Amazon Prime Video has a great selection of action shows, including hits like Reacher, Jack Ryan, The Boys, and Citadel. While the action genre can be hit or miss, Amazon has consistently delivered high-quality series.
Announced in March 2023, Average Height, Average Build was set to be the next film from the director of The Big Short. The Netflix comedy, about a serial killer who becomes a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., initially attracted stars like Robert Pattinson, Robert Downey Jr., and Amy Adams. However, the project was put on hold in December 2023.
Many people forget that Peter Dinklage voiced Captain Gutt in Ice Age: Continental Drift. This makes his new role in Alien: Earth particularly interesting, because the series revealed a surprising connection between the Ice Age movies and the Alien franchise. With Dinklage now involved in Alien: Earth, the reference to Ice Age feels even more layered and self-aware.
The command a captain gives to initiate warp speed has become a well-known part of Star Trek. It really took off with Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his famous “Engage!” on Star Trek: The Next Generation. More recent Star Trek shows on Paramount+ have highlighted these commands, with Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) saying “Let’s fly!” on Star Trek: Discovery, and Captain Christopher Pike using “Hit it!” on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
As The Boys heads into its fifth and final season, the writers are tying up storylines before the series ends. While major questions, like the fate of Homelander, are being saved for last, other significant plot points are already being resolved. The episode “Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite” delivered a particularly emotional ending by bringing a long-developing story to a thrilling and satisfying conclusion.
Recently on X (formerly Twitter), ONE publicly praised the manga Life-Man by Nanda Tou and artist Ayaki. He’s a big fan of the series and even wrote the introduction for the first volume, explaining that the manga’s portrayal of hardworking people inspired him to persevere through life’s challenges.
Though he’s known for his work in movies, the actor has also appeared in a variety of television shows. He’s played roles ranging from the teen drama Switched at Birth on ABC Family to the war miniseries Masters of the Air on Apple TV. These appearances demonstrate his talent and versatility, showing he consistently delivers strong performances in any project he takes on.
Netflix offers a wide variety of movies and shows, including many licensed titles, but its original films are especially popular. These originals cover all sorts of genres, with action-packed thrillers being a clear favorite. Movies like Interceptor (2022), Under Paris (2024), A House of Dynamite (2025), The Great Flood (2025), and The Rip (2026) have all been frequently featured in Netflix’s daily top 10.
Disney is well-known for fantasy films, but other studios have created amazing ones too. DreamWorks, Japan’s Studio Ghibli, and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop have all contributed fantastic and memorable classics to the genre, each with its own unique style.
Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, Outcome, features Keanu Reeves as Reef Hawk, a once-famous child actor whose career and life are threatened by a leaked video. Reef must confront his past mistakes and repair relationships with those he’s wronged, all while trying to figure out who is behind the leak. Apple heavily invested in the film, boasting a star-studded cast including Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, Jonah Hill, Martin Scorsese, Susan Lucci, David Spade, Drew Barrymore, Roy Wood Jr., Laverne Cox, and Atsuko Okatsuka, among others.