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George R.R. Martin is finally getting the Game of Thrones movie he talked about ten years ago
All the way back in 2014, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin spoke about a cinematic future for Westeros... and now, Warner Bros. may be making that a reality
November 01, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
What to Watch November 2024: Here's what's streaming on Netflix, Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime and more
From epic fantasy to epic film scores, November's a streaming month for just about any taste
October 28, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The Penguin's Sofia Falcone was inspired by JFK's sister, showrunner reveals at New York Comic Con 2024
On the heels of The Penguin's episode 4, which focused on Sofia Falcone's brutal backstory, LeFranc revealed that she was inspired by Rosemarie Kennedy, who underwent similar horrors
October 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Penguin star Colin Farrell may have revealed a major character origin story at New York Comic Con 2024
October 17, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Velma: This Halloween Needs to Be More Special release date: When the special debuts on Max
Here’s the release date for Velma: This Halloween Needs to Be More Special on Max
September 26, 2024
Avery Kaplan
News
HBO's The Last of Us gives us a first look at five years of peace, quiet, and Catherine O'Hara (and, of course, plant zombies) in new season 2 trailer
Things are not looking great for Pedro Pascal or Bella Ramsey in the return of HBO's video game adaptation The Last of Us season 2
September 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Here’s everything we know about Dune: Prophecy on Max
From the cast to the inspiration, here’s everything we know about the upcoming prequel on Max.
September 20, 2024
Avery Kaplan
Guides
Dune prequel cast: Here's the actors in the Dune: Prophecy TV series coming to Max
There’s a lot of talent on the call sheet for the upcoming prequel to Dune.
September 20, 2024
Avery Kaplan
Guides
Dune prequel release date: Here is when Dune: Prophecy debuts on Max
The upcoming Dune streaming series is headed to Max, and here’s when you can expect to watch it for yourself.
September 20, 2024
Avery Kaplan
News
Here’s the release date for DC Studios’ Creature Commandos on Max
Can’t get enough DC Studios animation? Then we’ve got some good news for you.
September 05, 2024
Avery Kaplan
Features
Kristian Nairn talks Our Flag Means Death, Game of Thrones, and an upcoming memoir
Popverse sat down with the Hodor and Wee John Feeney actor Kristian Nairn to talk about his upcoming memoir Beyond the Throne, learning on set, going to conventions, and how fans can show their desire for an Our Flag Means Death season 3
September 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Want to watch Max for free? DoorDash has a pretty killer deal for you
DoorDash customers using the annual DashPass subscription now have free access to the Warner Bros Discovery streaming service
August 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Why THAT surprise cameo in House of the Dragon's season 2 finale makes sense, according to the showrunner
A little light prophesy never hurt anyone.
August 07, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Did House of the Dragon season 2 finale feel like it was missing something? Showrunner says it was due to budget (which they're saving for season 3)
Its a giant dragon battle. How much could it cost? 10 dollars?
August 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
HBO is ending House of the Dragon with its fourth season
How many epic dragon battles do you want see in one season anyway?
August 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
HBO's House of the Dragon season 2 finale is teasing a massive Game of Thrones book event called Sowing of the Seeds - here's what it is
Obviously, there's gonna be some spoilers ahead. But if you've already read George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood, you know what's coming anyway
July 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
“There are so many different ways to be gay!” Our Flag Means Death's Kristian Nairn & Nathan Foad share their connection with the queer community
“Being different is your power.”
June 21, 2024
Alex Jaffe
Guides
House of the Dragon: How (and where) to watch HBO's hit show (and the entire Game of Thrones saga) in order
Everything you need to know to watch House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, and more.
June 17, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
Five shows to watch after you've finished Amazon Prime Video's The Boys
Wondering what to watch after superhero debauchery known as the Boys from Prime Video? Here are some options
June 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Penguin: The Batman prequel's cast, release date window, trailer, plot, and more
Fans of The Batman get a chance to return to the movie's world with The Penguin. Here’s all the details about the television continuation.
June 11, 2024
Sam Stone
Features
Livestream!Watch the Our Flag Means Death panel with Kristian Nairn, Samba Schutte, and Vico Ortiz from C2E2 '23
Kristian Nairn, Samba Schutte, and Vico Ortiz are at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2023 to talk Our Flag Means Death, and you can livestream it here.
April 02, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Our Flag Means Death has "reached the end of the road," showrunner David Jenkins announces
Jenkins shared the news through an Instagram post, to many fans' dismay
March 07, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Watch the Pennyworth cast and crew spill the beans behind Batman's butler's hidden past
Actors and executive producers from the HBO Max series talk to Popverse at New York Comic Con about secrets behind the show
February 21, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
History is fun!Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks war movies & shows: How & where to watch Saving Private Ryan, Masters of Air, and more (and how it all fits together)
These historical dramas are pretty accurate, down to the dates and times of major events in World War 2
February 03, 2024
Mason Downey
News
Our Flag Means Death's marketing was concerned about the shock of violence in the show
Though OFMD is a comedy, it is rated mature for violence and language after all
January 22, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the Our Flag Means Death panel with Kristian Nairn, Con O' Neill, and Nathan Foad from MCM London 2023
Watch the entire Our Flag Means Death Panel from MCM London 2023
January 17, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Warner Bros. didn't know what to do with Our Flag Means Death, even when they had it
Remember how Max marketed the first season of Our Flag Means Death?
January 12, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Poll Results: What Our Flag Means Death spinoff would you want to watch the most?
If Our Flag Means Death doesn't get a season 3, what spinoff show would fans want to see the most?
December 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death's Rhys Darby on whether fandom insight sways him
"The only fans that sway me are David Jenkins and the writers"
December 04, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death's Vico Ortiz on ship names, the death of [SPOILER], and training for fight scenes
Jim would enjoy being tied up, says Vico Ortiz
December 04, 2023
Patches Chance
News
Barbie: How and where to watch the movie at home
Barbie is finally coming to Max
December 04, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Rhys Darby says "you’re dreaming" if you think Our Flag Means Death's Stede and Blackbeard will have a happily ever after
"So death is going to come to their door at some point. They’ll have to deal with it."
November 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Our Flag Means Death’s Vico Ortiz and Samson Kayo on being fearless while acting
"Be free and trust."
November 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death cast reveals which shows they would like to crossover with
The Our Flag Means Death cast pitch some fun television crossover ideas
November 27, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Taika Waititi hints he may not return for potential Our Flag Means Death season 3
Our Flag Means Death: Taika Waititi thinks Stede and Blackbeard's story has come to a "natural end"
November 21, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Spoilers!Why that Our Flag Means Death season 2 finale was the riskiest thing the show could have done
Spoilers below
November 02, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Our Flag Means Death's Samson Kayo "didn't have a clue" at his first audition
At his first audition, Kayo didn't even know what a headshot was!
October 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Spoilers!What Our Flag Means Death season 2 finale twist could mean for season 3
Sure, we don't have an official renewal yet, but we can speculate right?
October 26, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Spoilers!Our Flag Means Death: An appreciation of slow, floundering romance
Sometimes "happily ever after" takes a while
October 19, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death: Who was Anne Bonny, the real-life pirate with a strange legacy
Anne Bonny appears in this week's Our Flag Means Death, but who was she in real life?
October 12, 2023
Mason Downey
Features
Our Flag Means Death season 2: Who was the real pirate queen, Zheng Yi Sao?
Our Flag Means Death's new season introduced another real-life pirate to its cast of characters. Here's her story.
October 05, 2023
Mason Downey
Features
Spoilers!Our Flag Means Death season 2 splits up a central relationship from season 1, and it's a little disappointing
Why? Why? Why?
October 04, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death: Breaking down that weird OFMD release schedule
No, the whole season isn't dropping at once this time - nor is it dropping episode by episode
October 03, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death season 2 is off to a bizarre, dark, and fun start
No one seems to be where they're supposed to be - yet
September 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death season 2: The release date, trailer, and everything we know about season 2
Stede, Blackbeard, and the crew return this October for Our Flag Means Death season 2 on Max
September 22, 2023
Rebecca Oliver Kaplan
Features
Our Flag Means Death season 2: Who is confirmed to be in the cast?
Lucius... are you alive?
September 22, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death season 2 rating: Not all pirates are for all ages, even the funny ones
Murders, lost fingers, and a nose jar may be too much for the kiddos
September 21, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Max's Doom Patrol is back in October with the surprise return of an old cast member
New episodes debut starting October 12
September 21, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Five shows to watch after you've finished watching Our Flag Means Death
Finished watching OFMD? Here's some shows to check out next.
September 19, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Our Flag Means Death season 2 trailer teases return of Blackbeard's updo
We loved it in season 1 ep 5, now it's returning
September 14, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Our Flag Means Death: Season 2 official trailer is live!
What is on the horizon for Stede and Blackbeard?
September 14, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Which Our Flag Means Death cast member reads the most fanfiction?
Accusations thrown! Speculation rampant!
September 14, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Our Flag Means Death season 3 will be its last (if Max renews it)
If Max's fan-favorite pirate show sets sail once more after its second season, it will be for a final journey
September 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Why is the streaming experience so awful?
Wasn't streaming supposed to make things easier?
September 01, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death leans into bolder aesthetic in teaser trailer for season 2
OFMD seems to be changing its visual tack for its second season
August 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Stede and Blackbeard find themselves on different tracks in Our Flag Means Death season 2 teaser
In love or ready to kill? Here's where Stede and Ed seem to be in the OFMD season 2 teaser trailer.
August 30, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
The Our Flag Means Death cast reveals what songs they would perform in drag
What would happen if the cast of OFMD performed in a drag show? The stars of the show pitch their setlist.
August 05, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Some of those Our Flag Means Death season 2 fan theories are "so close" says Con O'Neill, as he and cast mates reveal their own
The Our Flag Means Death cast talk about their relationship with headcanon and fan theories
August 02, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Did Lucius survive his demise on Our Flag Means Death? Nathan Foad & his castmates share their theories
The Our Flag Means Death cast share their theories on how Lucius Springs could have survived
July 31, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
The Our Flag Means Death cast talk about their relationship with the queer community
“It’s made me feel so connected”: The OFMD cast talk about how their show has brought the LGBTQIA+ community together
July 08, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Con O'Neill says that Our Flag Means Death is successful because it's kind, and we agree
On Our Flag Means Death, the real piracy is the friends you make along the way
July 05, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch the Our Flag Means Death panel from Miami's Florida Supercon with Con O'Neill, Nathan Foad, and Kristian Nairn
Say ahoy to your boys, as the OFMD crew of Kristian Nairn, Nathan Foad, and Con O'Neill had a time at Miami Beach's Florida Supercon
July 04, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Our Flag Means Death writers ask fans to join them on picket line for some "polite menace"
Our Flag Means Strike
June 06, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Amazon buys the Batman: Caped Crusader cartoon, plus two more while at the checkout
Amazon snaps up the rights to the new series from Matt Reeves, Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Ed Brubaker
April 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
James Gunn, some of DCEU's past creators deserve your praise, not your dismissal
James Gunn saying DC gave away its IP "for a smile" is an appalling dimissal of the talent and success behind the Arrowverse and other DC properties.
April 24, 2023
Jim McDermott
News
Yes, that really was Grant Morrison playing Grant Morrison in HBO Max's Titans
Ready for a couple of unexpected Animal Man shout-outs?
April 20, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Our Flag Means Death's Vico Ortiz, Samba Shutte, and Kristian Nairn talk about what's coming in season 2
Though they didn't go too deep into specifics, Kristian Nairn, Samba Schutte and Vico Ortiz brought up what they'd like to see for their characters and tease a "father/kid moment."
April 02, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Our Flag Means Death's Vico Ortiz talks Primer Impacto and the power of inclusive Spanish
During the Our Flag Means Death panel at C2E2, actor Vico Ortiz shared what it meant to them to be able to talk about their character and inclusive Spanish on Primer Impacto
April 01, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Free Livestream!Watch free livestream of the Our Flag Means Death cast panel with Rhys Darby, Samba Schutte, and Vico Ortiz live from ECCC '23
Rhys Darby, Samba Schutte, and Vico Ortiz talk about Our Flag Means Death at Emerald City Comic Con 2023, and you can watch it live.
March 16, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Krakens, cakes, and crews: Unique Our Flag Means Death cosplays from Emerald City Comic Con
The most deep cut costumes at the Our Flag Means Death panel
March 09, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Our Flag Means Death welcome the lusty and kind kind of fans at Emerald City Comic Con 2023
"Oh, a pirate's life sounds just right"
March 07, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
The real pirates behind Our Flag Means Death
If you've watched the first season of this HBO Max series, you may have accidentally learned something about real pirate history.
March 04, 2023
Alex Jaffe
Features
Nathan Foad and Con O’Neill's dream guest casting for Our Flag Means Death (plus a suggestion of our own)
When it comes to guest stars for season two of Our Flag Means Death, what about looking to alums of SNL and White Lotus?
March 03, 2023
Jim McDermott
News
"As a crew!": Our Flag Means Death cast members share how lockdown shaped their tight bond
“We were literally stuck together!”
February 13, 2023
Alex Lajas
News
We haven't seen the last of The Last of Us, as HBO renews the show for a second season
The first episode of the new hit has been viewed more than 22 million times
January 27, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Titans, Doom Patrol both cancelled at HBO Max
Both series will end with their fourth seasons, according to the service
January 26, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
HBO's The Last of Us: The real life inspiration to the Infected zombies
How scared should we be of a The Last of Us-style fungal pandemic?
January 23, 2023
Gary Catig
Features
Give the gift of subscriptions - streaming services, digital comics apps, and mystery boxes galore!
From film and TV to comics and collectibles, here are the best subscription gifts for the holiday season
November 24, 2022
Chris Arrant
Features
Four ways House of the Dragon is different Than Game of Thrones
Though set within the same fictional universe and sharing some familiar names, House of the Dragon differs from its parent show Game of Thrones in four key ways.
November 14, 2022
Austin Gorton
Features
Streaming VideoConor Leslie heads to MCM London Comic Con - watch her panel here!
Star of Titans and Man in the High Castle is in London; join Popverse’s coverage of the event now.
October 28, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
News
HBO Max's Green Lantern series to start over, as John Stewart takes over as the title character
The long in-development show is getting a full-scale makeover, with the departure of its writer and the arrival of a new central hero
October 26, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
Full Panel VideoBrendan Fraser and Brenton Thwaites are at HBO Max’s and DC’s joint Doom Patrol/Titans panel - watch it here!
HBO Max and DC are bringing top talent to NYCC for a Doom Patrol/Titans panel, featuring Brendan Fraser, Joivan Wade, Greg Walker, and Brenton Thwaites.
October 09, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch Mindy Kaling, Constance Wu, and Sam Richardson take the NYCC Main Stage for HBO Max’s Velma!
Mindy Kaling, showrunner Charlie Grandy, Glenn Howerton, Constance Wu, and Sam Richardson are headed to NYCC to show off Velma’s first episode, which will explore a new, edgier side to the iconic Mystery Inc. character.
October 07, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC & HBO Max coming to New York Comic Con plans with a booth panels, world premieres, more
Want to see Brendan Fraser talk Robotman, or Jim Lee talk DC in general? NYCC is the place
September 12, 2022
Graeme McMillan
News
"Being different is your power": Con O'Neill, Nathan Foad, and Kristian Nairn talk perseverance at Emerald City Comic Con
A quick peek at the Con O’Neill, Nathan Foad, and Kristian Nairn Our Flag Means Death panel
August 25, 2022
Tiffany Babb
News
Amazon streaming device users faced difficulties streaming House of the Dragon debut on HBO Max
Hoping to watch the Game of Thrones prequel via Amazon Fire TV last night? You were probably out of luck
August 22, 2022
Graeme McMillan
News
Is HBO Max turning into HBO Min? As it lays off 14% of staff, looking ahead to the streaming service's future
What will HBO Max be like in 2023?
August 15, 2022
Chris Arrant