New Trailers & Pop News: ‘Alita: Battle Angel’, ‘Blue Eyed Samurai’, ‘Gen V’, and More

Gen V – Amazon Episodes Available Now
Set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International). Gen V is an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. It’s part college show, part Hunger Games — with all the heart, satire, and raunch of The Boys.

Werewolf by Night in Color – Disney+ October 20th
On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows. They gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic. A hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.

Butcher’s Crossing – Theaters October 20th
Will Andrews has left Harvard to find adventure. He teams up with Miller, a mysterious frontiersman offering an unprecedented number of buffalo pelts in a secluded valley. Their crew must survive an arduous journey where the harsh elements will test everyone’s resolve, leaving their sanity on a knife’s edge.

Blue Eyed Samurai – Netflix November 3rd
Set in Edo-period Japan, Blue Eye Samurai follows Mizu (voiced by Maya Erskine), a mixed-race master of the sword who lives a life in disguise seeking the deliverance of revenge.

Lawmen: Bass Reeves  – Paramount+ November 5th
Revealing the untold story of the most legendary lawman in the Old West, Lawmen: Bass Reeves follows the journey of Reeves (Oyelowo) and his rise from enslavement to law enforcement as the first Black U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi.

The Artful Dodger – Hulu November 29
Set in 1850s Australia, in the lively colony of Port Victory, Jack Dawkins (i.e. The Artful Dodger) has transferred his fast fingers as a pickpocket to the skilled hands of a surgeon. But Dodger’s past returns to haunt him with the arrival of Fagin, who wants to lure him back into a world of crime.

Wonka – Theaters December 15th
This irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.