Jules Thompson

With season two of Shadow and Bone premiering on Netflix just under a month ago, fans of the popular fantasy series are eagerly awaiting news of a potential third season. But Grishaverse devotees are also clamoring for something else: the official…

As part of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Nerds and Beyond had the opportunity to chat with costume designer Maggie Whitaker about her work on Fairyland! The film, based on the memoir of the same name by Alysia Abbott, follows a young Alysia…

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the final episode of His Dark Materials. Of all the books deemed “unfilmable,” none has loomed quite so large as His Dark Materials. The young adult trilogy follows the adventures of Lyra, a girl…

In this day and age, it’s rare that a band that goes viral has the live performance chops to back up whatever tantalizing studio snippet makes the rounds on TikTok. For many, it’s a problem of too much attention too soon keeping them from honing…

With just days to go until the premiere of The Winchesters on October 11, fans are eagerly awaiting their first look at the Supernatural prequel. Starring Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly as John Winchester and Mary Campbell, the new series is set to…

One of the most highly anticipated new series this year is The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The prequel covering previously un-adapted territory from the work of J. R. R. Tolkien has been a huge hit for Prime Video, marking the first time a…

It all comes down to Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) in the final season of HBO’s His Dark Materials. Based on the bestselling trilogy by Philip Pullman, the upcoming third season tackles The Amber Spyglass, the heart-wrenching final chapter…

I’ll never forget the moment I realized I was destined to be the butt of the joke. I was at home, sitting on my couch watching Glee. Despite the melodramatic plotlines, it spoke to my confused 13-year-old self who was only just beginning to…

When the news first broke that Supernatural was set to continue in the form of a prequel that would follow John Winchester and Mary Campbell’s origin story, the reaction from fandom was mixed. The CW had previously tried twice to spin off…

The trap of long running sci-fi franchises is that they often expect their viewers to be lore experts by the time they are a few films in. Sequels are often heavy-handed with references to early installments, confusing any new audience member who…

Let’s get this out of the way: it’s never a good thing to hear that a show has been cancelled. A cancellation means lost jobs, devastated fans, and in many cases abrupt, cliffhanger endings. But there are cancellations that are unexpected and sad,…

Welcome to the latest installment of our 2022 Pride Month Series! For the entire month of June, we will be highlighting different members of the LGBTQIA+ community who we think are great examples of representation and dynamic characterization. We…

Creating an engaging romance is an art form, requiring an almost supernatural ability to tease and captivate a reader. This is especially true for period romances, which have the additional hurdle of transporting a modern reader into an…

Ten years ago today, one of the most groundbreaking webseries ever produced premiered on YouTube. Originally conceived as a modern era Pride and Prejudice adaptation in which viewers followed the life and times of 24 year old grad student Elizabeth…

In the aftermath of CODA‘s underdog win for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, there have been many to grouse that the indie darling didn’t deserve its win. A heartwarming story about growing up and finding yourself, CODA follows hearing…

A lot can happen after happily ever after. This premise drives the hilarious and swoon-worthy So This Is Ever After, the new YA fantasy from F.T. Lukens that explores what happens when the evil monster is defeated at the end of the fairy tale. Witty,…

WARNING: This posts contains major spoilers for season 1 of Yellowjackets. The hottest show on television right now combines teen angst, a killer 90s soundtrack, a plane crash, and a cannibalism-based cult — and that last one isn’t even the wackiest…

“Nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff … Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-your-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. When people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is, ‘You like…

It seems that lately, big budget Hollywood adaptations of musicals would like you to forget that you’re watching a musical. They ditch the magic for gritty realism, like the much-maligned Les Miserables, or they attempt to drag music into the real…

There is no romantic narrative device more beloved than the slow burn. Loosely defined as when a couple takes a long time to realize their feelings for one another, some of the most well known TV couples ever (especially in teen dramas) fall into…