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| 'Invincible' renewed for Season 6 months ahead of Season 5 premiere | Invincible will return for a sixth season on Prime Video. The streaming service announced Wednesday that it has renewed the series for Season 6. The news comes months ahead of the Season 5 premiere, which is expected to release in 2027. Invincible hails from Robert Kirkman and is based on his Image Comics comic book series of the same name. The show follows Mark Grayson, a human-alien teenager who becomes the superhero known as Invincible. The Walking Dead alum Steven Yeun voices Mark, with J.K. Simmons as Nolan Grayson, aka Omni-Man, Mark's father and the most powerful superhero on Earth, and Sandra Oh as Mark's mother Debbie. Invincible originally premiered on Prime Video in 2021. Season 4 was released on the streaming service in March. |
| HBO Max orders new 'Adventure Time' spinoff, 'Bubblegum and Marceline' | Adventure Time: Bubblegum and Marceline, a new spinoff in the Adventure Time universe, is coming to HBO Max. The streaming service announced in a press release Wednesday that it has ordered a 10-episode first season of the animated series. Bubblegum and Marceline will follow the characters of the same name. The Adventure Time series finale ended with the pink-hued princess and the punk-rock vampire queen as a couple. The new show will see the pair "journey across the farthest reaches of Ooo, encountering familiar faces and new dangers," an official logline reads. Fionna and Cake and Distant Lands creator Adam Muto will return as showrunner and executive producer. |
| 'The One Piece' teaser introduces new anime adaptation | Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new series The One Piece. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer for the show Wednesday. The One Piece is an anime adaptation of the Eiichiro Oda manga that begins its story from Chapter 1 of the East Blue Saga. Produced by WIT Studio, the series follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates by "fully tapping into the expressive potential of modern technology to tell the story in a way that feels familiar yet fresh," according to an official description. Netflix previously said Season 1 will consist of seven episodes that cover the first 50 chapters of the manga, leading up to Luffy's encounter with Baratie sous chef Sanji. |
| Batman contends with Riddler, Joker in 'Caped Crusader' S2 trailer | Prime Video is teasing Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2. The streaming service shared a trailer for the season Wednesday ahead of its premiere July 31. Hailing from showrunner Bruce Timm and executive producers J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves, Batman: Caped Crusader is a film noir-inspired animated series about the DC Comics superhero Batman, voiced by Hamish Linklater. The show, described as "a hard-boiled animated series that follows the fearsome vigilante in his early years," sees a younger Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, fight crime in Gotham City. Season 2 will see Batman contend with villains Edward Nygma, aka The Riddler, and The Joker. |
| Famous birthdays for June 24: Ariana Madix, Harris Dickinson | Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. |