Netflix retells the story of the Central Park Five with ‘When They See Us’

An upcoming four-part mini-series on Netflix is taking a look at the harrowing story behind the Central Park Five. Called When They See Us, this new project from Ava DuVernay stars the likes of Felicity Huffman, Joshua Jackson, John Leguizamo, Vera Farmiga, and Michael Kenneth Williams. Accompanied by five new actors who play the five black teens coerced into confessing to a crime they didn’t commit: beating and raping a woman in Central Park. The trailer above dives right into the story. The series is set to hit the service on Friday, May 31.

Source: Engadget

Here’s your first look at ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

We finally get a look at the final installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. We also learn that it’s going to be called Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. This chapter takes place sometime after The Last Jedi, where Leia Organa’s (the late Carrie Fisher) Resistance movement was forced to go on the run by the First Order. It opens with the idea that “Every generation has a legend.” It sets up Rey (Daisy Ridley) as the one for this generation, it seems.

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Marvel’s ‘The Punisher’ gets final trailer ahead of release

We’re just a few days shy from the release of the second season of The Punisher. And it looks just as bloody as ever. We hear more from friend-turned-foe Jigsaw (Ben Barnes) in this season as he seeks revenge against Frank Castle a.k.a. The Punisher (Jon Bernthal). He wants The Punisher “to feel what I felt.” Whether he makes good on that promise, we’ll probably find out in this season. What we still don’t know at this point is whether this show will come back for another season. Only time will tell. Marvel’s The Punisher will start streaming on January 18^th.

Netflix teases first season of ‘The Umbrella Academy’

Netflix’s adaptation of Gabriel Ba and Gerard Way’s comic book series is coming to Netflix in the new year and we got our first look through a teaser for the 10-episode first season. The Umbrella Academy will be coming to the streaming service on February 15, 2019. It tells the story of six children and their adoptive father. What’s special about them is five out of the six have superpowers. While the comics were set at the start of 1977, the series is dated at around 1989. The story remains the same, though. Spontaneous, miraculous pregnancies brought these six into the world to save it. At the same time, they learn the truth about where they came from.

The Umbrella Academy stars Ellen Page as Vanya (The White Violin); Tom Hopper as Luther (Spaceboy); David Castaneda as Diego (The Kraken); Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison (The Rumor); Robert Sheehan as Klaus (The Seance) and Aidan Gallagher as Number Five (The Boy). Colm Feore stars as Sir Reginald Hargreeves (The Monocle).

Source: Polygon