max weren’t far behind and now pretty much every company in movies and television has its own streaming network.

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With COVID basically eliminating most comic book conventions over the past two years, DC Comics and WarnerMedia had to improvise and launch DC FanDome last year. Designed as a virtual convention, the event allows for the studio to unveil first looks and teasers for its slate of upcoming content. And 2021’s FanDome doesn’t appear like it will disappoint at all.

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Today, DC and WarnerMedia announced the slate of projects that will be featured at this year’s FanDome.

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Another year comes to a close, another overlong, ahem, thorough most anticipated list from your friends at The Playlist. This time, we’re talking television and yes, there’s a lot of TV to deal with. Frankly, however, with the explosion of streaming, the second age of PeakTV, now known as the Streaming Age, we’re somewhat surprised this list isn’t over 100 picks long. Disney+ and Apple TV+ may have launched in late 2019, but 2020 really brought us the full breadth of both those streaming services wares.

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Say what you will about the recent glut of superhero films in theaters. Sure, if you’re not a fan of grown men and women donning capes and spandex and saving the world, these films could be seen as, dare I say, juvenile. However, no matter your thoughts on superhero films and TV series, you have to admit that the popularity of the genre is allowing for other non-super comic book stories to get their chance to shine — such as “DMZ.”

According to Variety, HBO Max has ordered a pilot episode for a potential series based on the popular comic book series, “DMZ.” And best of all, Oscar-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay is attached to lend her immense talent to the series as the helmer of the first episode.

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