American Horror Story Renewed for Season 7
American Horror Story will return for a seventh season, FX announced today.
Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's horror anthology season is currently in the midst of its sixth season, however FX did not say when the franchise's next installment is set to air.
"Ryan, Brad and their team of remarkable writers have done an amazing job of keeping American Horror Story endlessly inventive, shocking and entertaining and we are honored to move ahead with them on the seventh installment," FX CEO John Landgraf said in a statement accompanying the announcement.
American Horror Story: Roanoke, the sixth season, most recently aired its third episode. Be sure to read IGN's review of the latest episode ahead of the next episode airing Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Black Sails: Final Season Debut Date and Poster Revealed
The final season of Black Sails will begin January 29.
Starz not only announced the premiere date for the fourth season of the drama series, but also unveiled a poster for the show (seen below). Black Sails will end its run with 10 episodes.
The final season poster for Black Sails, courtesy of Starz
As a prequel to Treasure Island, the final season of Black Sails will see the pirates fighting in the West Indies. The show stars Toby Stephens as Captain Flint, Hannah New as Eleanor Guthrie and Luke Arnold as John Silver.
Daily Deals: Halloween Costumes, Minecraft LEGOs, Deus Ex
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Today only, Amazon's Gold Box sale is crammed full of Halloween costumes and accessories. I've broken out some of my favorites below, including a sweet (and surprisingly detailed) Night's King mask from Game of Thrones, but you should give the whole thing a browse and save yourself from last minute costume shopping or going as a lame ghost in a sheet or a poorly wrapped toilet paper mummy.
Google Debuts Pixel Smartphones, VR Headset
During Google's press event today, the company revealed a number of new devices, including its new flagship smartphone, Pixel. Google is touting the Pixel and its larger cousin, Pixel XL, as having the best rated cameras in a smartphone. And if you pre-order one now, the company will also throw in its new Daydream View VR headset for free.
Google Pixel smartphones.
Pixel is the first smartphone to have Google Assistant baked right into the device, using voice prompts and a tap of the home button to get information, schedule appointments, or even make dinner reservations. Additionally, Google has promised to free up storage space on the handsets thanks to integrated Google Photo functionality to keep your pictures automatically synced to the cloud. The Pixel smartphones will apparently provide 7 hours of battery life on only a 15-minute quick charge, thanks to USB-C connectivity.
Funimation Reveals Its Fall 2016 Anime Dub Lineup
Funimation has revealed its lineup of English-dubbed anime for the Fall 2016 season, which spans a record-breaking 18 shows in total.
Thanks to Funimation's new partnership with Crunchyroll, several of Crunchyroll's previously released subtitled shows will now be simulcast in English for the first time on Funimation, including last season's high school drama series Orange, as well as Mob Psycho 100, the supernatural hit from One Punch Man creator ONE.
Butt Sniffin’ Pugs Invites You to Grab a Pug Butt Controller
Butt Sniffin' Pugs, described as Neko Atsume meets Animal Crossing, is seeking funding for a PC and console release. Oh, and you can play it with a pug-butt controller.
One of the big goals of Butt Sniffin' Pugs is accessibility. The creators have worked with the AbleGamers Charity to craft a game they say is accessible to "all audiences."
"We literally mean everyone," the devs write on the Kickstarter page, "kids, adults, grandparents, people with disabilities, everyone!"
There's a lot to do in Butt Sniffin' Pugs on top of the obvious, which is exploration of the aptly named Central Bark. No, it's not a coffee shop where dog friends hang out and crack wise, but rather the adorable, pixel-art setting of the game.
The Legend of Korra: Complete Series Set Announced
The Legend of Korra is officially getting a 20-hour, 8-disc complete series box set on December 13, 2016.
The collection includes all four seasons of the show, including special features like audio commentary for most of the episodes, and scene and episode analyses from the cast and crew. The box set will be available on DVD for $42.99, and Limited Edition Blu-ray for $47.99, with the latter set including exclusive selections from The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series.
Netflix’s Series of Unfortunate Events Release Date Announced
Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for the streaming service's adaptation of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events book series. The series' premiere date has also been announced.
Set to release on January 13, 2017, A Series of Unfortunate Events's first teaser features Patrick Warburton as Lemony Snicket, revealing he is on the set of the Netflix series while the rest of the crew is "currently under medical observation." Check out the teaser below:
Netflix's adaptation brings to life the story of three orphans, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, and their relative, Count Olaf, who is attempting to steal their inheritance after the Baudelaire's parents die in a fire. Neil Patrick Harris stars in the series as Olaf, but the trailer includes only a vocal cameo by Harris.
DC to Resurrect Wildstorm Universe
DC is bringing the Wildstorm Universe back in a big way in 2017. And in the process, they're bringing acclaimed writer Warren Ellis back into the fold.
According to ComicBook.com, Ellis will spearhead a relaunch of the Wildstorm imprint in February 2017. The new Wildstorm will be similar in execution to Gerard Way's Young Animal imprint. Like Way, Ellis will serve as "showrunner" for the imprint, writing a core ongoing series and supervising the other Wildstorm books.
Wolverine 3 First Look Coming This Month
Hugh Jackman is telling fans to expect some sort of first look at Wolverine 3 in the next few weeks.
While speaking with Entertainment Tonight about the 95th anniversary of Hollywood's Night Under the Stars, Jackman revealed filming has wrapped and that director James Mangold and his team are busy editing the movie.
Jackman said he recently met with Mangold, and that there will be “some stuff coming out in the next week or so.”
The actor also said the film will be “very different in tone, and hopefully different to anything we’ve done before.”