Executive produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, the reality series Back to the Frontier, from the Magnolia Network, which recently premiered on HBO Max, follows three American families as they leave behind every modern convenience to spend eight weeks living as 1880s homesteaders. The families are stripped of modern technology, electricity, running water, and contemporary tools and left to face the daily hardships of frontier life, which includes repairing shelters, raising livestock, growing and gathering food, and rationing their resources. While guided by historical experts, the series tests their resilience and adaptability while trying to survive in the authentic frontier lifestyle of the 1880s.

Stacey and Joaquin Loper, who took part in the series along with their two children, Maddox and Landen, and Joaquin’s mother, Shirley, recently spoke with SciFi Vision about learning to live without modern conveniences on Back to the Frontier.

The new Magnolia Network reality series Back to the Frontier, which is executive produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, follows three American families as they live as homesteaders as if it was the 1800s, trading their present-day comforts for a more analog life on the frontier. While guided by historical experts, the three families must live without the modern conveniences of technology, running water, or electricity for eight weeks and deal with fixing their shelters, raising livestock, growing and collecting food, and rationing their supplies, as they learn to experience the daily challenges of living on the American frontier in the lifestyle of the 1880s.

Joe Riggs and Jason Hanna, fathers from Dallas of twin boys Lucas and Ethan, recently spoke with SciFi Vision about what the experience was like going back to the frontier.

This week’s episode of Revival propels the town of Wausau into chaos as the revived increasingly become the target of violence and suspicion. While Dana (Melanie Scrofano) recovers in the hospital following the shooting in the woods, Anthony Check (CM Punk) and his brothers decide to expand their business venture of selling revival body parts after Deputy McCray (Nathan Dales) is arrested for the trafficking. Needing a female reviver, Dana’s deal with Anthony comes back to haunt her when he decides to kidnap her sister, Em (Romy Weltman), and her son, Cooper (Hudson Wurster).

Recently, SciFi Vision spoke with professional wrestler turned actor Phil Brooks, better known by the ring name CM Punk, about getting into character for Anthony, filming his fight scene with Weltman, and more.

The eight-episode supernatural thriller series The Institute, which premieres tomorrow on MGM+, comes from executive producers Stephen King and Jack Bender (From) and is based on King’s novel. The series follows teen prodigy Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman) who has been abducted and brought to the mysterious facility known as the Institute, as have other children, all who possess supernatural abilities. Meanwhile, former police officer turned “night knocker” Tim Jamieson (Ben Barnes) is looking to start over in the quiet Maine town, but when he starts to investigate the nearby secret facility, their stories are destined to collide.

Recently, SciFi Vision spoke with stars Barnes and Freeman about working on the series, including how they prepared for the roles, whether they would choose telepathy or telekinesis for themselves, and more.

Ballard, the most recent series expanding the Bosch based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels, comes to Prime Video today. The police procedural follows Detective Renée Ballard (Maggie Q), the leader of the new cold case division of the LAPD, as she, along with her team of under-resourced investigators, takes on the city’s unsolved cases, determined to bring justice to the victims. Among them is Thomas Laffont (John Carroll Lynch), Ballard’s retired former partner, and former LAPD officer Samira Parker (Courtney Taylor).

Q, Lynch, and Taylor recently spoke with SciFi Vision about what drew them to the project, their preparation, and more.

Ballard is now available to stream on Prime Video.

The most recent episode of The Librarians: The Next Chapter, “And the Hangover from Hell” opens after a bachelorette party for Lysa (Olivia Morris)’s childhood best friend with the team in disarray when they all awaken with hangovers and total amnesia about the night before. With no memory of their actions, they must work together to reconstruct the events of the previous evening, uncovering magical obstacles along the way. Each member recounts their own version of events. Charlie (Jessica Green)’s perspective stands out as her recollection is presented in a classic noir detective story style as she tries to piece together what really happened.

Recently, Green spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the series, including her favorite episodes and artifact, what it was like dealing with the stunts this season, and more.

The following interview contains slight spoilers for season two

The historical drama The Buccaneers, which is set in the 1870s, follows a lively group of American women, who in season one, cross the Atlantic in search of titled husbands and social acceptance among the British elite. However, their brash, independent attitudes clash with the strict traditions of English aristocracy. In the second season, now firmly established in society, they face of the realities of adulthood, shifting friendships, and personal secrets. Nan (Kristine Frøseth), having sacrificed her love for Guy (Matthew Broome) to marry Theo (Guy Remmers), the Duke of Tintagel, is now grappling the emotional fallout of that choice, as well as her new role of duchess. Lizzy (Aubri Ibrag), who had often been in the background, steps into the spotlight with her own romantic drama, finding herself at the center of a growing romantic triangle between the charming and principled new MP, Hector Robinson (Jacob Ifan), and none other than Lizzy’s husband Theo.

Ifan, Ibrag, and Remmers recently spoke with SciFi Vision about working on season two, including the love triangle between their characters, working with the costumes this season, and more.

In the most recent episode of Revival, when Reviver Arlene (Nicky Guadagni) showed up in the church during her daughter’s funeral and snapped the neck of her son-in-law Bob Dittman (Derek McGrath), even the Sheriff (David James Elliott) wasn’t able to stop her by filling her with bullets. It was Blaine Abel (Steven Ogg) who finally stopped her for the time being by dousing her in something flammable and lighting her on fire. By the end of the episode, it appears some of the members of the town are now looking to him as leader to fight in what he deems is an upcoming holy war.

Ogg recently spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the series, including what drew him to the role of the preacher, where he pulled inspiration for the character, and more, as well as if he would ever return to The Walking Dead: Dead City for another flashback to play Simon again.

The Buccaneers is a historical drama set in the 1870s during the Gilded age. The series follows five wealthy and ambitious young American women who travel to London to participate in debutante season with the goal of securing husbands, but their unconventional personalities clash with the rigid traditions of high society. In season two, which recently premiered on Apple TV+, the women navigate the darker realities of adulthood, romance, betrayal, and shifting friendships.

Recently, SciFi Vision spoke with writer/executive producer Katherine Jakeways, executive producer Beth Willis, and producer Joe Innes about working on season two, including the fantastic filming locations and more.

Based on the comic series from Tim Seeley and Mike Norton, Revival is set in the town of Wausau, Wisconsin where the recently dead mysterious return to life on what becomes  known as Revival Day. The series centers on police officer Dana Cypress (Melanie Scrofano) and her sister Em (Romy Weltman), one of the newly resurrected. In the upcoming episode on Thursday, the search for Em’s murderer continues, leading Dana and Em to the bridge where some of her memories are resurfacing, including that of seeing Blaine Abel (Steven Ogg) that night. Meanwhile, a new mandate for Reviver registration is passed.

Recently, executive producers and showrunner Luke Boyce and Aaron B. Koontz spoke with SciFi Vision about adapting the series from the comics, why it appealed to them, and more.