New video games to play, new tv shows to stream, and new movies to watch in the theater. There’s a lot to look forward to as we head into the winter 2016/2017 calendar. As always, here’s the latest and greatest in our Trailer Roundup series:
Walking Dead – Season 7
The wait is nearly over for the return of AMC’s crazy popular tv series The Walking Dead. When we last left off, new villain Negan was pounding one of our main characters into the ground with a baseball bat, leaving us with an intense cliffhanger. As the new trailer shows, there’s a lot more to look forward to than just that one reveal. The series returns on October 23rd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxflOQOAZfs
Ghost in the Shell
We got our first look at the live action Ghost in the Shell film through a couple of tiny little teasers. It’s hard to say at this point if the film will be good, but there have been a lot of complaints about the whitewash casting of Scarlett Johansson as Motoko Kusanagi. The film arrives in theaters on March 31st.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLXbk2IN3Og
Titanfall 2
We got a good look at the gameplay of Titanfall 2 this past week, to give people a tease as to what the sequel holds. The new first person shooter arrives on PS4, Xbox One and Windows on October 28th.
Mindy Project – Season 5
Mindy Kaling returns to the small screen for a fifth season of cancelled-but-then-saved-by-Hulu show The Mindy Project. The show will start streaming on October 4th.
Fist Fight
Who would win in a fight — Ice Cube or Charlie Kelly? The answer probably depends on if you’re talking about NWA Ice Cube or Are We There Yet Ice Cube, but filmgoers will find out for certain in new film Fist Fight. Two teachers plan to duke it out after class sometime in February.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GBskIwytzY
The Whole Truth
Keanu Reeves goes serious in new law drama The Whole Truth, where he must unravel the real mystery behind what appears to be an open-and-shut case of murder within a dysfunctional family. Hopefully the trailer doesn’t give away too much, because it’s looking like Bridge Jones actually did it. In theaters on October 21st.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ulLJF75UU
Nioh
Team Ninja — the creators of Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden and Hyrule Warriors — has a new hack-and-slash action RPG coming soon to the PS4. Nioh takes place in 17th century Japan, featuring a storyline based on real historical figures. A release is planned for February 9th.
Freakish
Just in time for Halloween, Hulu is debuting a new horror show known as Freakish — a tale of mutants gone wild in a small town high school where students must fight to survive. The show debuts on October 10th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1wYzWxV2YY
Flock of Dudes
Sometimes, you have to grow up. That used to happen right after college, but sometimes it happens as thirty somethings. New film from Bob Castrone deals with that topic when one dude (Chris D’Elia) must break up with his other dudes (Eric Andre, Brett Gelman, etc). Hits theaters on September 29th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-45q5zR-KY
Astroneer
New game Astroneer looks like one part No Man’s Sky, one part Minecraft. The game allows players to discover alien worlds, terraform terrains, and collect enough resources to become an interstellar tycoon. The game arrives on Steam, Xbox One and Windows 10 in December.