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For the first time, The Walt Disney Company is assembling its full animation arsenal for a united front at the Annecy Festival, which will take place June 8 to 14 this summer.

Industry giants from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Animation, Lucasfilm, Disney Television Animation and 20th Television Animation will converge on the shores of Lake Annecy in the French Alps to showcase the magic, innovation and cultural legacy that define the company’s place at the head of the global animation table.

From long-awaited sequels to brand new originals, Annecy 2025 will feature the biggest showcase of upcoming Disney titles in its history, with talent-laden panels, never-before-seen footage and career-recognizing honors for some of Disney’s most revered artists.

From Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Zootopia 2” will be teased by its Oscar-winning director, Jared Bush. Set for a theatrical release on Nov. 26, the sequel reunites fan-favorites Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde...

You wouldn't really include "Dragon Ball" in the same conversation with shows like "Game of Thrones" or "The Walking Dead." After all, the groundbreaking, legendary anime show (whose reputation is only matched by its quality) is very much a show for kids and teens. There are plenty of poop jokes, the villains are ridiculously cartoony, Son Goku is as childish a protagonist as they come, and there's also the fact that most of the character names are silly food puns.

Yet, there is one aspect where "Dragon Ball" not only has a big similarity with "Game of Thrones," it blows it out of the water — main character deaths. Remember when Sean Bean's Ned Stark died and audiences everywhere were shocked? That was basically a weekly occurrence for the 10 years the original "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" aired. Virtually every single member of the main cast died horrible deaths.

Two long years after a reboot of King of the Hill, one of the world’s best-animated sitcoms, was announced, another terrific update has been shared by a Disney exec, particularly regarding one character. On January 31, 2023, a revival on Hulu was officially confirmed to be ordered for the fan-favorite show and is expected to last two seasons. Several beloved characters are also set to reprise their roles, including Hank, Peggy, Bobby, Bill, Minh and Coonie, one of whom is about to be seen in an entirely different light.

Speaking with Variety over a week ago, Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich didn’t divulge much about the King of the Hill revival; however, he believed viewers would be totally taken with it while also hinting at a change in a longtime character. The exec said:

"I think people are going to love the new King of the Hill. It is...

The animated series King of the Hill is getting a revival. Following in the footsteps of Futurama, the new series will be heading to Hulu for a streaming release.

With the new show in the works, the King of the Hill revival recently got an exciting tease from Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich. While speaking with Variety, Erwich addressed the recent news that Disney had doled out four-year deals to renew The Simpsons and Family Guy, and he noted how Hulu will serve as the home for adult animation. Along with hosting the new Futurama, that's what also makes Hulu ideal for the new King of the Hill, as Erwich explained.

"I think we’re really happy with the arrangement that we have," he said. "Hulu is the home to adult animation. We have the best offering by a mile. The Simpsons, Family Guy, past and now new seasons of Futurama,...

MTV was best known for its music videos, of course, but credit should be given for its initiative in promoting and exhibiting short films. In between its Missing Persons videos and "Weird Al" Yankovic videos, the channel would present the (often strange) art of rising filmmakers and animators, just to add some variety to its 24-hour programming. It wasn't uncommon to turn on MTV in 1991 and see full-bore live-action short and bizarro animated bumpers in between blocks of music videos. Many new artists found their toehold within the cracks. Eventually, MTV launched "Liquid Television" as a showcase for its animated ventures, with its live-action shorts remaining randomly scattered throughout.

John Payson's live-action short film "Joe's Apt." first debuted on MTV in 1992, and it caught everyone's eye, mostly because it was kinda gross. In the short, Mark Rosenthal played Joe, an average dude living in a filthy New York apartment...

The 1990s were a landmark time for adult animation on television. The decade was notably dominated by Fox's "The Simpsons," which broke new ground and numerous records for what viewers could expect from a family sitcom, showcasing some of the most colorful characters ever brought to the airwaves at that time. The success of "The Simpsons" helped pave the way for more animated sitcoms geared towards a more mature audience, with series such as "Beavis and Butt-Head," "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist," "King of the Hill," "Daria," "South Park, "Family Guy," and "Futurama" taking shape. Some of these series would become cultural phenomena, still airing new episodes to this day, just like "The Simpsons," while some remain touchstones of the 1990s, with devoted cult followings. One of those cult classics is Fox's animated sitcom, "The Critic."

Created by Mike Reiss and Al Jean, who served as writers and showrunners for the...

Beyond 10 leaked episode titles and a now-deleted glimpse at a grown-up Bobby Hill, there’s still a lot we don’t know about King of the Hill’s upcoming revival. How will the show handle the losses of voice actors Johnny Hardwick and Brittany Murphy? When can fans expect to revisit Rainey Street now that the predicted “early 2025” release window has come and gone? And most importantly, will we ever learn how Cotton Hill wound up as the face of a 1970s Ponderosa Steakhouse ad campaign?

But there is one King of the Hill tidbit we now know for certain: We’re about to see Hank Hill like we’ve never seen him before.

Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich recently offered a rare hint at what’s in store for the world’s most famous propane salesman, revealing that the show’s upcoming season, which is set to air on Hulu alongside The Simpsons,...

Last year, Ultraman fans were gifted with a new and exciting 3D-animated installment of the franchise. Ultraman: Rising was a fun ride that made fans hungry for more, but sadly it looks like sequels are not on Netflix plans. However, the streamer hasn't overlooked the talent of one of the movie's directors. John Aoshima has landed another massive gig inside the streamer's projects: he will helm one episode of the upcoming — and highly anticipated — Season 2 of the hit animated series Blue Eye Samurai.

The announcement hails from Deadline, which also revealed that the director will keep himself busy. In addition to the directing gig at Netflix, the filmmaker signed an exclusive multi-year overall development deal with Warner Bros. Animation. This means that Aoshima will be in charge of developing several feature animated projects from the studio, and he will also have the chance of directing projects that he feels inclined to.

Who's the main common denominator between Star Trek: Voyager, Seinfeld, and Toy Story? The answer is Estelle Harris, who guest starred in a Voyager episode, recurred on Seinfeld as George Costanza's mother, and provided the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in several of the Toy Story movies.

Breaking that down in more detail, Harris -- who died at the age of 93 on April 2, 2022, just 20 days shy of her 94th birthday -- guest-starred as Old Woman in the Voyager episode “Sacred Ground.” That season-three installment premiered on October 30, 1996. According to StarTrek.com, “The Old Woman was actually a projection of the Nechani Spirits, and Janeway’s (Kate Mulgrew) interactions with the Old Woman perhaps helped Janeway ease up on her hardcore devotion to scientific reason.”

Far more famously, Harris played Estelle Costanza, the shrill mother of George Costanza (Jason Alexander), in more than two dozen episodes of Seinfeld. Even serious Seinfeld...

Starting in 1990 and continuing until 2017, Alf Clausen composed the score for the hit animated sitcom "The Simpsons." A lot of the incidental music on the show was extrapolated from the theme song composed by Danny Elfman, but Clausen also had to write the many songs that appeared on the series, forcing him to work in pretty much every genre. Clausen also composed music for TV shows like "The Critic," "Alf," and "Moonlighting." A veteran of the industry, his compositions have been compiled on several "Simpsons" song and music albums.

Clausen worked on "The Simpsons" for 27 years before being abruptly fired by the show's higher-ups in 2017. He was replaced by a music firm called Bleeding Fingers Music, a collective co-founded by Hans Zimmer (who composed the 2007 box office hit that was "The Simpsons Movie") and one that employs a whole team of talented music writers. Clausen was incensed by his firing,...

Among the many milestones "The Simpsons" has accomplished during its 35-year run, there is one unique factoid that series creator Matt Groening should rank among his proudest achievements: Three Beatles have made guest star appearances as themselves. Unfortunately, John Lennon was assassinated nine years before the series premiered on Fox, so Springfield missed out on a quarter of the Fab Four. Thankfully, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and of course, Paul McCartney all lent their voices to the Simpsonized versions of themselves, with Ringo appearing in "Brush with Greatness," George appearing in "Homer's Barbershop Quartet," and Paul appearing in "Lisa, the Vegetarian."

In "Lisa, the Vegetarian," Lisa joyfully bonds with a lamb at a petting zoo. Later that evening, Marge serves lamb chops for the family's dinner, shaking Lisa to her core and leading her to become a vegetarian. Despite the ridicule she receives from Homer, Bart, and her classmates, Lisa finds support from Apu,...

"The Last of Us" is a gripping drama. It's also a video game adaptation that does something unique with its zombie apocalypse, trading in the walking dead for very much alive people infected by a fungus that takes over their brains and bodies. The infected are a source of infinite horror on the series, with new types providing more and more nightmare fuel. But even when there are no infected to be found, "The Last of Us" is a horror story in which danger lurks around every corner (with plenty of emotional devastation soon to follow after). It's a bleak and, at times, frankly nihilistic show about how terrifying fungi can be, with characters that are mostly miserable and only able to find small glimmers of hope at the end of the world.

All this is to say, when Adult Swim announced Steve Hely and Joseph Bennett -- the co-creator of "Scavengers Reign,...

A major Fox show is returning to the network and in multiple seasons! This is surprising news.

Fox’s “Animation Domination” has been a key part of their lineup for decades. It began with The Simpsons, which set the tone for every adult animation show since 1990. That included the long-running Family Guy, which began in 1999.

Fans are used to these shows being renewed on a season-by-season basis. But per TVLine, Fox is making a stunning move as it not only brings back the animated show American Dad! but it, along with The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, and Family Guy, are all renewed for a whopping four seasons each!

American Dad! renewed for multiple seasons

Each season of American Dad! will comprise of 15 episodes. For those counting, this deal will take The Simpsons through to season 40, Bob’s Burgers through to season 19, Family Guy through to season 27, and American Dad! through to season...

Most folks agree that "The Simpsons" hasn't been very good for a long time. In recent years, you may have heard that "The Simpsons" is good again or that modern seasons have actually delivered some underrated "Simpsons" episodes. But the reality is that this is a show which has been running for a full 36 seasons at this point, and whatever spin you try to put on it, something went fundamentally awry long ago.

Just when this happened remains a point of debate among fans. There are those that swear "The Simpsons" was only good for a few seasons somewhat early in its run, but most will agree the golden years were somewhere between the third and tenth seasons. Others, this writer included, maintain that the series was good right up until the 12th season, but if this handy chart showing IMDb rankings for each season of "The Simpsons" is anything to go by,...

The core cast of "The Simpsons" includes Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith (who gets the best episodes), Julie Kavner, Hank Azaria, Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden, Russi Taylor, and Harry Shearer. Marcia Wallace was also part of the cast until her death in 2013, playing Bart Simpson's cantankerous teacher Mrs. Krabappel. Albert Brooks frequently guest-starred in the show's early years. There was some controversy in recent years about how several Black characters on "The Simpsons" were played by white actors, so Kevin Michael Richardson now plays Dr. Hibbert (previously voiced by Shearer), and Alex Désert now plays Carl (previously voiced by Azaria). 

Each member of the core cast, however, plays multiple roles throughout "The Simpsons," including single lines from background characters. Yes, this list will include every single role that "Simpsons" actors play, no matter how small. The numbers are culled from various sourced, mostly fan-run wikis, and analyzed through...

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Wubba lubba dub-dub! It's time to get schwifty gang as Adult Swim has announced the premiere date for "Rick and Morty" season 8, albeit in a delightfully weird way. The good news is that fans won't have to wait very long to reunite with the Smith family, as the show will return to the airwaves in May. Fortunately, the long wait between seasons of the show is truly a thing of the past.

"Rick and Morty," season 8 premieres on Sunday, May 25 at 11:00 pm on Adult Swim. Mark your calendars and plan accordingly. The network announced the premiere date and released a first look at the upcoming season as part of its traditional April Fools' Day broadcast special. The network surprised fans with a 22-minute anthology special featuring fan favorite "Rick and Morty" moments re-told through absurd live-action, theater-based genres. Adult Swim continues to make bizarre,...

When Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" premiered on January 31, 1999 after Super Bowl Xxxiii, it got an artificial ratings bump right out of the gate that was going to be difficult for the animated series to maintain. Indeed, after finishing its first season at 33rd in the Nielsen ratings (with only seven episodes), the show's viewership evaporated during its second season and fell off even more during its third season. Almost no one was watching, so Fox pulled the plug on the series in 2002. Three years later, thanks to a surge in popularity driven by Adult Swim syndication, Fox gave "Family Guy" another shot, and it appears that it is never, ever going away. This may or may not delight you.

In any event, we have gone 26 years with "Family Guy" in our lives, and while the state of the world has been in drastic decline over this period, you can't...

Country singer Morgan Wallen is at the center of controversy once again, only this time it isn't for breaking Covid-19 protocols or being caught using racial slurs. On the most recent episode of "Saturday Night Live," the musician raised heads after he abruptly walked off the stage as soon as the end credits rolled, an action some have interpreted as an intentional slight against the sketch comedy show's other guests and cast members.

Wallen fueled the speculation about a fallout between him and the other guests in his Instagram Stories (via Variety) after the show. "Get me to God's country," he wrote alongside a photo of an airplane and runway, suggesting that he didn't have a good time in New York City. While Wallen's sudden walk-off could have been a simple case of him leaving after fulfilling his obligations, some have theorized that he stormed out because the liberal guests were rude to him.

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, it seemed as if Pixar could do no wrong. The animation studio, in league with Disney, pushed forward the idea of all-computer-animated feature films back in 1995 with the release of "Toy Story," gaining a lot of critical attention for its clever writing and penchant for heart-rending sentimentality. It wouldn't be until the release of "Cars 2" in 2011 that critics would begin to cool to the studio. And even still, "Cars 2" was a $559 million hit.

In the 2010s, Pixar began to skew further and further away from original ideas and lean heavier into sequels or prequels to its earlier hits. Indeed, of the 10 Pixar features released in that decade, six were part of an established franchise. Some of these films were excellent, but the studio nevertheless seemed a few years beyond its creative peak.

The first half of the 2020s was a mixed bag for Pixar,...

In an era where adult animation enjoys remarkable popularity and longevity, could another classic (albeit short-lived) 1990s animated sitcom make a comeback?

Jon Lovitz thinks so.

On Friday, the comedian said that he and creator Al Jean are developing a revival of The Critic, the series in which Lovitz played the film critic and Coming Attractions TV host Jay Sherman.

“You keep telling me you want it back. I’ve been trying for years! Well, now, creator Al Jean is on board!!!” Lovitz posted.

Despite hailing from a slew of veterans from The Simpsons (including Jean, Mike Reiss, and James L. Brooks, who produced the show via his Gracie Films), the show never achieved Simpsons-level success, only airing 13 episodes over two seasons on ABC and later Fox.

It frequently parodied the entertainment business, with Sherman reviewing fake films (his catchphrase was “It stinks!”), and his boss, Duke Phillips, not-so-subtly inspired by Ted Turner.

On paper, renewing "Common Side Effects" for a second season is a no-brainer. The Adult Swim series, which is about two former high school lab partners named Marshall and Frances who discover a magical mushroom with healing properties that can cure just about everything and must face-off against big pharma, international businessmen, and the United States federal Drug Enforcement Administration, was created by Joe Bennett (the incredible "Scavengers Reign") and Steve Hely ("Veep"), and features Mike Judge and Greg Daniels ("King of the Hill") as executive producers. With a roster of above-the-line talent boasting such an impressive resume, the name value alone in any other era would justify at least three seasons without a second thought.

Unfortunately, we're living in a time where animation is continually being devalued. "Fired On Mars," one of the best new animated shows of 2023, has still not been given the green light on a follow-up season,...

"One Piece" is one of the biggest anime shows on the planet, a series of legendary reputation (and episode count) with unparalleled worldbuilding. For 25 years, the anime has adapted the manga of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, which also follows the story of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as they venture around the world in search of a mythical treasure known as the "One Piece" (all the while constantly getting involved in government-toppling shenanigans).

As popular as "One Piece" is, the anime does have a couple of big things going against it. First of all, the show suffers from airing in a timeslot aimed at kids, meaning a lot of memorable scenes and images from the manga end up being changed for the anime's broadcast — like Zeff no longer cutting off and eating his own leg (or Luffy no longer stabbing himself in the...

When people tune into "The Simpsons," there are a few things they expect: social commentary, everyone staying the same age, and couch gags. Since the show's first season, audiences get to see the titular family arrive home and then sit down on their brown couch in some humorous fashion. At first, the gags were simple, like the couch falling apart as soon as they sit down. But after over three decades on the air, "The Simpsons" has needed to up the ante by getting more surreal and complex, like Homer going through a portal and winding up in "Bob's Burgers."

Sadly, anyone who watches a new "Simpsons" episode may be dismayed to find that the couch gag has largely gone away. Season 36's "Shoddy Heat" may have answered how Homer has never lost his job, but the story just starts, which feels... wrong. Couch gags still pop up every so often,...

"The Simpsons" debuted shortly before Christmas in 1989, which means anyone under the age of 35 has never known a world without it. "The Simpsons" wasn't just a hit, but a cultural fulcrum point. Matt Groening's cynical worldview, filtered through an animated takedown of traditional American sitcoms, came to define the prevailing attitudes of the nation in the 1990s. We were over-educated, embittered by the excesses of the Reagan years, and ready to see television mutate into something punky and deconstructionist. "The Simpsons" was at the heart of that. 

And then, even as the 1990s ended, "The Simpsons" never dipped in quality, turning out a full decade of invaluable TV comedy. While public attitudes shifted in the early 2000s ("shock" humor and post-9/11 despair came to define the era), "The Simpsons" persisted. The makers of the show found they could simply keep on working for as long as audiences were interested.

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David Zaslav may just be the single worst movie studio head in the entire 100+ years-long history of cinema, worse than the alleged old studio heads that allegedly worked with the mob and allegedly had actors (like George Reeves) killed, worse than Thomas Edison and his hobby of suing everyone else who tried making movies. Indeed, the current head of what we currently know as Warner Bros. Discovery has been on a crusade to seemingly get rid of everything related to legacy entertainment, from Turner Classic Movies to Cartoon Network.

His latest move was to delete the entire 1930-1969 run of "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" shorts that were available on Max. All of it. Over 200 cartoons are gone. This, of course, isn't the first time Zaslav has had it for the beloved cartoon characters. Like a real-life Judge Doom, Zaslav...

Exclusive: American Dad! is coming home. According to sources, the comedy, created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, would air on Fox starting with its upcoming 20th season, marking the second MacFarlane animated series to return to the network following a break after Family Guy did it two decades ago.

The move of American Dad!, which has been airing on TBS since 2014, had been in the works for months, allowing the 20th Television Animation-made series to remain in production, I hear. Like on TBS, where American Dad! is coming off a string of two-year renewals, the pickup by Fox — now being finalized — is expected to be for multiple seasons. Reps for Fox and 20th TV Animation declined comment.

American Dad!‘s migration to Fox was fueled by the $1.5B deal extension Fox Entertainment and Hulu closed in November that keeps the broadcast network’s shows on the Disney streaming platform in-season.

Even though the domination of animation continues on the small screen with hits like The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, and more, one of the most popular fan-favorite adult animated comedies will be headed to a new home very soon. History's repeating itself for American Dad!, which TV Line exclusively reports ends its run on TBS after its upcoming season 21 finale.

The American Dad! season 21 finale airs on Monday, March 24 at 10/9c, and according to TV Line, the finale also marks the end of its time as a first-run TBS original series. If you're wondering why the series has gotten the boot from the cable network, it likely has to do with the Warner Bros. Discovery merger that took effect after TBS ordered a two-season renewal back in 2021.

American Dad! doesn't fall under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella as a series hailing from 20th Television Animation, which is owned by Disney.

The season 3 finale of Invincible hit last Thursday, and with no new episode today, Prime Video and creator Robert Kirkman are already teasing what fans can expect from the officially in-development fourth season.

Mark Grayson very nearly met his end at the hands of the bloodthirsty (even for a Viltrumite) villain known as Conquest, but he's going to come up against an even tougher opponent in season 4: Grand Regent Thragg.

There are a number of incredibly powerful characters in the world of Invincible, but a lot of fans would consider Thragg to be at least among the most formidable. We don't know who will voice the character in the show, but Kirkman has confirmed that he has been cast.

"I mean, it would certainly be weird if [Thragg] didn't show up in the show. Yeah. I mean, I don't know. It's so tough. Here's what I'll say: he's been cast,...

“Solar Opposites” will end with Season 6.

Hulu had previously announced the show would be back for a sixth season, but it was not previously known that it would be the show’s last. The final season of the adult animated comedy will premiere this fall, with an exact premiere date to be announced in the future.

The official description for Season 6 states:

“Witness the wild chaos of this unhinged alien family as they get into hilarious mischief, all while the final chapter of an epic drama unfolds for the shrunken people they’ve imprisoned in their Wall. As the ‘Solar Opposites’ navigate their unforgettable farewell, expect laugh-out-loud surprises at every turn.”

The voice cast of the series includes Dan Stevens, Thomas Middleditch, Mary Mack, and Sean Giambrone. Guest stars in Season 6 include Tiffany Haddish, Kieran Culkin, Christina Hendricks, Ken Marino, Alfred Molina, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell, and Beck Bennett.

The...

Streaming isn't exactly like old school TV, but Disney+ is doing its part to help bridge the gap between the two ideas. As of today, Disney's flagship streaming service has added a new 24/7 stream of "The Simpsons." This always-on streaming channel includes a whopping 767 episodes across all 35 seasons of the show, which will air in chronological order at launch. That equates to roughly 300 continuous hours. Buckle up.

"The Simpsons" has produced some of the greatest episodes of TV of all time dating back to its debut in the late '80s. But many of us discovered the show on TV -- more specifically, while it was airing in reruns on syndication. So while the show has long been available to stream in its entirety, this is a way to just lean back, hit play, and let some shenanigans with the Simpson family hit you in the face. Gabe Lewis, SVP...

"Family Guy" is one of the most successful adult animated comedies of all time, following the suburban Griffin family through all kinds of wacky misadventures, and its creator Seth MacFarlane has ended up with an extensive career in comedy as a result. Once upon a time, however, he was just a writer working his way up through the ranks, learning how to put together a good cartoon comedy script. While on his way up, he worked on a beloved Cartoon Network series that would have an impact on not only MacFarlane's career but also affect how he made "Family Guy," and it was all about a lady-crazed himbo with a penchant for talking like an Elvis impersonator. That's right, before MacFarlane created hits like "Family Guy" and "American Dad!," he was a writer on the Cartoon Network classic "Johnny Bravo."

"Johnny Bravo" was just one of the best shows during...

"The Simpsons" is one of America's finest institutions -- and nowadays, one of its most reliable. Even after 36 seasons, the longest-running primetime television series continues to produce timeless half-hour episodes (and the occasional hour-long special) that show why it deserves to still be around after so long.

Of course, there is always the "this show used to be better in the '90s" crowd that can't dare to imagine newer episodes being anything but garbage. Still, they have a point. The earlier seasons of "The Simpsons" were not just meticulously written and impeccably timed, but they have great animation and phenomenal character writing. It's why, despite there still being one modern episode, our list of the best "Simpsons" episodes ever is mostly comprised of episodes from seasons 4 to 6.

Among the best episodes, one common element that pops up a lot in that list (at least in the episode credits) is the name Conan O'Brien,...

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"The Simpsons" episode "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" finds Homer (erstwhile genie Dan Castellaneta) becoming despondent over the lack of major accomplishments in his life. Looking for meaning to his existence in a library, Homer stumbles upon a (pop-up) biography of Thomas Edison, and he is inspired. Homer quits his job to become an inventor, using Edison's volume of inventions to gauge his own success. 

Homer's inventions are, perhaps predictably, terrible. He invents a shotgun, for instance, that can blast makeup directly onto a person's face. He invents an easy chair with a toilet installed, designed for people too lazy to rise during their favorite TV shows. Homer takes his inventions very seriously, but he can't invent anything practical. 

During one of his invention montages, Homer is writing advanced calculations on a chalkboard, a shocking activity for someone as dumb as Homer,...

The season 3 finale of Invincible is now streaming on Prime Video, and following one of the most hellacious battles we've seen since the animated series premiered back in 2021, we took a trip to literal Hell for a post-credits scene that not even fans of the comic will have been expecting.

In the stinger, demonic detective Damien Darkblood (Clancy Brown) - who we haven't seen since Cecil banished him back in the first season - summons a more powerful demon voiced by Evil Dead legend Bruce Campbell, and tells him about a "surface dweller" who may be able to restore his master to his former glory.

This sets up a season 4 storyline that didn't play out on the page, and could potentially see Mark Grayson journey to Hell to battle the Devil himself.

"In the comics, he was never sent to hell," Robert Kirkman says of Darkblood's unexpected return. "He was...

Invincible wrapped up its third season in typically violent fashion, with almost the entire episode dedicated to a vicious brawl between Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) and a particularly powerful and bloodthirsty Viltrumite known as Conquest.

After almost 30 minutes of brutal battle, Mark is finally able to defeat his foe with some help from his brother Oliver (Christian Convery) and Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs). Invincible allows his Viltrumite side to manifest, smashing Conquest's skull in with his own head.

The villain certainly looks dead, but we then learn that Cecil (Walton Goggins) has preserved "the body" so he can be questioned about the movements of the Viltrum Empire.

"I think a Cecil interrogating Conquest scene, with Walton Goggins and Jeffrey Dean Morgan going head-to-head, that'd be a pretty cool, intense scene," creator Robert Kirkman tells EW. "But to put it more succinctly, I don't think Cecil would've gone to all the...

Disney's first-ever feature-length animated motion picture, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," was a big gamble that helped cinema evolve as a medium. It proved that animation could be more than just short, slapstick fluff that played before the main attraction. On top of that, the film's animators used then-new technologies such as larger cels and multiplane cameras to create fine details and ethereal watercolor backgrounds, breaking new ground along the way. Be that as it may, it's the studio's second animated feature, 1940's "Pinocchio," that remains its most well-reviewed movie.

"Pinocchio" is, of course, based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio," which originated as a children's magazine serial. Its story centers on the titular character (Dick Jones), a wooden puppet who is magically brought to life yet still longs to be a flesh-and-blood boy. However, he soon discovers that human life isn't easy; dangers lurk around every corner,...

The show is called "The Simpsons" but if there's a member of the family that stands out as the lead, it's patriarch Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta). He even wound up eclipsing his own son Bart (Nancy Cartwright), who was the series' lead during its first seasons.

"Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and Castellaneta sat down with Entertainment Weekly in 2010 to discuss Homer's character. (15 years later and he's still an American icon.) When asked how Homer became the Simpson, Groening said it's because Homer offers a more versatile range for comedy:

"With Homer, there's just a wider range of jokes you can do. And there are far more drastic consequences to Homer's stupidity. There's only so far you can go with a juvenile delinquent. We wanted Bart to do anything up to the point of him being tried in court as an adult. But Homer is an adult, and his boneheaded-ness is funnier.

Dr. Seuss published over 60 children's picture books in his lifetime, from "The Cat in the Hat" to "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." The last one he lived to see hit bookshelves was 1990's "Oh, The Places You'll Go." Written in second person, the book depicts a young child on a journey through Seuss' trademark storybook surrealism. They've got no destination in mind, other than one step ahead.

It's, of course, a book encouraging children to live life to its fullest ("Step with care and great tact and remember that life's a great balancing act"). How the narrator pushes the reader to get out and see the world makes it a fitting closing chapter to Seuss' career. There's a film based on "Oh, The Places You'll Go" in the works, but with its lack of conventional narrative and reliance on narration, it feels like an odd choice for a film. That's...

Adult Swim is still viewed as one of the top curators of avant-garde, groundbreaking animated comedies, many of which wouldn’t be able to find a home anywhere else. There’s an exciting, unpredictable quality that’s present with every Adult Swim comedy that gives the audience the feeling that they’ve stumbled onto something special. Adult Swim’s programming has taken some big swings in the past few years, the likes of which have led to an exciting slate of female-driven comedies between Tuca & Bertie, Birdgirl, Teenage Euthanasia, and Yolo. Oh My God...Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances is cut from the same cloth.

Oh My God…Yes! focuses on three irresponsible and incorrigible young adults – Sunny, Ladi, and Tulip – who do their best to keep their heads above water in a futuristic metropolis. The world in Oh My God…Yes! may technically be considered a dystopia,...

Praise Kier ... or else. This article contains major spoilers for the latest episode of "Severance."

How things can change in the span of a single week, eh? To this point, "Severance" has been nothing short of a revelation throughout its second season as the mystery festering at the heart of Lumon Industries has only deepened further and further. The romance between Mark S. (Adam Scott) and Helly R. (Britt Lower) is progressing at a rapid pace, we're inching ever closer to figuring out what "Cold Harbor" is and what these corporate overlords intend to do with Gemma (Dichen Lachman), and, of course, there's that whole question mark surrounding those pesky goats. What more could we ask for from a series that appears to be reaching new heights on a near-weekly basis and advancing the story in several unexpected directions? This week's attempt comes in the form of an episode meant to resolve questions that,...

The penultimate season 3 episode of Invincible is now streaming on Prime Video, and "What Have I Done?" adapts a major event from the comics: The Invincible War.

In the episode, a very-much-alive Angstrom Levy sends eighteen variants of Mark Grayson to Earth with strict instructions to reduce the planet to rubble and inflict as much pain and suffering on our hero as possible.

The death toll is catastrophic, and we lose a main character when Rex Splode sacrifices himself by charging up his own skeleton to destroy one of the Invincibles. Mark is ultimately able to defeat Levy - who had teleported the remaining variants away when they turned on him - but is left utterly devastated, blaming himself for the death and destruction all around him.

Just when things don't seem like they can get any worse (things can always get worse in this show), a powerful Viltrumite known as Conquest shows up,...

In the early 1990s, Steven Spielberg oversaw a miniature animation renaissance. He assembled a super-team of the industry's strongest talents in the hopes of recreating, in a modern idiom, the slapstick magic of old-world Looney Tunes cartoons. 1990 saw the premiere of "Tiny Toon Adventures," a self-aware show that featured hip-talking 12-year-old counterparts of famed Looney Tunes characters. This, in turn, led to the creation of "Animaniacs," a modern update of the ethos of zany 1930s cartoons, but with its own wicked pace and surreal asides. Spielberg's renaissance then crested in 1995 with the debut of Paul Dini and Bruce Timm's "Freakazoid!" -- a relatively short-lived animated superhero spoof that remains one of the better animated series of the 1990s.

Nonsense down to its core, "Freakazoid!" aimed to dismantle the po-faced seriousness of the superhero genre (seriousness that Timm himself contributed to with his acclaimed "Batman: The Animated Series"). Freakazoid was created,...

Most fans of "The Simpsons" are already aware that a lot of its characters are voiced by the same person. Dan Castellaneta, for instance, doesn't just voice Homer; he also voices Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Sideshow Mel, and even Santa's Little Helper. Harry Shearer, meanwhile, does the voice for Ned Flanders, Lenny, Principal Skinner, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, Otto, Reverend Lovejoy, and so on.

When it comes to the kid characters who aren't Lisa (voiced by Yeardley Smith), the show usually relies on Nancy Cartwright. In addition to her most famous role, Bartholomew "Bart" Simpson, Cartwright voices Todd Flanders, Ralph Wiggum, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Database, and even Maggie Simpson. She also voices the school bully, Nelson Muntz, although she wasn't the original choice for the role. In her 2001 memoir, "My Life as a Boy," Cartwright wrote about how voice actress Dana Hill was first...

"Seinfeld" might've needed a few seasons to catch on with television viewers, but one element of the show that was a knockout from day one was Michael Richards' wildly idiosyncratic portrayal of Cosmo Kramer. An unapologetically intrusive neighbor who bursts into Jerry's apartment without knocking, helps himself to whatever is in the refrigerator or pantry and makes wild assertions about any topic that happens to be on his or someone else's mind, Kramer was the show's most reliable generator of belly laughs early on and became the series' first breakout character.

Like the other three main characters on the sitcom, Kramer was based on a person from Jerry Seinfeld and series co-creator Larry David's life. It didn't take long for journalists to discover the existence of Kenny Kramer because he was determined to cash in on his quasi-celebrity, but this also complicated things for the show. While Kenny Kramer,...

In a move reflecting the current state of Disney's efforts across both streaming and theatrical releases, Walt Disney Animation Studios will no longer be pursuing longform streaming content, as revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. As a result, the "Tiana" animated series, which has been in development for half a decade, has been canceled. The show would have seen Anika Noni Rose reprise her role from 2009's "The Princess and the Frog."

The change in mission isn't exactly shocking. It's widely known that Disney+ has struggled to make the money work on high-budget streaming originals, from live-action "Star Wars" shows to animated projects from Pixar. "Moana 2," in particular, was infamously meant to be a Disney+ series before it evolved into a theatrical film -- and given that movie's billon-dollar gross, coupled with the massive box office success of Pixar's "Inside Out 2," it makes sense that Disney would want to...

There are a few places where it feels like whatever you're watching is being broadcast directly from an alternate universe — roadside motel televisions, public access channels from towns you've never been to, and Adult Swim after midnight. It's a feeling that anyone who has fallen asleep in the middle of watching "Robot Chicken" only to be startled awake and greeted by the hypnotic surrealism of a show like "Infomercials" knows intimately: where what stares back at you from the TV screen is so bizarre and phantasmagorical that you can't help but answer its call like a sailor drawn to a rock by a siren.

The average viewer likely thinks of Adult Swim as the network behind "Rick and Morty," syndicated reruns of their favorite adult animated series, and culture-shaping oddities like "Space Ghost Coast to Coast," but the real freaks and sickos know that Adult Swim is also the home...

"Family Guy" has parodied plenty of stories over the years. One of creator Seth MacFarlane's favorite episodes, "And Then There Were Fewer," pays homage to Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." Naturally, the show parodied the original "Star Wars" trilogy, with each film getting its own elongated episode. However, one of the best parodies the show frequently dabbles in is its "Road To..." series where Brian and Stewie, both voiced by MacFarlane, travel to various locales to get into various misadventures and learn a little something about one another.

The installments are based on the "Road To..." movies that were prominent in the 1940s starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour. Each film more or less has the same gimmick where the main characters would have a reason to travel somewhere, but the plot doesn't matter a great deal. The journey is mostly an excuse for...

One of the most unhinged celebrity guest stars on "Family Guy" was James Woods, who played himself repeatedly in the show's early years. His character was absurdly petty and self-centered; he tries to ruin Peter's life on multiple occasions and even destroys one of the only good scripts Brian's ever written. The character did try to make amends in the season 9 premiere, "And Then There Were Fewer," but he was promptly murdered before he could do so.

His death was retconned in the season 10 episode, "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream," where he's back in his usual villainous role. This time he convinces Peter to abandon his job as Tom Tucker's Hollywood agent, only to turn out to be so high-maintenance that Peter quickly regrets the decision. In season 15, Woods would go on to host the meta behind-the-scenes episode, "Inside Family Guy." It's a lot like the underrated...

In such a cruel world, one needs to laugh often. It makes us feel better, right? Thankfully, Netflix has a lot to offer in terms of series or movies that make us chuckle.

Some of these shows are well-known. Who hasn't seen Seinfeld, for instance? It is excellent and worth watching, but not the only thing worth watching.

The series (and one movie) below might fly a little under the radar, but they are truly hidden gems. They are worth your time. Most importantly, they will make you laugh.

Seven hidden gems streaming on Netflix that will make you laughDerry Girls

The amount of warmth on this show is amazing, especially considering there is an ever-present shadow of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The series takes place in the 1990s and revolves around a group of teen girls. Only, we get to see their other relationships fleshed out as well.

The...

When it comes to video games that are based on movies or TV shows, you can certainly do a lot better than "Family Guy Online," a short-lived Mmorpg game from 2012. The game allowed you to create your own character and walk around Quahog, completing important tasks for the characters like "Beat up Chris' bully" or "Help Quagmire out on a date." 

That may not sound that exciting for you, and it didn't sound all that exciting to gamers at the time either. That's why the game was never popular enough to justify moving out of the beta phase. After just eight months of being available to the public, the developers announced they'd be shutting the game down. By January 2013 the game was no more; the closest thing you can get to playing it is watching old walkthrough videos on YouTube:

If I had to guess why the game never...