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‘Neuromancer’ Trailer: Callum Turner in Apple’s Cyperpunk Series

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July 25, 2026

Apple TV pulled the curtain back on “Neuromancer” at its San Diego Comic-Con presentation on Saturday. The streamer unveiled a first-look trailer and a January release date for the series, which adapts William Gibson’s 1984 novel of the same name.

The story follows Turner as Case, a powerful hacker who is enlisted to pull off a heist. The brief footage luxuriates in the expansive sets of the Japanese cyberpunk setting, with evident samurai influences, luminous effects work and bloody fight sequences.

Along with Turner, the series cast also includes Briana Middleton, Joseph Lee, Mark Strong, Clémence Poésy, Peter Sarsgaard and Emma Laird. Others set to appear include Max Irons, André De Shields, Isabella Pappas, and Dane DeHaan.

Widely regarded as a landmark science-fiction novel and one of the first “cyberpunk” works, Gibson’s debut novel “Neuromancer” had often been described as “unadaptable” in the decades since its publication, considering its swath of characters, slang-heavy prose and ambitious cyberspace setting. But that didn’t stop Apple TV from issuing a series order in February 2024, with Graham Roland and J.D. Dillard as series creators. Roland is showrunner, while Dillard directs the pilot.

Along with the first-look footage, Apple also unveiled a Jan. 22 premiere date for the first two episodes. Following that, a new episode will debut weekly through March 19, composing a full 10-episode run. No official word yet on plans to adapt Gibson’s two sequel novels to “Neuromancer,” though the material is there if Apple elects to move forward.

At Comic-Con, Apple also unveiled a trailer for its toy adaptation “Matchbox: The Movie,” which debuts on the platform on Oct. 9.

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‘Widow’s Bay’ Creator On Which Character Wasn’t In Original Script

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July 25, 2026

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As Widow’s Bay gears up for another tourist season, creator Katie Dippold reflected on the show’s evolution at San Diego Comic-Con.

During Apple TV‘s Hall H panel on Saturday, Dippold revealed that Stephen Root‘s Wyck was not originally part of the pilot script, which she has previously said started as a spec for Parks and Recreation during her time in the NBC sitcom’s writers room from 2009 to 2012.

“So the first version was a spec for Parks and Rec, but it started off that everyone knew it was a haunted town. There was no Wyck in that version,” explained Dippold, before joking: “Burn every copy.”

Root assured her, “I love you.”

Following the first season’s smash success and seven Emmy nominations—including Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Root—Dippold expressed her disbelief over appearing at her first Comic-Con.

Stephen Root in ‘Widow’s Bay’ (Apple TV)

“It’s fun,” Dippold said. “I would always predict, ‘Will this show get made?’ We were taking it out. We didn’t know that anyone was going to buy it. But then we got this amazing group. But I would never predict it that we’d be at Comic Con.

In Widow’s Bay, a New England mayor (Rhys) tries to boost tourism to his tiny island as strange events unfold, unleashing a centuries-old curse.

Dippold inked an overall deal with Apple TV as the streamer renewed Widow’s Bay for Season 2, ahead of the Season 1 finale, which is now available to stream.

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‘Family Guy’ Sets Halloween, Holiday Specials For Hulu w Kieran Culkin

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July 25, 2026

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Family Guy‘s Halloween and Holiday specials are returning exclusively to Hulu for a third straight year in 2026. Series executive producer and showrunner Rich Appel made the announcement at Family Guy‘s Comic-Con panel Saturday, while also sharing a first look at Kieran Culkin (Succession), who will guest star in the Halloween special as the Devil. Appel was joined on the panel by Family Guy stars Alex Borstein, Arif Zahir, Jennifer Tilly and co-executive producer & supervising director Peter Shin.

The Simpsons and Family Guy have been producing episodes exclusively for Disney+ and Hulu, where their libraries are housed, respectively, for the past couple of years. This year, they are joined for the first time by Bob’s Burgers, which will release a holiday short exclusively on Hulu. All three series are produced by Fox Television Animation.

In the Family Guy Halloween special, “Happy Hell-o-ween,” Brian and Stewie find themselves in Hell — not an annoying day, the actual underworld — paying for 24 seasons’ worth of bad behavior. When they manage to annoy even the Devil (Culkin) himself, they end up in charge.

In the Holiday special, “The Peter Clause,” it’s Christmas in Quahog, and Peter and the guys compete to become the town’s official Santa. Peter loses, and he can either process his disappointment in a mature manner, or give fans a memorable episode of Family Guy. Thankfully, he chooses option number two.

The specials will also exclusively stream internationally on Disney+ in most markets.

Season 25 of Family Guy returns to Fox in midseason 2027, and will stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S.

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Christopher Nolan Says He’d Be ‘Terrified’ to Direct a Romantic Comedy

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July 25, 2026

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Christopher Nolan has directed everything from sci-fi thrillers such as Interstellar, Tenet and Inception to historical dramas like Dunkirk and Oppenheimer, mysteries like The Prestige and Memento and superhero films with his Dark Knight trilogy. But there’s one genre the Oscar-winning filmmaker said he’d be “terrified” to tackle: romantic comedies.

During his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday, Nolan discussed the lengths he went to shoot his adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic The Odyssey on 70mm IMAX cameras, making it the first feature film to do so. Fallon jokingly asked the director if he ever thinks about doing an “easy” next film, specifically asking, “How about a Christopher Nolan rom-com?”

“I think doing a rom-com would be incredibly difficult,” Nolan replied. “I love watching those movies. But, no, I think people who direct comedy, people who do comedy, I think that’s one of the hardest things in the world to make people laugh that way.”

“Particularly the risk they take,” he continued. “When you make a film … you know, if I show a film to people and maybe they don’t respond to bits of it, I’m like, ‘Ah, they don’t get it. Whatever.’ There’s no hiding behind that when you do comedy.”

When it comes to the genre, Nolan admitted, “I would be terrified of doing anything like that.”

While romantic comedies aren’t on his radar, horror is another story. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Nolan was asked whether The Odyssey had whet his appetite for directing a horror film, given that it features several horror-like sequences.

“It very much whets my appetite for more,” he responded.

“But I’ve always believed that horror as a genre has to be approached very carefully from a conceptual point of view. In other words, you have to have an amazing idea,” Nolan added. “When you go see a film like Obsession, that’s an amazing idea. That movie works like a motherfucker. It’s not about the technical side. It’s not about what technical itches I would have to scratch. It’s about story. So I’m always looking.”

The Odyssey is now playing in theaters, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and more. (See THR’s cast guide to all the stars and who they’re playing here.)