BBC - EuropeAncient 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck found off coast of Italy
The cargo ship was found laden with hundreds of Roman pottery jars, most of which are intact.
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The Verge - TV ShowsCastlevania: Nocturne’s first trailer puts Richter Belmont in the revolutionary spotlight
Richter Belmont getting ready to take some vampires down. | Image: Netflix When Netflix’s first Castlevania animated series drew to a close in its fourth season, the vampiric menace threatening to plunge the world into darkness had only been beaten into submission rather than outright destroyed. It was only a matter of time before Dracula and the demons under his thrall returned to terrorize ordinary humans helpless to stop them. But in the first trailer for Castlevania: Nocturne — a...
The Verge - TV ShowsThe Witcher season 3’s big finale is a wasted opportunity
Image: Netflix In the finale of The Witcher’s third season — which also happens to be the final episode where Henry Cavill will play the lead role — our hero, Geralt of Rivia, spends most of his time in bed. This is not an exaggeration: after getting his ass thoroughly kicked in a previous episode, he’s stuck recuperating in a forest, trying his best to get healthy so he can continue his quest. It’s a bizarre choice that sidelines Geralt in what should, in theory, be an important...
The Verge - TV ShowsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is already spawning a sequel and a spinoff series
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. | Image: Paramount Director Jeff Rowe’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem hasn’t even had a chance to test its mettle at the box office yet, but Paramount is already gearing up on a sequel and a streaming series destined for Paramount Plus. Variety reports that Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies are planning to produce a Mutant Mayhem follow-up film as well as an all-new streaming series that will serve as the connective tissue between...
The Verge - TV ShowsPeacock’s Twisted Metal is trying really, really hard
Image: Skip Bolen / Peacock It’s pretty safe to say that 2023 has been a breakout year for video game adaptations in film and TV. From the weekly drama of The Last of Us on HBO to the family-friendly blockbuster success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, these adaptations are no longer the maligned flops they once were, which is what makes Twisted Metal on Peacock so curious. It’s based on a popular PlayStation series but one that hasn’t had a new entry in over a decade. And for much of...
The Verge - TV ShowsWar is breaking out in Invasion season 2’s first trailer
Image: Apple The first season of Invasion was a prelude to war with an alien species, and now, the battle is really breaking out. At least, that’s sure how it looks in the new season 2 trailer for the Apple TV Plus series. While the show initially detailed the early days of an alien invasion, showcasing how events unfolded from multiple perspectives across the globe, the second season takes place 121 days after the strange, creepy creatures set down on Earth. The trailer hints at an...
The Verge - TV ShowsGood Omens season 2 is a lovey-dovey shipper’s delight
Michael Sheen as Aziraphale and David Tennant as Crowley. | Image: Amazon The second season of Amazon and the BBC’s Good Omens adaptation joyously marches into familiar yet unexplored territory with a love story that feels like it was crafted with Neil Gaiman fans in mind. The first season of Amazon and the BBC’s Good Omens adaptation was full of clever new details that weren’t present in Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s original novel, and the show was better for them because of how...
The Verge - TV ShowsWhy you won’t see any new TV rewatch podcasts during the Hollywood strike
Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Today, I’ll dive into Spotify’s second quarter earnings call this morning. Despite layoffs and the shutdown of a number of podcasts, it’ll be a while until we see the benefits from a thriftier company. I also have an update on actor-hosted rewatch podcasts — and news of a new podcast coming to public radio. Your favorite TV rewatch podcast is here to stay — but don’t...
The Verge - TV ShowsGeneral Hospital is using scab writers, and it’s complicated
Image: ABC / Christine Bartolucci General Hospital, the longest-running American soap opera, is turning to scab writers to keep the show going amidst the Writers Guild of America’s ongoing strike. One of the show’s writers, Shannon Peace, shared the news on her Instagram account, saying, “Starting next week, the show will be penned exclusively by scab writers which is heartbreaking.” According to Peace, the show has run through all the scripts that were written before the strike began...
The Verge - TV ShowsTwitter Blue subscribers can now download videos posted to X
Image: The Verge Starting today, Twitter Blue members can download videos shared on X by other subscribers. That’s according to an update to an X Help Center article titled “How to share and watch videos on Twitter.” The update says all new videos will be eligible for downloads unless the poster specifically opts out. There’s also an age limit — if your “account is under the age of 18,” then downloads won’t be turned on. (Presumably, that means any person whose account says they’re...