This week, December 15–19, 2025, Apple TV+ has five shows you absolutely shouldn’t miss. The lineup includes highly-rated series, brand new episodes everyone’s talking about, and some older favorites you might have forgotten. One show is even being called a perfect, 10/10 experience!
Avengers: Doomsday has a big job: to finish the Multiverse Saga, which has been much more difficult than the story that came before it. The plot is also more complex than the Infinity Saga. Fortunately, Marvel Studios is relying on some of its most talented people – like the Russo brothers and Robert Downey Jr. – to make the movie a success, which is building a lot of excitement.
According to Deadline, Christopher MacBride, the filmmaker behind Flashback and The Conspiracy, is working on a script adaptation alongside Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment. Meanwhile, the release of Kingmaker, a strategy game created by Redemption Road Games and published by tinyBuild, has been delayed with no new date announced.
Fans are buzzing about the possibility of a movie based on the character Shadow the Hedgehog, after an announcement from Paramount Pictures. The studio, known for the Sonic the Hedgehog films, has scheduled a new, currently unnamed “Sonic Universe Event Film” for release on December 22, 2028. This is in addition to Sonic 4, which is already planned to hit theaters on March 19, 2027.
In a new interview with Variety, actor Eke Boudreau (who plays Saul Durand in 3 Body Problem) shared that season 2 will be a shift from what viewers saw in season 1. He explained that with the story’s foundation now established, the next season will raise the stakes and create more challenges for the main characters.
The famous magic crew, the Four Horsemen, who previously split up, are back together. They’re joined by a fresh group of magicians – Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, and Ariana Greenblatt – to stop a criminal organization laundering money, headed by a new villain played by Rosamund Pike. Plus, fans will be surprised to see returning favorites Lizzy Caplan and Mark Ruffalo make appearances.
On December 15th, shortly after Rob Reiner and his wife’s bodies were discovered, Donald Trump mentioned them in a post on Truth Social. He described Rob as someone who was “tortured and struggling,” while also acknowledging his past success as a movie director and comedian. However, Trump quickly shifted focus to express his belief that Rob suffers from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Just months before its release in May 2026, Neon has released a first look at Hokum with a new teaser trailer. The trailer shows Scott’s Ohm Bauman wandering in the woods and encountering disturbing visions, including a creepy, grinning face resembling a donkey. A voiceover suggests he’s being haunted by an age-old witch. You can watch the trailer below.
Many new comic book fans might not realize that Spider-Man and Invincible recently teamed up in a popular crossover event. Due to its success, Marvel is reprinting the story as Marvel Team-Up #14, bringing back artist Todd McFarlane and introducing Mark Bagley to the project. While fans anticipate the release of Invincible Season 4 on Prime Video in March 2026 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day in July 2026, this crossover offers a unique meeting of two very different heroes.
In a recent statement, Donald Trump claimed that Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, had died. He attributed their deaths to what he called “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” suggesting Reiner’s strong opposition to him had somehow caused their passing. He described Reiner as a once-talented director and comedian who had struggled with this alleged condition.