Aitch Alberto has been on a mission. When she read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, she knew immediately that she wanted to tell the story onscreen. Nine years later, she is celebrating the release of her new movie in theaters. 

Based on the beloved YA novel by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Alberto’s film is a beautiful, sensitive story of two teenagers coming of age in Texas in the 1980s. Quiet, resentful Aristotle (Max Pelayo) and free-spirited Dante (Reese Gonzalez) couldn’t be more different, but they quickly become best friends. With Dante’s influence, Ari begins a journey of self-discovery and discovers secrets he didn’t even know he was keeping. In addition to Pelayo and Reese, the film features a powerhouse supporting cast that includes Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, Veronica Falcón and Kevin Alejandro. 

What was it about this story that inspired Alberto to write and direct the film? As a trans Latina woman, she felt both passion and responsibility. 

 “The book had a gentleness and a lyricism that we don't often see when it comes to these stories,” she told SciFi Vision.  “I was really impassioned, and it felt really urgent for me to be the person that brings these characters to life, because I think it's necessary for my community to have an option that we haven't seen before. 

Recently, the second season of Heels premiered on Starz. The series is about the men and women who dream of making it big in their world of small-town pro wrestling. The story follows two brothers, and rivals, Jack (Stephen Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig), in a small Georgian community, who own a wrestling promotion. In the latest episode, Ace took off to find himself. In the upcoming all-new episode airing on Friday, when Jack leaves to find his brother, he leaves Willie Day (Mary McCormack) in charge, giving her the opportunity to write scripts and start developing a Woman’s Division with Crystal (Kelli Berglund). The actress recently spoke with SciFi Vision about Willie’s new responsibilities, what about her character’s journey surprised her, how she most connects with the character, and more. 

Season two of Dark Winds returns tonight to AMC. In season two, Lt. Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and his former deputy turned private eye Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) are reunited when their cases cross paths. With the help of Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten), they must stop a killer who is protecting a secret close to Leaphorn and his past. 

Matten recently spoke with SciFi Vision about her character’s journey in season two, Bernadette and Jim’s relationship this season, conquering her fear of horses, holding in laughter behind the scenes, and much more.

Recently Acorn TV premiered the new romantic crime procedural Cannes Confidential. The six-part international detective series stars French actress Lucie Lucas as Detective Camille Delmasse, who struggles to accept the arrest and sentencing of her ex-Chief of Police father for corruption charges. The series also stars Jamie Bamber as international conman Harry King who teams up with Camille to solve crimes (regardless of whether she wants the help) and may have information that could exonerate her father. Their chemistry becomes complicated by Camille’s colleague Lea Robert (Tamara Marthe), who has a secret crush on Camille.

Bamber recently spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the series, which is now available to stream on Acorn TV.

The Tower recently returned to Britbox with the second installment, The Tower 2: Death Message. In the second season, which is based on the second novel in Kate London’s best-selling series, following the events in season one, rookie Police Constable Lizzie Adama (Tahirah Sharif) returns to work at the station and finds herself in the middle of a domestic dispute involving a mother and young daughter in danger of domestic abuse that she fights to protect. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins (Gemma Whelan) does get the transfer to Homicide Command she wanted, but she is unexpectedly given a cold case involving a missing schoolgirl. The investigation leads Sarah to cross paths with Lizzie again, and they must put aside the past to work together.

Recently, London, who also serves as executive producer, as well as executive producer Patrick Harbinson, spoke about season two with SciFi Vision about how the events of season one are still effecting the characters, how much of London’s real-life experience as a police officer is in the story and how much of herself she put into it, how much control she had over the television series, the hardest part of the books to bring to life on television, and much more.

Outlander recently returned to STARZ with all-new episodes for season seven. Picking up where the last season ended, Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Ian (John Bell) rush to stop Claire (Caitríona Balfe) from being tried and wrongfully convicted of the murder of Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds) and her unborn child. To make things even more difficult, the American Revolution has begun, and they will have to navigate the hazards of the war and leave their home in North Carolina behind. As they are drawn into the war, Jamie, Claire, Brianna (Sophie Skelton), and Roger (Richard Rankin) will be faced with decisions and hardships that could pull the family apart for good.

Bell, along with David Berry, who returns as Lord John Grey, and newcomers Charles Vandervaart, who plays Jamie’s son William, and Joey Phillips and Izzy Meikle-Small, who play Denzell and Rachel Hunter, respectively, as well as executive producer, Maril Davis, recently spoke with SciFi Vision about what’s to come in season seven.

***The following interview contains spoilers for 2.08***

In season two of MGM+’s From, things got even more interesting when a tour bus from Grand Rapids appeared in the town, allowing the series to add new characters. One of these characters is Randall (A.J. Simmons), who has had a hard time finding his place in the town, picking fights, especially with Donna (Elizabeth Saunders) of Colony House, not dealing well with authority. As such, he was banished to living on the bus alone with only a talisman to protect him from the creatures that come out at night.

However, Randall seemed to somewhat connect with Jim (Eion Bailey), who he had helped previously try to rescue his wife. In this week’s episode, the two tried unsuccessfully to use Randall’s drone to boost the signal of the radio by attaching a receiver to it.

However, by the end of the episode, things took a dark turn when Randall kidnapped and tied up Donna, now believing some of Jim’s conspiracies, but suspicious of him as well.

From, which airs on MGM, takes place in a town that traps anyone who arrives. The residents struggle daily to survive the nightmares of the town, including the terrifying creatures that come out to hunt at night. Season two has brought with it a group of new residents from a bus that arrived from Grand Rapids, but also a bunch of new horrors as truths and origins of the town start to come to light.

In last week’s episode, Ellis (Corteon Moore) was accidentally stabbed and needed a blood transfusion from his father, the sheriff (Harold Perrineau). Having contracted some kind of strange disease from a man he met in the previous episode, Sheriff Boyd was reluctant to let Kristi (Chloe Van Landschoot), the town doctor, use his blood. However, in a surprising turn, he transferred his blood into one of the creatures (Jamie McGuire), which seemed to actually kill it, perhaps giving them a fighting chance against the them for once.

Friday, the new comedy Primo premiered on Amazon Freevee. The coming-of-age story is inspired by the life of creator and executive producer Shea Serrano and follows Rafa Gonzales (Ignacio Diaz-Silverio), a teen growing up and going to high school in in San Antonio, who lives with his single mother, Drea (Christina Vidal), and his five overbearing uncles, Jay (Jonathan Medina), Rollie (Johnny Rey Diaz), Mondo (Efrain Villa), Ryan (Carlos Santos), and Mike (Henri Esteve). The series also stars Stakiah Lynn Washington as Rafa’s love interest, Mya, and Nigel Siwabessy and Martin Martinez as his friends Harris and Miguel.

Recently, cast members Diaz-Silverio, Washington, Medina, Diaz, Villia, Siwabessy, and Martinez talked to SciFi Vision about working on their new series.

Today, The Tower returned to Britbox with an all-new season entitled The Tower: Death Message, which is based on the second novel in Kate London’s best-selling series. In the new season, rookie Police Constable Lizzie Adama (Tahirah Sharif) returns to duty, where she ends up in the middle of a domestic dispute with a family with a young daughter that she will fight to protect. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins (Gemma Whelan) has been transferred to Homicide, but it’s not what she expects when she not only finds that Detective Sergeant Steve Bradshaw (Jimmy Akingbola) has beat her to the division, but she is immediately saddled with a cold case of a missing schoolgirl. Collins, however, works hard to shed light on the investigation where others failed. Unexpectedly, she and Adama cross paths once again and are forced to work together.

Recently, the three stars of the series talked to SciFi Vision about the new season, including how the events at the tower are still affecting their characters, what’s to come in season two, and more.