The seven-part drama series Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale, which was adapted from the novel by V.V. James, premieres January 4th on AMC+ and Sundance Now. The series is set in a contemporary world where witches are real. In the town of Sanctuary, witches now live happily among the people and have been accepted.

When teen rugby star Dan Whithall (Max Lohan) tragically dies, it causes fear and suspicion among the town of Sarah Fenn (Elaine Cassidy), the town’s witch, and her daughter, Harper (Hazel Doupe). Abigail (Amy De Bhrún), Dan’s mother, who was once Sarah’s closest friend and member of her coven, filled with grief and wanting to avenger her son’s death, seeks justice that sparks a modern-day witch-hunt. DCI Maggie Knight (Stephanie Levi-John), an outsider, is brought in to investigate Dan’s death.

De Bhrún, Doupe, and Lev-John recently spoke with the media about working on the new series.

The series La Brea follows a group of people that fell through a sink hole that brought them to 10,000 B.C. At the end of season two of La Brea, Levi (Nicholas Gonzalez) blew up the Lazarus building and as her family watched, Eve (Natalie Zea) ended up being pulled into a portal as the machine overloaded, without anyone knowing where or when she went. Season three of the series, which premieres January 9th on NBC, picks up there, with Gavin (Eoin Macken), Izzy (Zyra Gorecki), and Josh (Jack Martin) devastated and trying to find a way back to her.

Recently, cast members Macken, Gonzalez, and Gorecki spoke with SciFi Vision about season three, including whether or not the Levi can regain trust with the Harris family, how important trust is among the group as a whole, what surprised them about their characters’ journeys, what they learned about themselves working on the series, and more. 

Based on the hit Wondery podcast, season two of Dr. Death, which premieres tomorrow on Peacock, follows the charming surgeon Paolo Macchiarini (Edgar Ramírez), who was known for his innovative operations. He meets journalist Benita Alexander (Mandy Moore) when she comes to him about a story on one of his patients, and the lines of professionalism blur between the two of them. Soon, everything about Macchiarini is questioned when a group of doctors make a shocking discovery. 

Recently, showrunner, writer, and executive producer Ashley Michel Hoban and executive producer Patrick Macmanus spoke with SciFi Vision about season two, including why the story which was based on real events was the one chosen, how they decide what they can add fictionally to dramatize it, whether they worried about whether the real victims were negatively affected by the series, and the casting. 

The film Fast Charlie, based on the novel Gun Monkeys by Victor Gischler, is now in theaters and on demand. Charlie Swift, known as “Fast Charlie (Pierce Brosnan),” is a fixer, but he’s got a problem. The new guy blew the head off the target he killed, so it’s up to Charlie to take care of it and prove his identity to the person who called in the hit, New Orleans’ mobster, Beggar Mercado (Gbenga Akinnagbe). Charlie turns to the victim’s ex-wife, Marcie Kramer (Morena Baccarin), who’s willing to help him out of the bind. Unfortunately, things don’t go to plan, dragging Marcie back into the past she had left behind, as they fight to bring down Mercado, all while protecting the legacy of Charlie’s mentor, Stan Mullen (James Caan).

Star Baccarin recently spoke with SciFi Vision about her work on Fast Charlie, as well as whether she’d be willing to return to cult favorite Firefly, a bit about the upcoming Deadpool 3, what kind of roles she looks for, and much more.

Today, the series Reacher officially returns to Prime Video for all-new episodes of season two. The second season begins when Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) discovers that a member of the 110^th, his former army investigations unit, has been murdered. Reacher reunites with three of the remaining members of the team, including Frances Neagley (Maria Sten), Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan), and David O’Donnell (Shaun Sipos), to investigate the death. As they look for clues, the stakes get higher, making them question who betrayed them and who is next to die. 

Sten, Swan, and Sipos recently spoke with SciFi Vision to talk about working on the series, where they discussed taking part in a stunt scene in episode four. 

From executive producer Jeff Pope, Archie, now on Britbox, tells the story of Archie Leach, who grew up to become Hollywood superstar Cary Grant, but few know the story behind the man. Starring Jason Isaacs (Star Trek: Discovery, Harry Potter franchise) in the title role, the series reveals the performers’s formative years and how he overcame his troubled past to rise to stardom. 

One of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century, Isaacs revealed earlier in the week during an interview with SciFi Vision that he did not originally want to take on the role. “I thought it was a terrible idea,” he told the site, going on to explain how the view the public have of Cary Grant is a far cry from who Archie really was. “Off screen, he really wasn't [the same] at all, emotionally,” said the actor. 

Isaacs talked about how that gave him the license to explore who Grant was, and how he approached becoming the character, getting the voice down being the most difficult, since he only had a single interview on which to base it, wanting him to sound as he did in real life rather than just on film.

In the psychological horror The Portrait, after a tragic accident that takes Alex (Ryan Kwanten)’s memories and his ability to speak, his devoted wife, Sofia (Natalia Cordova-Buckley), moves him to a mansion owned by his family, hoping familiar surroundings might jar his memory. When she finds a mysterious portrait that looks exactly like her husband, she becomes obsessed. She soon meets Alex’s relative, Mags (Virginia Madsen), who believes the painting is inhabited by their ancestor Calvin, a man who was violent with women and committed murder before he disappeared and was never seen again. When strange things start happening, Sofia questions her sanity. Is the painting possessed by a malevolent force or is she losing her mind? Sofia must confront her fears and find the truth before it’s too late.

Recently, Cordova-Buckley and Madsen spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the film, including their characters’ relationship, working with the cast and crew, filming at the mansion, what their favorite horror films are, and much more.

Doctor Who Christmas Trailer - 12/25/23
"The Church on Ruby Road"
Next Time Trailer

Get ready to meet the Doctor and Ruby. Christmas Day 2023. Watch THE CHURCH ON RUBY ROAD on Christmas Day, on BBC iPlayer in the UK and Disney+ in the rest of the world.

Below is a trailer from the Christmas special of Doctor Who, The Church on Ruby Road." Doctor Who airs Saturdays at 1:30p.m. on Disney+. Check it out below.

***The following review is full of spoilers, so please watch the episode first***

The 60th anniversary trio of Doctor Who specials came to a close today, with part three, “The Giggle.” The episode opens in Soho in 1925 when a man visits a toy emporium and meets the owner (Neil Patrick Harris) and buys a ventriloquist dummy named Stooky Bill for his boss, real-life inventor John Logie Baird, who uses it as the world’s first televised image. Meanwhile back in London in the present, the Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna (Catherine Tate) are still in the middle of the chaos, the owner of the toy store in the background, when they are escorted by Kate and UNIT back to headquarters. It turns out, every human on the planet has had their brain waves altered and believes they are unequivocally right, and eventually go mad and turn violent trying to convince others. Eventually they discover that the signal effecting the planet is coming from a giggle, embedded along with the image of Stooky Bill in every screen. Shirley (Ruth Madeley) traces the image back to 1925, and the Doctor and Donna are off to find out how to stop it. The Doctor quickly realizes that the man in the toy emporium is his old nemesis the Toymaker, who he beat long ago. The Doctor must play the Toymaker’s game. Unfortunately he loses, but since he won in the past, he challenges him to the best out of three, and the Toymaker cannot refuse, however, he takes the third round back to 2023. The resulting battle will decide the fate of the planet.

The Shift, now in theaters, is modern-day retelling of the story of Job, written and directed by Brock Heasley. In the dystopian science fiction thriller, the Benefactor, played by Neal McDonough, makes an offer to Kevin Garner (Kristoffer Polaha) which would make him both wealthy and powerful. When he refuses, Kevin finds himself in an alternate reality where he must resist the Benefactor as he travels across dimensions, fighting to survive, all while trying to make his way back to his true love, his wife, Molly (Elizabeth Tabish).

Heasley and McDonough recently spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the film, its inspirational message, and more.