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It's been nearly two years since Arcane finished its run on Netflix, but the audience still misses it . With video game adaptations having quietly taken over Hollywood in recent years, demand for more series like the League of Legends series remains high, and there is no shortage of IPs ripe for this treatment. One such case is Overwatch , a gaming franchise that was once promised its own animated series , only to see its development crumble not long after. With some huge worldbuilding and filled with lore behind its battle arena and first-person shooter gameplay, Overwatch also has a huge and deeply loyal following. So, what's stopping it from becoming the next Arcane ?

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2025 was a great year to be a Stephen King fan, as the author had several critically acclaimed adaptations make their way to screens around the world. One of the first retellings of King’s novels came in the form of The Life of Chuck , the sci-fi epic directed by Mike Flanagan . Flanagan has also been tapped to direct an adaptation of King’s novel Carrie , which he’s doing in a series coming to Prime Video this year. Following the premiere of The Life of Chuck was The Long Walk , the harrowing dystopian horror thriller starring Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson . The film was produced on a modest budget of only $20 million, but it easily turned a profit of this by grossing $63 million at the global box office. It’s also been one of the most popular movies of the year on Starz .

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Ask a gamer to summarize Dishonored , and you'll probably hear any combination of the following: " dark fantasy steampunk revenge action thriller." That's quite a range for developer Arkane Studios and publisher Bethesda Softworks' ( Fallout , The Elder Scrolls ) 2012 original. Dishonored doesn't fumble the ball. The familiar plot devices and narrative beats are so efficiently integrated and resoundingly engrossing that both the journey and its destination substantiate this dynamic, imaginative, robust, and, dare I say, near-perfect masterpiece's initiative. Those strengths, complete with an existing cinematic edge, slot right into existing television trends and viewer appetites — especially since superb video game adaptations aren't nearly as rare as a unicorn as they once were .

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When it comes to World War II movies and TV shows, few names carry the same weight as Tom Hanks , who has starred in some of the genre’s most famous projects in history. The first that comes to mind is Saving Private Ryan , the visceral war thriller from the '90s that was directed by Steven Spielberg . Saving Private Ryan won five Oscars and grossed over $480 million at the global box office, and it’s well-regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made. Hanks and Spielberg reunited just a few years ago for Masters of the Air , the Apple TV series that was trending in the top 10 as recently as last week. Hanks is even the narrator of a new World War II historical series, World War II with Tom Hanks , which features the actor taking audiences through some of the most crucial moments of WWII.