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SYFY WIRE is dedicated to all things science fiction, fantasy and supernatural horror (with some other stuff like space and future technology thrown in for good measure). It features news and original reporting about movies, TV, games, books, genre figures and more. We’ve got recaps, interviews, movie trailers, and sneak peeks at upcoming TV shows. Plus: Top 10 lists, Q&As, videos, funny stuff and a lot more.

Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds roundup: Detective Pikachu gets gassy in new ad; Deadpool trumps arm surgery; Deadpool 3 still happening
syfy.com - Josh Weiss
Ryan Reynolds has been pretty busy lately, so we took it upon ourselves to provide a roundup of the most notable genre news about the beloved Deadpool …
Star Wars
How original and unused designs for BB-8 made it into Star Wars Resistance on Disney Channel
syfy.com - Josh Weiss
Whether you love the new Star Wars trilogy or not, there's no denying that Poe Dameron's gyroscopic droid, BB-8, is one of the greatest Lucasfilm …
Women's News
The greatest women of Marvel of all time
syfy.com - Fangrrls Staff
January is a time of fresh starts and new beginnings. The way we kick off a new year informs the months that follow and that's why we're living our …
TV
Watch: Michael B. Jordan explains why he took the 'badass' starring role of gen:LOCK
syfy.com - Jacob Oller
The mecha anime gen:LOCK from Rooster Teeth has a stacked cast piloting its weaponized suits. While Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams, Doctor Who’s David …
Movies
Exclusive preview: Tadd Galusha goes primeval with Oni Press' new dino-studded graphic novel, Cretaceous
syfy.com - Jeff Spry
There are few constants in the universe but one in which we here at SYFY WIRE indulge in at every opportunity is our extreme delirium for dinosaurs, …
Movies
From one generation to the next: Ranking the Starships Enterprise
syfy.com - Charlie Brigden
"It's been a long road, getting from there to here," croons Russell Watson in the opening titles of Star Trek: Enterprise, and you might be forgiven …
Stars Hollow
Exclusive Preview of Naomi #1: What it's about and how the creative team accidentally created DC's version of Stars Hollow
syfy.com - Ernie Estrella
One of the most daunting things a creator working in mainstream comics is bringing something new to the big superhero universes that sticks. …
Comic Books
Comics roundup: Star Wars comic introduces Galaxy's Edge; Ahoy announces new slate; and more
syfy.com - Josh Weiss
Action! Adventure! Thrills! Dig into our over-sized comic book roundup! Three stories for the price of one! To prep Disney World and Disneyland patrons …
Women's News
5 must-read comics for fantasy fans
syfy.com - Alyssa Fikse
While it is easy to get lost in a sea of superheroes, there are plenty of other comic genres to explore if Marvel and DC aren’t really your bag. …
Captain America
The 7 most incredible comics George Perez drew for DC and Marvel
syfy.com - Dana Forsythe
After more than four decades in the comic book business, George Perez, announced his retirement over the weekend. Over the course of his career as …
Movies
Glass is a superhero movie about how no one knows what a superhero is
syfy.com - Matthew Jackson
Like nearly all M. Night Shyamalan films, Glass is full of big ideas that don’t always pay off. It’s a film about belief in oneself, about recovery …
TV
DC's Young Justice keeps pressing fast-forward for a very good reason
syfy.com - Caitlin Busch
Over the course of three seasons, Young Justice has covered eight years of conflict, invasions, and outright war, spanning at least three generations …
TV
Folklore to haunt HBO with mythology horror anthology
syfy.com - Jacob Oller
Some international scares are coming to the U.S. After airing from Oct. to Nov. last year on HBO Asia, the horror anthology series Folklore will be …
Star Trek
How to turn Star Trek fandom into a career and free cruises
syfy.com - Jordan Zakarin
Jordan Hoffman still remembers the first time Star Trek got his attention. He was four or five years old and was enamored with the poster for Star …
Women's News
Chosen One of The Day: Hammer item from the Super Smash Bros. franchise
syfy.com - Stephanie Williams
As the Super Smash Bros. franchise has grown over the last couple of decades, the amount of playable characters has quadrupled, along with items …
TV
WATCH: Outlander's Richard Rankin on Roger's dark night of the soul in 'Providence'
syfy.com - Tara Bennett
Quite the tour de force by Mr. Richard Rankin as Roger Wakefield in this week's Outlander episode, "Providence." (Spoilers for the episode below) As a …
TV
Writer Vita Ayala leads the charge with Dynamite's bold new Xena: Warrior Princess #1
syfy.com - Jeff Spry
CatapultingXena fans worldwide into the new year with a reforged comic book series is a resolution we can all enjoy, as Dynamite Entertainment has …
TV
TV THIS WEEK: The Magicians season premiere; Outlander finale; Arrow and Black Lightning return
syfy.com - Trent Moore
This week, SYFY is looking to cast a fresh spell with a new season of The Magicians, while the rest of the Arrowverse (or at least most of it) makes …
Movies
Happytime Murders, Holmes & Watson dominate 39th Razzie nominations for worst movies of 2018
syfy.com - Josh Weiss
Puppets, garden gnomes, dinosaurs, and even the great Sherlock Holmes were not spared by the nominations for the 39th Razzie Awards, aka the …
Space
Saturn's rings are way younger than the planet itself… and they're disappearing.
syfy.com - Phil Plait
Saturn is a pretty weird place, full of mysteries that seem to multiply the more we investigate them. One of the biggest is literally one of the …
Women's News
Minding a shop is 'Dangerous Business' in this week's Star Wars Resistance
syfy.com - Preeti Chhibber and Swapna Krishna
Kaz is back in action, quite literally, in this week’s episode of Star Wars Resistance! In “Dangerous Business” he’s tasked with watching over the …
Women's News
Outlander's 'Providence' offers an attempt at closure and an escape from captivity
syfy.com - Carly Lane
Spoiler Warning: The following discusses detailed plot points from the Season 4 episode “Providence.” If you haven’t had a chance to watch the …
Los Angeles
The campaign to save horror bookstore Dark Delicacies got a huge burst from Guillermo del Toro
syfy.com - Christian Long
The quest to save the iconic Burbank, CA horror-themed bookstore got a shot in the arm from one of the genre's most prolific and respected filmmakers. …
Women's News
Objects in Space 1/20/19: We live inside a dream
syfy.com - Carly Lane
It's not often that one gets so distracted by everything happening that one sort of forgets to go back to their link round-up, but on top of all …
Russian Companies
Russia wants to put billboards in space. Astronomers don’t like it.
syfy.com - Elizabeth Rayne
As if we aren’t already surrounded by enough ads flashing on TV, driving by on trucks, showing off in Times Square and talking your ear off on the …
Women's News
What you need to know about Sonya Blade and Skarlet in Mortal Kombat 11
syfy.com - Jenna Busch
SYFY Fangrrls got to attend the big Mortal Kombat 11 reveal event in downtown Los Angeles this week, and there were unquestionably two standouts. The …
Movies
Joe Cornish disappeared after Attack the Block. Here's how his The Kid Who Would Be King comeback happened
syfy.com - Todd Gilchrist
If you’ve seen Joe Cornish’s name in entertainment stories between 2011 and 2019, it’s entirely possible that the little parenthetical next to his …
Wormholes
The government's secret UFO program has just been revealed, and it’s something out of a sci-fi movie
syfy.com - Elizabeth Rayne
We didn’t know much about the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program until now, but apparently, the Department of Defense has been focusing …
James Corden
James Corden shares a surprisingly feasible Avengers: Endgame fan theory
syfy.com - Josh Weiss
While he's often associated with witty jokes and parodies of popular culture, James Corden shared a very intriguing theory about Avengers: Endgame on …