Even Yennefer doesn’t have a spell to stop this plague. Netflix’sThe Witcherhas halted filming for season 2 due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, EW has confirmed. Last week, Netflix halted the filming of its scripted shows and movies in the U.S. and Canada. Netflix As with many companies impacted by this crisis, filming is only officially halting for two weeks. The Witcherseason 1 debuted in November and generated considerable buzz for the streamer....

ExceptThe Witcheralso hasa lotof diverse monsters playing very pivotal roles in the story. ), theCiri casting controversy, comparisons toGame of Thrones, and some new hints about the secretive storyline. Theres also fun in exploring what happens between the pages of the books. Credit: Netflix The books explore events over a long period of time but theres also story they skip through Yennefer. for instance, some of the more defining moments of her life, we hear about them in flashback....

Is your show the nextGame of Thrones? is the tired question reporters have asked writers of fantasy TV shows for years. I personally think it helps, replied Hissrich. Netflix People say to me all the time: Do you think this show could be the nextGame of Thrones? Im a hugeGame of Thronesfan. I dont think people need the nextGame of Thrones. I think when people ask that they mean, Can this show be as successful or renowned asThrones?...

Empire co-creator Lee Daniels reviving the classic series from a different perspective. Savage is on board as well, as a director and executive producer. And the way the show was written, its about looking back with some longing. Credit: Walt Disney Television via Getty Images I think we all look back at that time in our lives and long for it and idealize it. And I think that the idea of revisiting the show mirrors that....

Remembering Edgar Wright’s geek-rock classic, ten years later. Entertainment Weekly’s Darren Franich can also do things, so he rewatched the movie and wrote this piece. (A shorter version appears in EW’s July issue.) Credit: Everett Collection “WE ARE SEX BOB-OMB! FOUR!!!!” Thats Kim Pine (Alison Pill) roaring intoScott Pilgrim vs. The Worlds opening number, and Im not using nearly enough exclamation points. Words blast across the screen when the ginger-mopped drummer slams her sticks together....

The world’s last Blockbuster Video is trying something new: Renting out its store as an overnight Airbnb. Guests will be expected to keep the place relatively tidy and rewind their cassettes. Initially, my reaction was excitement and, Oh my gosh. Credit: Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin via AP It was pretty exciting to know that we had outlasted everyone else, she toldTime. Blockbuster Video was a ubiquitous retail giant in the 1990s....

Plus, Nicole Scherzinger tells EW why she doesn’t turn to Google for help. Lets not forget last season, whenKen Jeongwas convinced Bjork was on the show based on practically nothing. She also revealed she doesnt turn to Google for help. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images; Michael Becker/FOX; Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images No, Im really bad. I don’t go on the internet a lot anyways in general, she said. Youll see why because weve not guessed many right this season you’ll see....

That meant we were in deadlock. DEADLOCK, said the center screen with a big X. So the public vote determined LeRoys elimination. Credit: Fox I love how Steves alone time is his top priority. Truth be told, Im a little obsessed with him. Girls, that sucks. The dream is over, announced the incredible Steve Jones. The dream wasnotover, Paige corrected him. IVE GOT TO MOVE ON, our restless host suddenly decided, next to Howie....

Youd only seen the half of it! You read that right 17, not 16. Bluth ofThe X Factorclaimed Ive made a massive mistake in front of a lone consultant and 500 candles. Credit: Fox So he flew to her hometown to right his wrong! We already knew you have tons of money and can fly places. You are so mean! (But fine…the reaction of Melanie and her family was pretty great....

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What excites you about this season?Chris Carter: Weve added some elements. Weve added some popcorn to it. Were taking the shows mythology to a new place, which we needed to do. Credit: Frank Ockenfels/FOX Weve added humor in more than one place. Weve basically put the band back together with some notable additions. Now we got a president who is more interested in conspiracies than the truth. Weve come 180 degrees....

This is usually a strength, and not just in a something-for-everyone sense. At its best,The X-Filesis a reminder that we are elastic people. (Im done with this analogy now.) Credit: Shane Harvey/FOX Last week, Mulder and Scully were comfortably cohabitating and ribbing each other about handcuffs. This week, Scully makes a show about sharing a motel room. We open on concertgoer Arkie Seavers crowd-surfing to a punk rock rendition of a David Duchovny song (!...

If the headlines are to be believed, 2019 was a year of bold names in books. Literature’s most impressive heavyweights dropped new titles at an impressive rate. Highly-anticipated sequels finally came to fruition. Oh, and we finally found out what happens to Baby Nicole. We rank them from best to worst. It delivered, topping theNew York Timesbest-seller list and getting scooped up by Hulu for a companion adaptation. EW critics David Canfield and Leah Greenblatt weigh what worked and what didn’t....

Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy, and the TGS gang got back together… to shill for NBCUniversal. That moment didn’t last. Fans tuned in to see a remotely-shot reunion episode, a laParks and Recreation’ssweetly funny fundraiserback in April. Credit: NBC “Wow, evenFriends?” Liz replies, before immediately and involuntarily slapping herself in the face. is emblematic of the way30 Rockalways handled product integration: Execute, then undermine. (“Can we have our money now?") The meta jabs were far outnumbered by clumsy, box-ticking setups for one of NBCU’s many corporate arms....