The second season of X-Men ‘97 hits the ground running, finding our lovable band of mutants separated across time. While one team is stranded in the ancient past, the other fights to survive in the future. The first two episodes set the mood up for the rest of the nine-episode season, which seems to center on the X-Men battling it off against the iconic mutant overlord, Apocalypse.
The first episode brings us to a bleak future where Jean Grey and Cyclops finally get a chance to spend time with their son, Nathan, whom they had sent to the future to protect him from a virus that inhabits his body. It may be a chance for Jean Grey and Cyclops to reunite with their son but this is a timeline where Apocalypse is at absolute height of his power. The undying mutant is coming for Nathan, seeking to claim the boy’s unique body as the perfect immortal vessel for his consciousness.
The second episode shifts focus to the modern era, following the grown-up Nathan, now known as Cable, as he recruits Jubilee and Sunspot to hunt down any trace of Apocalypse. Their mission gets in the crosshairs with X-Factor, the government’s mutant task force. What follows is a thrilling, explosive clash between X-Factor versus Cable’s makeshift X-Force.
Much like the first season, each episode covers a whole range of comic book condensed into an enjoyable 22-30 minute episode. While narrative beats are quick and the character arcs go through the motions at a record pace, the series maintains its energy going and it gives you everything you could ask for in its roughly 30-minute runtime. A show like this feels better binged than watched episodic so it’s good that the first three episodes will drop in bulk. Fortunately, Disney+ launched the premier with a bulk drop of the first three episodes, followed by weekly releases leading us to the grand finale on August 12.
Funnily enough, the second episode features a completely different opening sequence. If each episode follows suit, it will be interesting to see how these storylines and rapidly expanding character rosters ultimately converge in the finale. If they plan to finish off the entire Apocalypse storyline in this season – rumours have it that Season 3 and 4 are already in active development – it would need a huge cast to take down this big bad.
With its bite-sized episodes, the series does an admirable job of giving us some meaningful highlights for each character. The premiere grants both Jean Grey and Storm great scenes, while the second episode shines a well-deserved spotlight on Jubilee. Additionally, the darker themes it explores, especially regarding Cable and his methods, are pretty interesting addition to the show.
A lot of the storylines that I’m aware of have already been tackled in season one so I’m seeing the last few adaptations of the books I read back in the 90s in these episodes. However, the show takes significant liberties with X-Factor. While they were one of my favourite groups in the source material, they seem to have been noticeably rewritten here to simplify the story and avoid overcomplicating things too much.
Having separated the team means that viewers might want to stick around and see how everyone and everything comes together. This feels like a full-on story now, having found success in the first season; they can be more playful with their narrative choices on this one.
Unlike other virtual press conferences I’ve attended, the media launch for the new Disney+ crime drama series Gold Land carried a notably more somber tone than usual. It was more serious, this time, mirroring the show’s dark theme of desire and greed. While the cast member Lee Kwang-soo brought flashes of his signature comic timing to the proceedings, he felt more like a “troublemaker” than a comedian this time, a fitting energy as he takes another turn as a villain in this series.
Written by Hwang Jo-yoon and directed by Kim Sung-hoon, the story of Gold Land follows Hee-ju (Park Bo-young), an airport security screening agent whose life is upended when her boyfriend Lee Do-kyung (Lee Hyun-wook), gets her entangled in a smuggling operation involving a dangerous gang. While on transit, Do-kyung attempts to steal the shipment but is caught by the ruthless Park Ho-cheol (Lee Kwang-soo).
Disney+ Gold Land
When Hee-ju discovers the hidden shipment, she realizes the stakes are astronomical: 100 ten-kilogram bars of gold worth a staggering 150 billion won. To survive, Hee-ju must team up with a gangster gone rogue, Woogy (Kim Sung-cheol) and reconnect with her estranged mother, Yeo Sun-ok (Moon Jeong-hee), who she has a serious love-hate relationship, while a corrupt detective in on her tail played by Kim Hee-won.
The first four episodes are explosive, suspenseful, and thrilling. Most notably, Park Bo-young showing a different side of herself never before seen on screen; this marks her first foray into gritty genre drama.
Disney+ Gold Land
Throughout the press conference, the cast remained calm and cool, staying anchored in their characters’ serious personalities, save for Lee Kwang-soo, who couldn’t resist hamming it up for the photographers. Kim Sung-cheol, meanwhile, seemed the most prepared with many different poses. His interactions with Park Bo-young brought a smile to her face and showed off their brilliant chemistry that plays really well to the screen.
Director Kim Sung-hoon, when asked about the show, says it’s about “greed and desire” and that audiences will see Hee-ju’s morality truly tested as we watch her go from being afraid of the gold to being consumed by it. “She wants the gold for herself,” he says, which is interesting, considering that’s not in play in the first four episodes of the ten-episode thriller.
Disney+ Gold Land
On doing the show, Park Bo-young shared that she has always wanted to do a crime show. When she was talking to Kim Sung-hoon, he told her that she would be perfect for the role because her appearance and her public persona would make people believe she would do the right thing and return the gold but that’s not what’s going to happen. The unexpectedness of it is what makes it so compelling on screen. Kim Sung-hoon continues by saying, “Park Bo-young is a very courageous actor. Showing greed is not something you do externally. It’s an interior emotion but she gives such a nuanced performance that you can see her change.” He praised her for her ability to show her character’s evolution throughout the series.
She was praised for not using any make-up to help deglamorize her and to portray Hee-ju as a woman who is exhausted with life and with no hope. She even had to lose weight for the role.
Disney+ Gold Land
Echoing this, Kim Sung-cheol also shared about not needing any make up to play the gangster, Woogy. “It took me five minutes to get ready,” he says. “I would just put sunscreen on and then go straight to set.” Oozing with charm during the press conference, Kim Sung-cheol described his character as someone “without any charisma. He is unafraid of his own desires and he is blunt and frank and shallow.” But he adds that he has a quality to the character that makes him interesting to watch in a show like this.
In the show, the two actors form an unlikely partnership. They don’t trust each other and Hee-ju is really afraid of him but they have history together and as the show progresses, she starts to rely on him and it would make an interesting dynamic to see. The two admit to having a brother-sister bond on set, with Park Bo-young saying, “If I had a little brother, I wish he would be like Kim Sung Cheol.”
Disney+ Gold Land
The director is quick to point out that in this show, “no one is really good or bad.” It seems that the gold bars tempt each character forcing them away from their moral center and the series explores this aspect of humanity.
This is a pervasive theme that is discussed throughout the press conference, and it is Lee Kwang-su who brings in the levity; saying his character has no backstory at play in the show itself so he was given free reign to provide input to his character.
Disney+ Gold Land
In a hilarious exchange that became a running joke of the media launch, Lee Kwang-soo shared that he personally bought his own accessories to adorn Park Ho-cheol, to imply a dark past, and teases the director that he has yet to be reimbursed for the expenses. He even joked saying putting gold plates on his teeth was his idea and that director Kim Sung-hoon liked it so much he told everyone it was his.
Disney+ Gold Land
Jokes aside, Kim Sung-hoon is most grateful to Kim Hee Won, whose character plays a vital role in the ending. He claimed that if it wasn’t for Kim Hee-won, his show wouldn’t work because – while all the characters are important – Kim Hee-won’s detective, Jin-man, whose life collapses as he gives in to his own greed and which gives the show the proper weight near the show’s finale.
The first four episodes of ‘Gold Land’ are now streaming on Disney+, with new episodes dropping each week.
On April 6, the star-studded cast and the hit director of What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim and Alchemy of Souls gathered to discuss their highly anticipated Disney+ series, Perfect Crown. ClickTheCity was invited to attend the virtual press event, and these are the highlights from the event.
Host Park Gyu-min wasn’t kidding when she called this “the most anticipated show of the year.” IU is a global superstar, with a string of hit shows and chart-topping songs, she’s practically South Korean entertainment royalty. Byeon Woo-seok, is no stranger to success either, just coming off the massive hit Lovely Runner. Their pairing in a rom-com by hit-making director Park Joon-hwa, is the talk of the streaming town.
Perfect Crown
Perfect Crown imagines an alternate reality where 21st-century South Korea is a constitutional monarchy. IU plays Song Hee-ju, the second daughter of a chaebol family who has everything – intelligence, looks, and wealth – yet her status as commoner has become an obstacle for her grand ambitions. Byeon Woo-seok plays Prince Yian, the King’s second son, who possesses nothing but his royal heritage. When the two find in each other a chance to complete what is missing in their lives, things begin to change. But as the trailer suggests: is love also on the table?
The cast arrives on stage dressed in their signature outfits from the official poster, a coordinated look that IU later reveals was actually Byeon Woo-seok’s suggestion. IU looks every bit the princess, with the host aptly noting that she “brings the whole of spring with her.” Perfectly comfortable in front of the camera, she’s playful with the photographers, and easily gives off many poses for their pictures. Byeon Woo-seok is dressed in a Western-style prince attire, think more like Cinderella’s Prince Charming from the cartoon but in blue. While he is also at ease in front of the camera, he seems more reserved.
However, the moment the two leads share the stage for their couple pictures, Byeon Woo-seok seems to relax and get loose. He matches IU’s playfulness, constantly watching her to align with her poses. The chemistry between them is apparent.
Joining IU and Byeon Woo-seok are Noh Sang-hyun, portraying the Prime Minister and a good friend to both leads; Gong Seung-yeon as the Queen Dowager, Yoo Su-bin, who serves as Prince Yian’s aide, and Lee Yeon, playing Hee Ju’s secretary and loyal business partner.
Once the Q&A began, a lot of questions was directed towards the cast and PD Park Joon-hwa regarding the show’s concept. Park Joon-hwa expressed confidence, stating that he “believes this show is different from any show you’ve seen before. It will be fun.” He emphasized the amount of work it took to reimagine South Korea as a constitutional monarchy. “It was playing with the space,” he explained. He remarks on the way he envisioned life inside the palace and was meticulous about what the “costumes, locations, and even the food” would be like.
With the characters, IU says that the keyword for Hee Ju is “frustration.” She described her character as “greedy, adding “she wants things but she is also adorable.” IU insisted that despite her character’s ambitious nature, Hee Ju is a three-dimensional character she had a lot of fun portraying. “I had so much fun playing the role of a chaebol heiress,” she says. “I got to wear a lot of really nice clothes, but she isn’t your typical chaebol heiress.” She further explained that because her character is in the public eye but isn’t well-liked, she often becomes a target of online ridicule. “She’s turned into a meme a lot; so that was fun.”
As for Byeon Woo-seok, he felt that he really resonated with Prince Yian’s situation. “I could see scenes when I read the script,” he shared. “I wanted to flesh this character out.”
Noh Sang-hyun describes the Prime Minister as someone who is “cold. He can control himself well. But he has character development and you will see some really great changes with him.” Noh Sang-hyun appeared to be the more serious type during the event, especially as Yu Su-bin and Lee Yeon encouraged the more playful sides of IU and Byeon Woo-seok during the press conference, he later added that his character “is stiff but the character can get messy; so it was a fun role to do.”
Also taking a more serious approach is Gong Seung-yeon, who plays the Queen Dowager. On her character, she says that the Queen Dowager “feels the royal family is the most important thing and her own needs take second place. Everything she does is for the royal family.” She appears to be the primary antagonist for our two protagonists, based on the trailer, host Park Gyu-min even commended her for keeping much of her character during the press conference. She admits that her biggest challenge for playing the role was that the script had said her character was “the symbol of the royal family” which led her to work closely with the production team to truly looked the part.
Having primarily worked in genre pieces, Lee Yeon noted that taking on this role was essential for her, as she has never done a romantic comedy before. She and IU had bonded previously at an awards ceremony where they both confessed being a fans of each other. IU, who had seen her shows and said she wanted to work with her and now it’s finally happening. IU says “she’s always prepared and took the lead in forming their chemistry.”
Yoo Su-bin went to great lengths for his role, even interviewing former aides from the Blue House (the executive office and official residence of the President of South Korea). The people he interviewed told him that an aide must think like their principal and believe in the things that the person they worked for believe in. They had to be one step ahead. He noted that playing Prince Yian’s aide was made easy by his co-star’s personality. Byeon Woo-seok is a “really good guy that my affection for him grew so much. He made it easy to get into character.”
For the chemistry, PD Park Joon-hwa noted it was already evident during the script reading. IU then shared and reminded everyone that she and Byeon Woo-seok had actually worked together a decade ago in Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo. In that series, Byeon Woo-seok played the boyfriend who breaks up with her at the start of the show that sends her character back in time. “So, we already had a working chemistry,” she explained.
Though they hadn’t spoken much since in the years since, IU noted that their history brought a sense of ease to the set of Perfect Crown. She then quickly jokes saying that since he broke her heart over ten years ago in Moon Lovers, that it seemed like he was making up for it on this show. She then continues to joke saying that “I enjoyed working with him so much here that I think we should work again after another ten years.”Of course, everybody laughs.
Perfect Crown is now streaming on Disney+, with new episodes arriving every week.
I’m not the most die-hard Star Wars fan. While I’m familiar with the universe – having seen all the nine core films plus Solo and Rogue One (the latter being my personal favourite in the whole franchise) and a few of the series, with Andor as my personal bet – but I’m not completely invested in it. I love science fiction, especially in film and television, so when it’s done well, I do enjoy it. But the lore surrounding this universe is not my specialty and it’s not something I closely follow.
So, coming into Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, I was concerned that I might not be able to easily enter into the story that was developed by Dave Filoni and Michnovetz. The story is set a year after the events of The Clone Wars (a series I haven’t seen), and apparently, Maul is back. The first four episodes of the show are set on the planet of Janix, where a determined Maul seeks to take revenge on the people who have betrayed him and rebuild his criminal empire. While he attempts to stay under the radar, he draws the attention of Brander Lawson, a smart and experienced detective. Meanwhile, two Jedi, Daki and Devon, are in hiding. In this point in the Star Wars timeline, the Empire holds absolute control, and the Jedi are outlaws.
The animated series boasts of gorgeous background art; Janix is depicted as a dark, foreboding, and futuristic planet. The character art takes a bit getting used to but I’m honestly thankful that it isn’t drawn anime-style and has its own distinct form that sets it apart. Being animated heightens the suspension of disbelief because the narrative moves very quickly, sometimes too easily, for the plot points to hit their mark. With each episode roughly under 30 minutes, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord moves rather quickly, not giving you much time to breathe.
The narrative shifts between Maul, Lawson, and Devon, triangulating a moral center in a reality where the Empire has cast a dark shadow has over civilization. While Maul is the center of the show, he represents the side of evil. He wants revenge and he will destroy and kill anything and anyone in his way to stop it. What is interesting about his depiction is his elegance and grace. He is eloquent, articulate, and oftentimes takes an almost spiritual attitude towards his own misdeeds. There’s an air of entitlement, a belief that his actions are justified simply because he is better and far superior to everyone else. Voiced by Sam Witwer, Maul makes for an interesting protagonist to watch, even if he’s the villain. He doesn’t see himself that way and in the four episodes of the show, it makes him fun to watch.
Bandder Lawson (voiced by Wagner Moura) represents law and order, yet this is paradoxical because while he wants peace and justice, he is not afraid to bend the rules. He has informants in the underworld and he’ll break protocol to keep the Maul sighting outside of the Empire’s radar because he doesn’t want the Empire in Janix.
Because of this, tensions arise with his droid partner, Two Boots (voiced by Richard Ayoade). Lawson is rational and dedicated, but this seems to have created distance between him and his son, Rylee (Charlie Bushnell), who appears sporadically in the show but feels like he’ll be important later.
Devon (voiced by Gideon Adlon) falls somewhere in the middle. As a Jedi-in-training, there is frustration and bitterness in having to live on the streets and in hiding. Her first scene finds her arguing with her mentor, Daki (voiced by Dennis Haysbert), over stealing food from a merchant who “won’t even miss it.”
Devon is constantly scowling, combative, and guarded. When Maul finds her, he sees a potential for an apprentice. In fact, their extended encounter in Episode 3 is the series’ most interesting part, Maul’s proposal to the disgruntled Jedi feels like a metaphor for today’s moral ambiguity. It raises the haunting question: What do justice and righteousness mean in a world where justice and righteousness don’t win?
What I also appreciate most about the series is how the Empire, though never physically shown, remains a looming presence for all the characters. Nobody wants them in Janix. It is the threat of authoritarianism, casting a dark shadow both over the planet and this story. So much so that Episode 4 cliffhanger raises the stakes so much more.
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is undeniably fast-paced and action-packed. The short run time per episode means we don’t get to really fully explore these characters, but the show is good at creating tension and a dark atmosphere that keeps building and building. By the end of Episode 4, while Maul remains the central force of the story, it seems Devon has become its fulcrum. There’s a moral argument here that is presented and I’d like to see how this show intends on answering it.
Last December 15, Disney+ held the Korean press conference for one of the most highly anticipated Korean dramas of the year: Made In Korea. Starring Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung, and Woo Do-hwan. With Director Woo Min-ho, who is known for politically charged films like The Man Standing Next and the hit webtoon adaptation Inside Men, makes his directorial debut in dramas with this retro political thriller about the chaotic political era of 1970s Korea. His previous film, Harbin starred Hyun Bin and drew over 4 million admissions, cementing its status as a hit.
At the press conference, Director Woo and the three lead stars were joined by the rest of the ensemble, including Seo Eun-soo, Won Ji-an, Jung Sung-il, Kang Gil-woo, Roh Jae-won, and Park Yung-woo.
Made In Korea
As usual, the event began with each cast member coming up to take their photos, all looking serious, except for Woo Do-hwan, who was the only one smiling as he waves. He even struck a second pose, saluting the press, invoking his character in the series, Baek Ki-hyun, a cadet at a military academy.
Made In Korea | Woo Do-hwan (Baek Ki-hyun)
Members of the press were given access to the first two episodes of the six-episode series, which uses fiction to create a thriller that reimagines real events in Korean history. Like the first episode’s retelling of a hijacked Japan Airlines Flight 351, when Japan Red Army faction took the plane to fly to North Korea. It was retold to introduce Hyun Bin’s character to the audience and to showcase Director Woo Min-ho’s cinematic coverage and dense narrative storytelling style. It highlights the series’ gripping and high-tension action sequences while signaling to us that it will take creative licenses with real events of that era.
Made In Korea | Director Woo Min-ho
Here are some highlights from the press conference:
Made In Korea | Hyun Bin
Director Woo Min-ho and Hyun Bin were asked about working together again since Harbin. Hyun Bin shares that he has “an immense amount of trust” with Director Woo, and that working with him has proven that “he can bring out a different side of me” as an actor. Director Woo is quick to point out that “Harbin was about a real person” whereas Made in Korea is purely fictional so he says that “we could play more” in the show. He talks about having a collaborative spirit on set that all the actors got to “collaborate freely and really play on set.”
Made In Korea | Park Yong-woo
It was implied that every actor had a hand in the creation of their character. Park Yong-woo, who plays Hyun Bin’s boss, shares that it was his idea that Hwang Guk-pyeong, the head of the controversial KCIA in Busan, to wear a wig. Throughout the first episode, Guk-pyeong’s obsession with primping it and making it look good, so much so that Jung Sung-il remarked that when his character first appears, on his first day at the set, his reaction to Guk-pyeong’s wig makes for a funny reaction.
The ensemble on stage is a feast of talent and Director Woo remarked how he feels “so lucky to have all these actors in the call sheet.” It was so much fun working on the set that he felt emboldened to say that “this is the most fun I’ve had on set. It’s my most entertaining work out of all that I’ve done.” He even confessed feeling nervous saying this, unsure of how people would react.
Made In Korea | Jung Woo-sung
For Jung Woo-sung, it was the “bold imagination” of the story that attracted him to the project. “It gave me a lot of courage as an actor,” he shares, “because we can really explore” in that kind of creative working environment. He plays Jang Geon-yeong, a “dogged prosecutor” who becomes obsessive in his pursuit of criminals and Hyun Bin’s Baek Ki-tae gets caught in his crosshairs.
Made In Korea | Won Ji-an
Rounding up the cast is Won Ji-an, who plays Ikeda Yuji, the power behind the Japanese yakuza throne. We catch glimpses of her in episode one and a brief mention in episode two, but we are assured through the video clips shown at the press conference that her role will get bigger as Hyun Bin’s Baek Ki-tae and Ikeda Yuji work together to consolidate more power and money. For Won Ji-an, she really focused on mastering the language. “I had to get it right,” she said, portraying a character raised by the yakuza and had lived in Japan. She also shared how much she has “learned from all my senior actors and Director Woo.”
Playing a wild card in the show is Woo Do-hwan’s Baek Ki-hyun, identified as Ki-hyun is identified as Ki-tae’s brother who is in the military academy. “I love my brother,” Woo Do-hwan says of his character, “but I don’t want to be under his shadow.” He shared how he worked closely with Director Woo in finding “the balance of the character. To make him strong but not vague.” He studied people in the military academy and wanted to try to capture the rigidness of their speech and to find a way to create nuance from blank expressions. You could hear how much work and detail Do-hwan and the rest of the cast invested in perfecting their characters for the show.
The cast and director shared their excitement about working on the show and how Director Woo ensured to make all six episodes feel like six standalone movies. Director Woo didn’t want to use CGI so he looked for locations that could portray the 1970s architecture of that period, filming in Kobe, Japan, and Thailand for the Vietnam scenes. This show looks and feels epic already from the way the whole team is talking about it and from the first two episodes that the press were allowed to view. Some of the actors and Director Woo himself already hinted that a second season is in the works, so we are sure that we will be exploring the dark, chaotic 1970s in Korea for a little while longer.
It has been a whole year since the release of the first season of Fallout, which I enjoyed a great deal. I never played the game, so I found myself immersed in the show’s world-building – the low-key insanity of the Vault, the indoctrination and rigid structures of the Brotherhood of Steel, and the no-man’s-land aspect of the rest of the world – and how the three main characters, Lucy (Ella Purnell), Maximus (Aaron Moten), and the bounty hunter, The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) lead us into an exploration of this post-apocalyptic narrative. It was kooky and offbeat, but it also showed us a civilization frayed at the edges, which, in many ways, sort of mirrors the fraying of our modern-day society as well.
Surprisingly, it has only been a year, because after watching the first three episodes of the show, even with the recap, I’ve forgotten a lot of things already. Luckily, each episode begins with a recap that features scenes from the previous season, but I still feel somewhat disconnected again from the characters. The major shake-up in Lucy’s life – learning about her father (Kyle MacLachlan) and his involvement in the destruction of Shady Sands – pushes her to team up with The Ghoul to track him and find out the truth about his actions.
Meanwhile, Maximus, now heralded as a hero for killing the New California Republic commander Lee Moldaver (even though he didn’t), returns to the Steel Brotherhood as a true knight and hero, only to discover they may be heading into war.
Lucy and The Ghoul, by all means, should make an interesting pair, as they represent two sides of this world. Lucy is the idealistic one, raised innocently with a clear moral center as she was raised in the safety confines of the Vault. The Ghoul, whose real name is Cooper Howard, has seen the worst of it. On paper, their interactions should make an interesting match, but instead Lucy’s insistence of staying true to her values feels out of sync with everything she has seen in the previous season. She’s doubling down on her values when a person as smart as her, should be reassessing the situation considering what she has discovered about her father and what she has already experienced. While Purnell continues to deliver a wonderfully committed performance, the character feels stagnant and out of place as we move forward into the world of Fallout.
The first two episodes, however, switch into flashbacks of life before the cataclysm that changed everything, showing Cooper Howard struggling to make sense of his own wife’s involvement with Vault-Tec and witnessing the imminent nuclear destruction firsthand. This gives Goggins a lot of range to play with – the tortured Ghoul with an axe to grind and the empathetic Cooper, a father who has a daughter to save. Goggins does a wonderful job of layering his performance across both timelines. It’s the same person, yet one is full of dread, love, and hope while the other is indifferent, callous, and ready to kill.
The Maximus storyline is interesting as it explores the inner workings of the Brotherhood of Steel. Aaron Moten does a splendid job of portraying the conflict that comes to Maximus as he finds the respect and adoration he has always wanted, being a revered knight of the Brotherhood but also remembering the bond of friendship he has formed with Lucy.
This is tested even more as the Elder Cleric Quintus (Michael Cristofer) politicizes the Brotherhood and seeks to expand its power. This storyline deals with the politics of the world above, the government system, and the broader networks at play.
Through Maximus’s eyes, it is interesting to watch, as he, in his own way, is an innocent as well, much like Lucy. These challenges are poised to shake him to the core.
Walton Goggins, Frances Turner
The second season has a rougher pace than the first. Most of the world-building was already established in season one, so the first three episodes have to both remind us what happened while pushing the individual stories further along. It doesn’t help that we keep returning to the past to show how the nuclear fallout started in the first place, as if it is leading to something bigger for its finale. I’m hoping the pacing picks up and that Lucy begins to evolve into someone more suited for the world, because it’s always difficult to root for characters in a post-apocalyptic world who doesn’t adapt.
The effects are incredible, and the tone remains flippant and kooky, which is much appreciated. There’s enough action to keep the story from getting too slow. I think Fallout Season 2 may be starting off slow, but once it picks up the pace and leans on its strengths, as it did in the first season, it will be just as enjoyable as the first. Especially since the third season has already been greenlit. This is a show you know is gonna be there next year.
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Catch all the action, kooky twists, and post-apocalyptic drama of Fallout Season 2, now streaming exclusively on Prime Video.
One of Prime Video’s biggest hits last year was the series adaptation of the popular role-playing video game franchise Fallout. The eight-episode show immerses viewers into a post-apocalyptic world, following the stories of three survivors of the nuclear fallout that ruined America.
Fallout Season Two Red Carpet Premiere Event | Credit: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Prime Video LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 08: (L-R) Albert Cheng, Vice President, Prime Video U.S., Peter Friedlander, Head of Global TV, Amazon MGM Studios, Sue Kroll, Global Head of Marketing, Amazon MGM Studios, Laura Lancaster, Head, US SVOD TV Development and Series – Co-Productions, Amazon MGM Studios, James Altman, Kyle MacLachlan, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Todd Howard, Justin Theroux, Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Jonathan Nolan, Aaron Moten, Lisa Joy and Mike Hopkins, Worldwide Head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios attend the Fallout season two red carpet premiere event at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Prime Video)
It follows Lucy (Ella Purnell), an inhabitant of an underground vault, who grew up there, unaware of the world above. When she exits the vault, she meets a world in survival mode and is the antithesis of what she raised for. There she meets Maximus (Aaron Moten), a squire of the Brotherhood of Steel, an order of soldiers that battles in metal suits, and later on, The Ghoul (Walton Goggins), a mutated bounty hunter transformed by radiation poisoning.
Once known as Cooper Howard, The Ghoul was an actor who become an endorser for the company that built the vaults and was alive before the Great War that triggered the nuclear cataclysm 200 years ago.
Now, the second season of the hit series arrives on December 17, and ClickTheCity was invited to a virtual roundtable interview with the three lead actors and alongside fellow journalists from across the Asia Pacific, to talk about what’s in store for the new season.
Fallout Season Two Red Carpet Premiere Event | Credit: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Prime Video LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 08: (L-R) Lisa Joy, Walton Goggins and Jonathan Nolan attend the Fallout season two red carpet premiere event at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Prime Video)
Seated side by side, the three stars showed great comfort in each other’s company. They eagerly listened to each other’s answers, and even being late into their interview schedule (they had several roundtable interviews before our session), they were enthusiastic and excited to talk about the new season.
The discussion below is a mix of ours and the other journalists’ questions:
Fallout Season Two Red Carpet Premiere Event | Credit: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Prime Video LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 08: (L-R) Kyle MacLachlan, Justin Theroux, Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins and Aaron Moten attend the Fallout season two red carpet premiere event at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Prime Video)
Do you remember how you felt when season 2 was greenlit, since it has been a while?
Aaron Moten: It has been a while since season 2 was greenlit. (laughs)
Ella Purnell: (turning to Aaron) I think we were at a wine bar, right? We were getting dinner or something?
AM: That’s right.
EP: And then Jonah told us and we cheered. And I had a feeling, but I wasn’t sure and it was a beautiful, happy moment, surrounded by this kind of little family. It was really great. I found it really emotional.
Fallout Season 2 – First Look | Courtesy of Prime
Going into the second season, were there any suggestions you were able to give for your character that you were able to implement? Now that you know your character better, were there ways where you were able to show yourselves in that character?
Walton Goggins | Credit: Lorenzo Sisti/Prime Video
Walton Goggins: There were things about Cooper Howard that I can’t get into, but we dig much deeper into who he is. We pick up where we left off last year with the realisation that his wife might be the principal architect of the end of the world. And it was about talking with the writers about his journey and what is ultimately revealed and how best to get to that point. There were a lot of discussions back and forth about the relationship between Frances Turner, who plays my wife Barb, and it was a lovely collaboration. I can’t wait for people to see that side of the story.
Speaking of revelations, there were several revelations your characters discovered at the end of season one. How have those revelations changed your characters coming into this second season, without spoiling too much?
AM: Yeah, right. Because a SWAT team will come in and take us out.
(Ella Purnell laughs at the joke)
AM: It’s a beautiful thing that you are touching upon here because we are just at the beginning of our story. Thankfully. We are so happy to be doing the second one and finally get to be showing it to a wide audience and we are excited about getting into a third. But it’s a beautiful thing to know that these experiences that we have now been sharing together are changing these characters. And that where they are going is this mystery and I’d like to fantasize that we might not recognize them by the end of it from where they started. This is still the beginning. I just loved getting into season 2 because we are expanding these themes. We just come out of the overture and we’re now in the first movement, you know what I mean? And there are new players at the board. I was also obsessing about [Justin} Theroux and what he’s done and Kumail [Nanjiani] and Macaulay Culkin joining our show. We get a lot more and we have more to say this year and it is super exciting, all the growth these characters have.
I’ve seen how much excitement you guys have in talking about this show in season one and now in season two. Why does this show mean so much to you, in terms of making it and the story?
(They discuss amongst themselves who would take the question. Goggins asks if he could and Purnell says she has a take, but he should go but then Purnell takes it while everyone laughs)
EP: We were talking about this today at the car. This show has changed my life on so many levels. It’s so incredibly, creatively fulfilling. I’ve learned so much in my personal life and I’ve become a better actor and I’ve met some incredible life-long friends. The reason I talk about this show so much with pride and excitement is because of how deeply it has shaped me. And how deeply it has touched me in so many ways. I carry this character in me. And I will forever. It’s been an incredible, emotional– and it’s not done! We’re doing it again! And it’s going to keep going on and keep evolving and hopefully, fingers crossed, touch wood, it will be with me in my thirties and for many more years. I think about when I hear the fans of the game, you know it’s been twenty years since this game has been around, and thousands of people have shaped this game and this show. We have 700 crew. We have an incredible ensemble. You know fathers have played it with their sons and fathers have played it with their fathers. People get emotional when they talk about this game. This is a global community and to be even a tiniest part of that, like, that’s incredible. It’s mind blowing.
How do you feel about your character’s growth looking back at season one again?
AM: I’m very excited about it. I don’t know. Maybe my excitement is… (thinks hard) It’s really interesting to do films and obsess over one script. Right? It’s one way we tell a story but we get eight scripts in every season of this show. And I love that we created this world where I’m not bored… as an actor. And I don’t mean that I’m easily bored but I do just think that if it were the same I would lose my taste for it. I like new problems to solve. I get excited about the development because it is what keeps me invested in what we put together. And not just the story but in how I’m evolving as an artist. Sometimes it’s even hard for me to talk about season two. It is the past for me. We are about to share it with the world but I’ve already moved on. Sometimes, even that can be challenging. But I know that it is going to keep growing and doesn’t necessarily mean in the linear way with how these characters develop. But it is exciting.
After watching the first three episodes, it would be interesting to ask Walton who he prefers playing, Cooper or the Ghoul? Because they are two different people. What was that like?
WG: You know, you can’t have one without the other, right? And I enjoy both. One of them takes two and half hour on the [makeup] chair and the other takes about eight minutes on the chair. But Cooper Howard is going through a lot this year and he’s a man who is having his entire – much like Lucy, in a way, coming out of the vault – I never really thought or talked about it in this way. Like Lucy comes out of the vault in season one and the world that you thought you knew is not the reality of what the world is and that is a journey that Cooper Howard is on. And it is chaotic. It just doesn’t make sense to him and it was so delicious and so complicated and so dark, going to work, even when it’s funny. And then anytime I get to put on that jacket and those spurs and walk in the desert as the Ghoul, man. (laughs) Look. Look. I love everything about this show. The question before this, it dovetails into this: about why we care so much about it? Because if we don’t care than nobody else will care. But if we do care, then maybe everybody else will care. And more importantly, it’s because this is what I love to do most in the world. I don’t know how not to care about something I am a part of. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t care. And just to speak to that, very specifically. You guys have seen the first three episodes but this journey that Lucy and I go on, it’s fun to think “Oh it’s two actors on a fucking road trip.” Well, who gives a shit? I’ve seen that movie, right? But then I see two people: one, who doesn’t even know how to have a conversation with another human being, you know? He doesn’t do that. And the other doesn’t know where she’s going or what she’s doing. They are in two completely different spaces. One is an optimist and the other is a nihilist. And eventually, she is thinking “I will or vice-versa” but that’s irrelevant to me. We had the most fun. There was one morning when we first started, Ella and I were walking next to each other – this is just an example – and then Ella said “wait a minute, why are we walking beside each other?” Because it’s easier for you to get a two-shot? Why am I walking next to him? (looking at Purnell) And I was, like, “Yeah? Why are you walking next to him?”
EP: They would not walk next to each other!
WG: They don’t. They’d drift back and forth. Right? They have to earn that proximity. And we messed with all of that and thought about who is the first person to speak. It was Lucy. What was the first time the Ghoul answered? What was the first thing out of her mouth that the Ghoul had a response to. And what was the first question the Ghoul asked her about her life?I just get obsessed about thinking about the reality of any situation and that’s a long-winded answer to the question you were asking.
Last month, Disney+ unveiled its new slate of streaming shows at a major press event in Hong Kong. The President of the Walt Disney Corporation Asia Pacific, Luke Kang, announced how there’s a stronger push to leverage Disney’s global market to highlight Asian series, specifically Korean and Japanese shows. He also cited that anime, as a genre, has seen a significant 60% growth in countries outside the Asia Pacific region.
Their big Christmas gift? A lot of new and exciting anime shows are premiering next year, along with new seasons of well-loved shows will be seeing new seasons in the coming months.
Here’s a rundown of what to expect in the coming weeks:
Merry Berry Love (working title)
A Japanese and Korean collaboration, this romantic comedy stars Ji Chan Wook and Mio Imada and follows the story of a “botched Korean designer and a Japanese farmer who begin an unlikely co-farming journey on a mysterious island in Japan.” The two stars attended the event and shared the experiences working on the project. Ji Chan Wook stated how he enjoyed the premise of his character and was excited to work in Japan, while Mio Imada talked about the language barrier, which is an integral part of the story element in the drama and how she studied K-drama romcoms to prepare for her role.
There’s no official release date yet, and the title is still a working one as the team continues to finalize the episodes, but it is expected to be released next year.
Cat’s Eye (Season 2)
The popular anime’s second season has been confirmed. The series follows three sisters who run a cafe as a cover for their other job, which is to retrieve their father’s art collection, which was stolen by an underground art broker syndicate known as “Cat’s Eye.” Things get messy when one of the sisters starts dating the detective assigned to the Cat’s Eye case.
Season 2 premieres on December 26.
Tokyo Revengers: The War of the Three Titans Arc (Season 3)
The hit anime, part of Disney’s long-standing partnership with leading manga publisher Kodansha, will premiere its third season in 2026. The new season will reconcile the tragic events of the previous season’s epic feud, as characters carry their grief into the future. As the characters confront their inner demons, the world will enter the “Three Titans Era,” where three powerful teams will vie for supremacy. This sounds incredible and will give everyone a chance to catch up as Disney+ promises that the “final revenge begins.”
Travis Japan Summer Vacation! In the USA
This unscripted series follows the seven-member Japanese global group Travis Japan as they travel across America for a 10-day well-deserved summer vacation. Two members of the group were present to talk about their upcoming series. Umi revealed that viewers will get to see a different side, more authentic side of the band, while Genta talks about how the band had travelled previously to the US to study for seven months but now they get to really immerse in that world and see the landscape and culture.
The reality show is set to premiere in the summer of 2026.
Medalist (Season 2)
Another collaboration between Kodansha and Disney, the second season of this anime follows Tsukasa Akeuraji, a failed figure skater, who meets Inori Yuitsuka, a young girl with big dreams but whose parents are pushing her to give them up. Impressed by her determination, Tsukasa takes Inori under his wing and works together to become world-class medalists. Reports have been made that former Olympic skater Rika Hongo will provide motion-capture performances for the skating, with choreography by former Olympic skater Akiko Suzuki.
Medalist season 2 premieres on January 24, 2026.
Death Stranding Isolations (working title)
Based on the popular video game by legendary game creator Hideo Kojima, Death Stranding: Isolations will be a Japanese anime series that tells an entirely new story set in the world of the game. According to director Takayuki Sano, the show will be able to stand side-by-side with the game and promise stunning visuals and imagery as the anime will feature 2D hand-drawn animation. Hideo Kojima, who attended the press event with Takayuki Sano, explained that he wanted even those who haven’t played the game to experience the world he created, and asked the director to utilize anime’s storytelling strengths to tell the story in a fresh way.
No release date has been announced yet, but the anime is already in the works.
Last November 13, at Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney+ unveiled its lineup of new shows on the streaming service, covering the last two months of the year and extending into 2026. The streaming giant gathered media guests, influencers, and content creators from around the world as it unveiled its upcoming slate for 2026.
Trust me, it’s jaw-droppingly awesome. The president of The Walt Disney Corporation Asia Pacific, Luke Kang, was present to deliver his opening remarks, where he talked about the growing global interest in Asian stories. Stories that are authentic to the culture and reach global appeal. He highlights the growing popularity of Disney+ original K-dramas, with Moving being a prime example of K-dramas’ ability to become global cultural signposts. There’s a growing market for K-dramas outside of Asia, most notably in Brazil, Mexico, and France.
To give a taste of the K-dramas to come, Disney+ invited the directors and stars of its upcoming series to showcase the sheer star power that’s coming to the House of the Mouse.
Upcoming K-Dramas in Disney+ From November 2025 to 2026
Cast of The Manipulated, Ji Changwook and Doh Kyungsoo, at the Disney+ Originals Preview 2025 (Courtesy of TWDC)
The first six episodes of this 12-episode series, which takes its inspiration from the film Fabricated City (starring Ji Chang-wook), is already on Disney+ and they are explosive. Ji Chang-wook plays the lead in this action-suspense drama: a man who faces off against Doh Kyung-soo’s character, who frames him for a murder he didn’t commit.
Cast of The Manipulated, Ji Changwook and Doh Kyungsoo, at the Disney+ Originals Preview 2025 (Courtesy of TWDC)
Both stars were present at the event, and when asked why Ji Chang-wook’s recent dramas on Disney+ have revolved around these gritty crime stories, Ji quickly stated that he has “a lot of affection for this genre.” On getting his character right, Doh made sure to work with the stylists to get the exact look that would help him get into character. He said he had no experience to draw from to play a character that was so vile, so he had to use his imagination to try to build a character “the audience would love to hate.”
Made In Korea
Cast of Made in Korea, Hyun Bin, Jung Woosung, Woo Dohwan, with director Woo Minho at the Disney+ Originals Preview 2025 (Courtesy of TWDC)
Debuting on December 24, 2025, this slick and smart series set in 1970s Korea follows a spy who is running his own operation for his own greed. It’s a story about power and corruption against the backdrop of Korea’s tumultuous political history in that era, with Hyun Bin leading a cast that also includes Jung Woo-sung, Woo Do-hwan, and Won Ji-an.
Cast of Made in Korea, Hyun Bin, at the Disney+ Originals Preview 2025 (Courtesy of TWDC)Cast of Made in Korea, Woo Dohwan, at the Disney+ Originals Preview 2025 (Courtesy of TWDC)
They previewed the first episode for the attendees, and it was truly thrilling. Action-packed and suspenseful, the show wasn’t afraid to get silly as well, which creates a multi-layered experience that’s definitely going to keep you engaged.
Made in Korea | Photo Courtesy of Disney+
The show only has six episodes, but with the second season already in production and slated for released in late 2026, the wait won’t be long.
Gold Land
Cast of Gold Land, Park Boyoung, Kim Sungcheol, Lee Hyunwook, with director Kim Sunghoon at the Disney+ Originals Preview 2025 (Courtesy of TWDC)
Park Bo-young, Kim Sung-cheol, Lee Hyun-wook, and other stars in this crime drama about a van of smuggled gold bars. Director Kim Sung-hoon said this show “is about desire” and the lengths to which some of these characters would go to keep the gold for themselves.
Cast of Gold Land, Park Boyoung at the Disney+ Originals Preview 2025 (Courtesy of TWDC)Gold Land | Photo Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
Park Bo-young sheds her usual bubbly side to go against type and really get into the dark world of Gold Land. She said, “I want to bring something new to the table.” Regarding her character, she was excited to show her character shifts from innocence to the darker side of human nature.
A Shop for Killers (Season 2) | Photos Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
Not even the director and lead star Lee Dong-wook guessed that the show would be so successful that it would get a second season. So, the cast returns, with Lee and Kim Hye-jun taking on the offensive in the second season.
A Shop for Killers (Season 2) | Photos Courtesy of The Walt Disney CompanyA Shop for Killers (Season 2) | Photos Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
They promise more action, and the director stated that people thought the first season was big, but he disagreed: “It only looked that way because I was focused on building the tension.” This time, he promised it would really scale up for Season 2.
Perfect Crown
Perfect Crown | Photo Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
Receiving the biggest cheers and loudest reactions from the crowd, Perfect Crown is set in a reimagined, alternate universe where Korea is under a constitutional monarchy. The romantic dramedy is about a prince (Byeon Woo-seok) and the heiress of the country’s biggest conglomerate (IU), who agree to enter a relationship to get ahead of the politics and power struggles, but of course, they find love in the process.
Perfect Crown | Photo Courtesy of The Walt Disney CompanyPerfect Crown | Photo Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
As the show is still in production, the stars were not present to answer the questions, but the room was abuzz with excitement. The short clips shared at the event gave off a lot of charm, and it is bound to be a success.
Portraits of Delusion
Portraits of Delusion | Photo Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
Set in 1935 Gyeongseong, Bae Suzy and Kim Seon-ho star in this adaptation of a popular webtoon. This romantic drama follows a vampire who commissions portraits to be made and a struggling young artist with a past. The clips shown feature quite a bit of action, as well as Bae Suzy in multiple styles, showing off the agelessness of her character.
Portraits of Delusion | Photo Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
Still in production, Portraits of Delusion will be released in the second half of 2026.
The Remarried Empress
The Remarried Empress | Photo Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
Also, an adaptation of a popular webtoon, The Remarried Empress stars Shin Min-ah, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk, and Lee Se-young. Shin Min-ah plays the perfect empress who is shocked to see her husband (Ju Ji-hoon) returns home with a mistress (Lee Se-young) and demands a divorce. To maintain her power, she agrees only if she’s allowed to marry a prince from a rival kingdom (Lee Jong-suk). The clips show off big, bold sets and lavish designs, and the storyline seems straight out of a campy melodrama but with these top-tier actors, we know it’s going to be done right.
The Remarried Empress | Photo Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
Shin Min-ah was a little nervous because of the webtoon’s popularity and said she hopes “that this lives up to the fans of the webtoon’s expectations.” Lee Se-young and Ju Ji-hoon had no worries, as they talked about how fun it was working on the set: “Everyone is such a veteran, so we had a lot of good days,” Ju remarked.
This November, Prime Video is delivering a powerhouse lineup of must-watch titles across every genre, from heartwarming holiday romances and thrilling dramas to epic anime adaptations and live sports spectacles. Viewers can look forward to exciting new originals such as Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy, the gripping Filipino thriller The Alibi, and the much-awaited Maxton Hall – The World Between Us. The month also marks a major streaming milestone with Black Friday Sports, an unprecedented day of live global sports coverage featuring the NFL, NBA, and PGA TOUR, all streaming worldwide on Prime Video.
Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy November 5, 2025
Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy follows Shannon Thornton as Joy, a New York fashion designer whose talents are overshadowed by her boss. Just like her career, Joy has been unlucky in love. Encouraged by her steadfast friends Ashley (Brittany S. Hall) and Littia (Inayah), Joy follows her crush Colton (Aaron O’Connell) to Colorado, hoping for holiday magic. Instead, a shocking revelation and a snowstorm leave her stranded. At her lowest, Joy meets Ridge (Tosin Morohunfola), a chance encounter that transforms her perspective on life and love.
Playdate November 12, 2025
When recently unemployed accountant Brian (Kevin James) agrees to a playdate with charismatic stay-at-home dad Jeff (Alan Ritchson) and their sons, he expects an easy afternoon of small talk and football tossing. Instead, he’s thrust into a chaotic scramble to stay alive as they are pursued by a ruthless team of mercenaries. Brian stumbles through one ridiculous obstacle after another, his zero tactical skills a stark contrast to Jeff’s oddly prepared demeanor. Director Luke Greenfield (Let’s Be Cops, The Girl Next Door) hilariously collides suburban dad life with high-stakes thrills, transforming an ordinary afternoon into an absurd action-packed adventure where minivan mayhem meets professional hitmen.
Nice to Not Meet You November 3, 2025
Lim Hyeon-jun (Lee Jung-jae) is stuck as a typecast actor and desperately wishes to transform his image. Hyeon-jun has fallen into some mannerisms due to playing the same righteous detective role for years. While he’s about to start filming his fifth season of his popular series, he dreams of acting in a romantic comedy or melodrama. Things start to change when he meets Wi Jeong-sin (Lim Ji-yeon), a political journalist who has won a prestigious award for her reporting. Despite her success and years of experience, she ends up getting demoted to the entertainment department while covering a corruption case. Being forced to cover entertainment news, Jeong-sin comes across Hyeon-jun. Jeong-sin becomes a fan after watching his series, but is disappointed when she sees how different the actor is from his role.
Maxton Hall – The World Between Us November 7, 2025
Those who fly high can also fall low… After their passionate night together in Oxford and her greatest life goal within reach, everything seems to be going perfectly for Ruby (Harriet Herbig-Matten). But a stroke of fate in James’ (Damian Hardung) family changes everything and James himself, of all people, brings her back from cloud nine to a harsh reality. Ruby is devastated. She has never had such strong feelings for anyone as she does for James – and she has never been so hurt by anyone either. She wants her old life back, where no one at Maxton Hall knew her and she wasn’t part of the elitist world of her classmates. But she can’t forget James – especially since he’s doing everything he can to win her back.
The Alibi November 7, 2025
The Alibi produced by Dreamscape Entertainment and ABS-CBN Studios is a gripping psychological Filipino thriller that explores the razor-thin line between truth and deception. Blurring the lines between love, betrayal, and survival, The Alibi is set against the backdrop of power, privilege, and hidden sins. With shocking twists at every turn, the series dares to ask: how far would you go to protect the people you love – and what truth would you be willing to bury?
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 November 7, 2025
Six studios and seven directors adapt the early works of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the mastermind behind Chainsaw Man, into an anime anthology. Each episode is an anime adaptation of a short story he drew from ages seventeen to twenty-six, including the first manga he ever submitted for competition. Watch as vivid tales of young love, chaos, madness, and the bonds between people unfold in each episode.
BAT-FAM November 10, 2025
BAT-FAM follows Batman, Alfred, and young Damian Wayne – now having taken on the mantle of “Little Batman” – as they welcome a few new residents to Wayne Manor. Joining the family dinner table is Alicia Pennyworth, Alfred’s free-spirited grandniece; Claire, a recently reformed Super-Villain; Ra’s al Ghul, Damian’s adoring “Pap Pap” who also happens to be Batman’s longtime nemesis; and Man-Bat, who takes up residence in the Wayne Manor belfry. Oh! And let’s not forget Selina, the beloved family cat. This close-knit family of misfits navigate the fun and frustrations of ordinary life while protecting the streets of Gotham City.
Malice November 14, 2025
Adam (Jack Whitehall) is a charismatic tutor who charms his way into the life of the wealthy Tanner family while they’re on holiday in Greece. When the family’s nanny falls dangerously ill, Adam orchestrates his way into their London home and his true vengeful nature begins to emerge…
Adam now starts to turn Jamie Tanner (David Duchovny) and Nat (Carice Van Houten) against each other and secretly plots to bring down the entire family. When Adam’s obsession with the family raises questions, and those who dig deeper into his past find themselves playing a dangerous game. With his world collapsing around him, Jamie starts to realise that Adam may be responsible for all their recent disasters – but is it too late to save his family?
In this revenge thriller that proves the past never stays buried, one question remains: how do you protect your family from the enemy within.
The Mighty Nein November 19, 2025
The Mighty Nein follows a group of fugitives and outcasts, bound by secrets and scars. But when a powerful arcane relic known as “The Beacon” falls into dangerous hands, they must learn to work together to save the realm and stop reality itself from unraveling.
Perfect Glow November 22, 2025
A one-of-a-kind Korean beauty shop opens in the heart of Manhattan! New Yorkers from all walks of life come to share their beauty concerns as a K-beauty dream team of Korea’s top stars and experts guide them through incredible transformations. Filled with laughter, heartfelt stories, inspiration, and expert beauty tips, this reality show follows their “K-beauty conquest” in New York!
Sports
Black Friday Football November 29, 2025 (PHT)
Prime Video will broadcast the November 28 (November 29 PHT) Black Friday Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears to a worldwide audience, kicking off at 3:00 PM ET. The game will be the first NFL event to be presented globally on Prime Video, which is available in over 240 countries and territories around the world.
The Bears vs. Eagles Black Friday Football game stands at the center of an unprecedented lineup of live sports programming on November 28 (ET) that will stream globally on Prime Video, available in over 240 countries and territories, with no subscription or Prime membership required. The global presentation of Black Friday Football on Prime Video will feature additional language options for viewers around the world that include Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Black Friday Sports on Prime Video November 28 (ET) / November 29 (PHT)
Preceding the Black Friday Football game at 9:00 AM ET (November 29, 10:00 PM PHT), Prime Video will broadcast the return of “The Skins Game,” featuring the PGA TOUR’s Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Keegan Bradley from Panther National in South Florida. Prime Video will then transition to South Philadelphia, when Black Friday Football’s pregame coverage commences at 1:30 PM ET from Lincoln Financial Field, prior to the Bears vs. Eagles kickoff at 3:00 PM ET.
At the conclusion of live onsite NFL postgame coverage, the NBA on Prime tips off a doubleheader at 7:00 PM ET, highlighted by Bucks vs. Knicks from New York’s Madison Square Garden, and finishing with Mavericks vs. Lakers from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. All together, Prime Video will present more than 14 hours of live sports coverage on Black Friday to fans around the world.
The complete November 28 (ET) lineup of Black Friday Sports on Prime Video:
9:00 AM ET (10:00 PM PHT):
PGA TOUR’s “The Skins Game”
1:30 PM ET (1:30 AM Nov. 29 PHT):
Black Friday Football Pregame
3:00 PM ET (4:00AM Nov. 29 PHT):
Black Friday Football: Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles
TBD PM (AM Nov. 29 PHT):
Black Friday Football Postgame (immediately following the game)
7:00 PM (8:00 AM Nov. 29 PHT):
Black Friday Basketball Pregame
7:30 PM (8:30 AM Nov. 29 PHT):
Black Friday Basketball: Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks
10:00 PM (11:00 AM Nov. 29 PHT):
Black Friday Basketball: Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers
With a mix of Hollywood blockbusters, gripping local thrillers, laugh-out-loud comedies, and adrenaline-pumping live sports, Prime Video is set to make November an unforgettable month for every kind of viewer. Whether you’re in the mood for romance, suspense, or action or simply want to stream the biggest global sports moments live, Prime Video has you covered. Tune in, unwind, and experience the best in entertainment, all in one app.
Stay tuned for next month’s Click List for more entertainment updates, streaming news, and insider tips on what’s worth watching next. Happy streaming!
