Inspired casting or a grave mistake? Deadline reports that Phoebe Waller-Bridge may have found her Lara Croft for her “Tomb Raider” series over at Prime Video. And who’s in talks to star as the video game heroine? None other than Lady Sansa herself, Sophie Turner.

READ MORE: ‘Tomb Raider’: Sophie Turner & Lucy Boynton Are Testing For The Role Of Lara Croft In Prime Videos’ Series

The outlet says Turner is in negotiations to lead the series adaptation of the hit video game franchise after being among the actresses who tested for the role last month.

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With “Reacher” and “Jack Ryan” being very popular shows for Prime Video, many joked that the streamer is geared at attracting dads. Who else would be so interested in muscly men kicking butt? Well, dads rejoice! More “Jack Ryan” is on the way, but not how you might be expecting.

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According to Prime Video, John Krasinski is getting ready to jump back into the role of Jack Ryan, but not for a TV show.

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Few movies in the ’90s captivated the imaginations of high school mean girls and cliques everywhere like 1999’s “Cruel Intentions.” A teen adaptation of the iconic 18th-century French epistolary novel “Les Liaisons dangereuses,” the cult classic is conniving, ruthless drama exemplified.  And it found an eager audience instantly, spawning a prequel in 2000, a 2004 sequel, and a musical in 2015.

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And now add a television series to that list.

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Mike Flanagan’s love of Stephen King is well documented. The filmmaker has already adapted a couple of King’s works (“Doctor Sleep” and “Gerald’s Game”), and it appears he’s not done there, as he’s adding “Carrie” to the mix.

READ MORE: ‘The Life Of Chuck’: NEON Picks Up Mike Flanagan’s TIFF 2024 People’s Choice Award Winner

According to Deadline, Mike Flanagan is set to develop a new eight-episode limited series adaptation of “Carrie” for Amazon Prime Video.

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When the first season of “Invincible” debuted on Prime Video, it became a huge hit for the streamer. Everyone suddenly got excited about the new superhero series. Unfortunately, the wait for Season 2 took forever. Not only that, there was a midseason break, which is becoming all too common with streaming services. All that to say, the momentum was almost completely killed. Alas, it appears Season 3 is coming sooner than you were expecting. 

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While the original “Citadel” series seemed a bit like a bust, with its middling viewership and critical reviews, Prime Video is still pushing forward with its original plan of expanding the franchise worldwide. We saw that recently with the release of “Citadel: Diana,” an Italian take on the spy franchise. And now, we have “Citadel: Honey Bunny.”

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As seen in the trailer, “Citadel: Honey Bunny” is the franchise’s expansion into India.

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Video games typically don’t have great TV or film adaptations. But that seems to be changing. Lately, we’ve seen things like “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” do really well. And over on TV, “The Last of Us” is one of the most beloved shows. Hoping to ride that wave of good will is “Like a Dragon: Yakuza.”

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As seen in the trailer, “Like a Dragon: Yakuza” tells the story of Kiryu, a young man who gets involved with the Japanese criminal underworld.

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As a die-hard “Robocop” fan, it’s been tough the past decade or so. The remake just wasn’t great and definitely failed to live up to the original in nearly every way. Then came the reports that Neill Blomkamp was going to make a “RoboCop” film. Sadly, that never came to be. And now, it appears the best we can hope for is a “RoboCop” TV series from Prime Video. 

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Nicole Kidman‘s reign as one of the queens of contemporary TV will continue over at Amazon Prime. IndieWire reports that the actress will star and executive produce a two-season order of “Scarpetta” at the streamer.  It’s a coup for Kidman, who’s reportedly wanted to adapt Patricia Cornwell‘s 2008 novel for almost twenty years.  What’s more, Kidman has a legendary co-star in the series: recent Emmy and Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis.

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After two seasons, Prime Video‘s “Reacher” is one of the streamer’s biggest hits. And that’s all the reason Amazon needs to expand its universe, right? Variety reports that a “Reacher” spinoff series is in development at the streaming and rental service, and it centers around a fan-favorite character: Maria Sten‘s Frances Neagley, one of Reacher’s closest allies.

READ MORE: ‘Reacher’ Season 2 Review: Dad TV In The Anti-Dad Bod Is Back & Bone-Crunchier Than Ever

Sten shows up as Neagley in the past two seasons of “Reacher,” an old comrade from the 100th SIU who now works as a corporate security professional.

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There are very few interviews over the last 20 years that caused as much of a scandal as the one between a BBC journalist and Prince Andrew several years ago. The interview was meant—for the Prince’s team—to be a way to clear his name from any wrongdoing with Jeffrey Epstein. But what ended up happening was the exact opposite, leading to the new series, “A Very Royal Scandal.”

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A spiritual successor to 2018’s “A Very English Scandal” and 2021’s “A Very British Scandal,” “A Very Royal Scandal” details the events that took place leading to the fateful interview, as well as the fallout that occurred immediately afterward.

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Is this the biggest bit of TV news to hit Comic-Con this weekend? Deadline reports that “The Boys” will get yet another spinoff on Prime Video: “Vought Rising,” a prequel series that stars Jensen Ackles‘ Soldier Boy and Aya Cash‘s Stormfront and centers on the Vought’s origins in the 1950s.  Good news for fans of “The Boys,” but for the rest of us: does Prime Video really need another one of these?

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Following a successful inaugural season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” Prime Video’s expensive, big genre series returns in August. And today, out of San Diego Comic-Con, the studio released the new full trailer for the series, teasing that “darkness will bind them” all in Middle Earth.

What’s to know about the last season? For one, Suaron (Charlie Vickers) was unmasked, initially disguising himself as the human Halbrand and now posing as the elf Annatar to deceive the people of Middle-earth.

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If you know anything about Hollywood history, you are probably aware of the many, many incarnations of United Artists studios. Founded in  1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, it has been a distributor and, since 1981, a division of MGM Studios (then named MGM/UA Studios). Today, Amazon MGM Studios revealed that United Artists will live once more under a new deal with producer Scott Stuber and his yet-to-be-named financing company.

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It’s been a little more than a month since it was announced that Prime Video was teaming up with Guy Ritchie to make a “Young Sherlock” series. But since the original announcement, things have been a little quiet. But not any longer, as we got the addition of a big name to the cast today.

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According to Deadline, Colin Firth is set to star opposite Hero Fiennes Tiffin in Guy Ritchie’s “Young Sherlock” series.

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When Prime Video’s “Citadel” was announced, it was just the first series in what was expected to become a massive global franchise. The idea was to make “Citadel” spinoff series around the world. While the American series didn’t necessarily become a massive hit, it looks like Prime Video is still moving forward with the spinoffs, including the Italian series, “Citadel: Diana.”

READ MORE: ‘Citadel’ TV Review: The Russo Brothers’ Atrocious Action Series Has No Personality

As seen in the teaser, “Citadel: Diana” follows the story of Diana, a Citadel agent who is stuck undercover in Manticore due to the Citadel being destroyed.

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Do young people remember “Sausage Party”? The movie about the hot dog that really wanted to find his place in a bun? While it may not feel that old to viewers of a certain age, the comedy about sentient food discovering the truth about what happens when they leave the grocery store is already eight years old, a lifetime in pop culture. And there are elements of it that feel even older, a product of a pre-COVID time when comedies aimed more directly at adults were more common.

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Look, honest truth is Sony has struggled to get people interested in ‘Spider-Man’ spinoffs. Outside of the ‘Venom’ franchise, the live-action spinoffs have been varying degrees of bad. But perhaps things can turn around with the upcoming “Spider-Noir.” At least this has the pedigree of being a Lord & Miller production. And the cast is shaping up to be pretty great. 

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For many superhero fans, the best version of a TV series or film based on a comic book is none other than “Batman: The Animated Series” from the ‘90s. That series blew the minds of kids and adults alike by taking the source material seriously and presenting some of the best storytelling you’ll ever see involving capes and cowls. And since then, a variety of animated series have attempted to recapture that magic, but none have.

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Prime Video‘s Blade Runner 2099 has another lead. THR reports that “Euphoria” star Hunter Schafer joins Michelle Yeoh on the cast list of the upcoming limited series. Both actresses will co-star in the show, but their roles remain unspecified.  

READ MORE: ‘Blade Runner 2099’: ‘Shogun’s Jonathan Van Tulleken To Direct Episodes Of Upcoming Limited Series

It’s another starring role for Schafer as she waits to hear if “Euphoria” Season 3 will come to fruition at HBO.

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In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo powers up to take on “The Boys.” The show is premiering its fourth season on Prime Video on June 13th and follows a group of vigilantes who set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers. The show stars Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Chace Crawford, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and more.

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Since its debut several years ago, “The Boys” has consistently been one of the biggest shows for Prime Video. Now, as the series enters its fourth season later this week, it appears now is the best time to announce when the show will be coming to an end.

READ MORE: ‘The Boys’ Season 4 Review: Prime Video’s Hit Superhero Show Returns With A Great, Confident Season

According to showrunner Eric Kripke, Season 5 of “The Boys” will be the last one for the series.

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While the premise of “The Boys” is fairly simple to convey–a group of people aim to take down self-obsessed celebrity superheroes–there is a lot more going on in the show, especially in more recent seasons. The show never pulls its punches when it comes to social messaging. Hell, there was a literal Nazi bad guy in the series. And according to the showrunner, if you don’t like the messages found in “The Boys,” there’s really only one thing you should do–go watch something else. 

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Charlie Hunman is headed back to TV, and in a big way. Deadline reports that the British actor will lead the upcoming Prime Video series based on Ed Brubaker‘s graphic novel series “Criminal.” He joins a cast that already includes Adria Arjona, Richard Jenkins, and Kadeem Hardison. So will Hunman supply the onscreen magic that helped make FX‘s “Sons Of Anarchy” such a smash hit, or will “Criminal” be more like the actor’s last stint in television, the short-lived Apple TV+ series “Shantaram“?

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When Francesca Sloane jumped on a Zoom five weeks ago to discuss the celebrated “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” the show’s co-creator didn’t know if the Prime Video series was coming back for a second season. In hindsight, it would have been shocking if it didn’t. The Donald Glover and Maya Erskine drama series earned almost 1 billion views in the U.S. in its opening week and was a mainstay on the streamer’s top 10 trending list for over two months.

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