Reacher Viewing Figures Beat The Wheel of Time to Become Amazon's Biggest Hit

Amazon Prime Video’s new series based on the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child has become their biggest hit to date, besting their fantasy epic The Wheel of Time by quite some way in just three days on the platform. While the Tom Cruise-starring Jack Reacher movies left something to be desired by fans of the novels and Child himself, Amazon’s eight-part first season of Reacher sees Alan Ritchson taking on the title role and his true-to-novel appearance and has clearly hit the right chord with audiences.

Cheaper Ad-Supported Disney+ Option Reportedly Being Considered by Disney

There is no denying that the Covid pandemic has advanced the dominance of streaming platforms worldwide, and Disney+ launched at just the right time to take advantage of the many stay-at-home lockdowns imposed on families in numerous countries. While other platforms such as Paramount+ and Discovery+ have offered subscribers a cheaper price-point for an ad-supported version, it seems that Disney is now considering a similar route for their Disney+ service.

Reacher Showrunner Wants a Longer Season 2

No matter what metric you measure it by, season 1 of Reacher was a smashing success for Amazon Studios. The biggest complaint in many viewers’ minds was that the season may have been too short. In a recent note in a TVLine questions and answers article, the showrunner for Reacher, Nick Santora, hinted that season 2 could be longer.

The Boys Star Antony Starr Charged With Drunken Assault While Filming Movie in Spain

In Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys, Antony Starr’s Homelander is often seen dishing out his fair share of punches when he is not frying people with his burning eyes. Recently, though, the actor himself is in hot water after being given a 12-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay compensation of more than $5000 for the drunken assault of a chef in Spain, The Daily Mail reports. The New Zealand-born actor is currently working in Europe with Guy Ritchie and was arrested on Wednesday morning following a reported disturbance outside an Alicante pub.

Santiago Cabrera on His Future as the Captain of the U.S.S. Stargazer

Chilean actor Santiago Cabrera plays Cristobal "Chris" Rios, the former pilot of La Sirena and current Starfleet Captain of the U.S.S. Stargazer, on Star Trek: Picard. Cabrera also portrays the emergency holograms aboard La Sirena. An earlier model of the Stargazer was Admiral Picard's (Sir Patrick Stewart) first ship, which he later described in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Relics" as an "overworked, underpowered vessel, always on the verge of flying apart at the seams." In the second season of Star Trek: Picard, Captain Rios is in command of Picard's former ship. During last night's virtual premiere, fans learned more about what to expect the rest of the season for the recently recommissioned captain.

Orla Brady Talks Laris and Picard's Future: 'She's Not Going to Hang Around'

This article contains spoilers for the season premiere of Star Trek: Picard, "The Star Gazer."Trekkies were introduced to Admiral Jean-Luc Picard's Romulan housekeeper last season. In the first season of Star Trek: Picard, Jean-Luc is living with Laris, played by Orla Brady, and her then-husband Zhaban, played by Jamie McShane in his second Star Trek role, at Château Picard. Although the couple's story isn't expanded on much in the actual TV series itself, the complete answer to whom they appear in the IDW comic book miniseries, Star Trek: Picard: Countdown by Mike Johnson, Kirsten Beyer, Angel Hernandez, and Joana Lafuente.

iCarly Season 2 Trailer Officially Confirms April Release Date

iCarly is back for a second season following the successful revival put out by Paramount + last year. The fresh take on the popular kids show focuses on the adult lives and problems of the principal cast the fans grew up watching. And those fans won’t have to wait long for more misadventures, with the official trailer confirming a release date for April 8th.