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.
Today, Prime Video released the tease art, teaser trailer and premiere date for Young Sherlock, starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After series) as Sherlock Holmes. This reimagining of the beloved detective, brought to life by visionary director and executive producer Guy Ritchie, charts the origin story of Sherlock Holmes in an irreverent, action-laden mystery that follows the iconic detective’s early adventures. All eight episodes of the thrilling series will premiere on March 4, 2026, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
With all the wit and charm of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes feature films, Young Sherlock follows the origin story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved detective in an explosive re-imagining of this iconic character’s early days. Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man – raw and unfiltered – when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever. Unfolding in 1870s Oxford and adventuring abroad, the series will expose the early antics of the anarchic adolescent who is yet to evolve into Baker Street’s most renowned resident.
Previously announced cast members of Young Sherlock include Dónal Finn (The Wheel of Time), Zine Tseng (3 Body Problem), Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale), Natascha McElhone (Halo), Max Irons (Condor) and Colin Firth (The King’s Speech). Guy Ritchie directs the first two episodes and executive produces. The series is created for television and executive produced by showrunner Matthew Parkhill with executive producers Dhana Rivera Gilbert, Marc Resteghini, Simon Maxwell, Ivan Atkinson, Simon Kelton, Colin Wilson, and co-executive producers Harriet Creelman and Steve Thompson. Motive Pictures led physical production for Young Sherlock.
Who says screen time gets in the way of family time? Sure, its mostly parents, but prove them wrong this holiday season by gathering everyone in the household to watch the new and exciting binge-worthy titles on Disney+.
Encourage kids to take the lead in planning a family watch night, while parents enjoy a well-earned pause from work and devices. Whether your household loves action-packed Marvel and Star Wars stories or prefers uplifting holiday entertainment, Disney+ offers new and exciting titles designed for all ages. Cuddle up with the family this holiday season with kid-approved, binge-bonding titles on Disney+.
An Emmy-winning franchise marks its comeback after more than a decade with the animated holiday special “Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol,” now available on Disney+. The fourth installment is sure to delight fans, old and new, as it follows the exciting holiday adventures—and merry mishaps—of Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne as they prepare homes worldwide for Santa’s arrival. The new special began streaming on Disney+ on Nov. 28. Families can also catch up on all previous specials: “Prep & Landing” (2009), “Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa” (2010) and “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” (2011).
For a light-hearted holiday watch that’s close to people’s hearts, there’s the animated family comedy “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw.” The film is an adaptation of the third installment of author Jeff Kinney’s worldwide bestselling book series, wherein Greg continually finds himself at odds with his dad’s outsized expectations. The new story is the fourth animated feature adaptation of the popular book series to debut on Disney+, following “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (2021), “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” (2022) and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever” (2023). “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw” is now available on Disney+.
PREP AND LANDING: THE SNOWBALL PROTOCOL
An Emmy-winning franchise marks its comeback after more than a decade with the animated holiday special “Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol,” now available on Disney+. The fourth installment is sure to delight fans, old and new, as it follows the exciting holiday adventures—and merry mishaps—of Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne as they prepare homes worldwide for Santa’s arrival. The new special began streaming on Disney+ on Nov. 28. Families can also catch up on all previous specials: “Prep & Landing” (2009), “Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa” (2010) and “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” (2011).
Lastly, what’s a family holiday binge fest without the Earth’s mightiest superheroes? The Avengers are assembling once again in the two-part animated series, “LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails.” Hawkeye and the crew have faced foes in all shapes and sizes, but nothing compares to their wildest threat yet, social media. To save the world, a new team must be recruited to help our favorite heroes contend with an influencer bent on cataclysmic destruction. “LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails,” along with an entire universe of Marvel content, is now available on Disney+.
This holiday season, prove to the entire family that screen time is family time with Disney+. Check out the new offerings and more by subscribing today. Follow Disney+ Philippines on Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, and TikTok.
Get ready for the first major showdown of 2026! The 31st Critics’ Choice Awards are coming to you LIVE and exclusive on ROCK Entertainment on 5 January, 08:00 (GMT+8), same day encore at 18:45 (GMT+8). Hosted by the hilarious Chelsea Handler, this star-studded gala from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica is the only night that honours the very best in both film and television.
Witness history in the making with the introduction of four brand-new categories—including Best Stunt Design and Best Variety Series—recognising even more of the incredible talent behind the year’s most acclaimed hits.
Don’t miss a single moment of the glamour, the speeches, and the surprises that define the year in entertainment!
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.
Taylor Swift was in New York this week for a special screening of the first two episodes of “The End of an Era,” the now available 6-episode Disney+ docuseries event chronicling the development, impact, and inner-workings of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour.” In attendance at The Walt Disney Company’s 7 Hudson Square Theatre were band members, dancers, and back-up singers from “The Eras Tour,” as well as her family.
“The End of an Era” is an illuminating docuseries on Disney+ that gives an intimate look at Taylor’s life as her tour made headlines and thrilled fans around the world. In addition, the series features Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, and Florence Welch, along with her band, dancers, crew, and family members – offering never-before-seen insight into what it took to create a phenomenon. Two episodes will debut each week starting today.
“The End of an Era” is directed by Don Argott, co-directed by Sheena M. Joyce, and produced by Object & Animal.Also streaming exclusively on Disney+ today is “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show,” the full-concert film, captured in Vancouver, B.C., during the final show of the record-breaking tour, which features the entire set of “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT,” which was added to the tour following that album’s release in 2024. “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show” is directed by Glenn Weiss and produced by Taylor Swift Productions in association with Silent House Productions.
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.
Prime Video turned CCXP Brazil into a full-throttle fan frenzy on December 6 as more than 3,000 ecstatic attendees packed the Thunder Stage for one major reason: the long-awaited reveal of The Boys’ fifth and final season premiere date.
Showrunner and executive producer Eric Kripke stepped into the spotlight joined by cast standouts Erin Moriarty, Laz Alonso, Karen Fukuhara, Tomer Capone, and Colby Minifie. The group took fans through a lively look-back at some of the show’s most jaw-dropping moments—from the outrageous to the emotionally charged—before pulling the curtain on an explosive teaser offering a shocking glimpse of the endgame.
A Global Launch Set for April 8, 2026
Season Five of The Boys premieres April 8, 2026, launching with two massive episodes. New episodes will roll out weekly, all building toward an epic series finale arriving May 20, 2026.
This final chapter will be available exclusively on Prime Video across more than 240 countries and territories, making the global farewell a truly unified fan experience.
Inside the Final Season: Homelander’s Reign, Butcher’s Return, and a World on Edge
The series’ last act pulls no punches. In this ultimate showdown, Homelander stands completely unchallenged, shaping the world according to his volatile, ego-fueled impulses. Meanwhile, the remaining members of The Boys face dire circumstances:
Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are locked inside a chilling facility ominously known as the “Freedom Camp.”
Annie struggles to build a resistance, though the Supes’ overwhelming force makes hope feel dangerously fragile.
Kimiko has mysteriously disappeared, leaving the group fractured further.
And then, everything changes.
Butcher resurfaces with a ruthless new determination—and a virus capable of wiping out every Supe on Earth. His entrance sets off a chain of urgent, world-shaking events that will push every character to the breaking point.
The Minds Fueling the Mayhem
Based on the acclaimed comic series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys continues to be shaped by an impressive creative force behind the scenes.
Executive producers include Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Phil Sgriccia, Michaela Starr, Paul Grellong, David Reed, Judalina Neira, Jessica Chou, Gabriel Garcia, Ori Marmur, Ken F. Levin, and Jason Netter.
The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, working alongside Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey Pictures.
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Prime Video has pulled back the curtain on the highly anticipated first-look images for Young Sherlock, offering an exhilarating glimpse at Hero Fiennes Tiffin’s bold interpretation of a teenage Sherlock Holmes. The upcoming series—brought to life by visionary filmmaker and executive producer Guy Ritchie—puts a fresh, high-voltage twist on the detective’s early years.
Set to premiere next year in more than 240 countries and territories, Young Sherlock delivers a spirited blend of mystery, wit, and pulse-racing action, promising fans an entirely new era of Sherlock storytelling.
A Reimagined Origin Story with Ritchie’s Signature Flair
Infused with the swagger, humor, and kinetic style that defined Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes films, this new series rewinds the clock to an era long before Baker Street fame. Here, Sherlock is not yet the refined sleuth we know—he’s brash, brilliant, and wildly unpredictable.
In the series, the young Sherlock becomes entangled in a murder case that threatens his freedom. What first appears to be a straightforward investigation escalates into a far-reaching conspiracy that pushes him across borders and into treacherous territory. As the mystery widens, Sherlock confronts challenges that ultimately shape the mind—and the legend—he is destined to become.
Set against the atmospheric backdrop of 1870s Oxford, with adventurous detours abroad, the story follows the chaotic rise of a prodigy whose genius is still unpolished, unfiltered, and occasionally self-destructive. Through these early escapades, audiences will witness the formative experiences that pave the way to his celebrated future.
A Powerful Cast Anchoring the New Sherlock Universe
Young Sherlock features an impressive ensemble that brings depth and texture to this thrilling reimagining. Previously announced cast members include:
Dónal Finn (The Wheel of Time)
Zine Tseng (3 Body Problem)
Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Natascha McElhone (Halo)
Max Irons (Condor)
Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
Behind the camera, the series boasts powerhouse creative leadership. Guy Ritchie directs and executive produces the project, ensuring his unmistakable cinematic touch infuses every scene. The series is written and executive produced by showrunner Matthew Parkhill, alongside executive producers Dhana Gilbert, Marc Resteghini, Simon Maxwell, Ivan Atkinson, Simon Kelton, and Colin Wilson. Harriet Creelman and Steve Thompson serve as co-executive producers.
Physical production for the series was led by Motive Pictures, highlighting the scale and ambition behind the project.
A Fresh Chapter for a Timeless Icon
From the electric visuals to the unconventional youthful portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, the newly released images signal a series ready to captivate longtime fans and new audiences alike. With its energetic storytelling, compelling characters, and modern sensibility wrapped in period charm, Young Sherlock is set to carve out a unique space in the ever-growing Sherlock Holmes universe.
Expect twists, tension, and irresistible charm as this spirited detective steps into his first ever case—and into the beginning of a legend.
