Originally played by Raymond Burr back in the late 50s and early 60s, Matthew Rhys takes over as Perry Mason in a new HBO series that follows his early days as a private eye in 1930s Los Angeles before he became the legendary criminal defense lawyer he’s known for.

The Creed family discovers a disturbing local legend in their backyard when they move from Boston to rural Maine in this spring’s new version of the Stephen King classic Pet Semetary.

The string of excellent Stephen King projects hopefully continues next April as a new version of Pet Semetary arrives with Jason Clarke starring as Dr. Louis Crandall, who learns the horrible secret of his new Maine home when tragedy strikes.

This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris and Joe dive into the first, brutal TV cancellations, the lackluster first look at The Predator, the Lethal Weapon backstage drama, James Cameron’s journey into sci-fi, tons more Rick & Morty on the way, the continuing Stephen Kingaisance and much more.

Another Christmas comedy arrives this weekend with Daddy’s Home 2 while Kenneth Branagh revives the Agatha Christie classic Murder on the Orient Express.

After settling their beef in the first film, dads Brad and Dusty (Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg) are looking forward to one big family Christmas but their dads (John Lithgow and Mel Gibson) are coming to town and hijinks will ensue in Daddy’s Home 2.

A forensic accountant for the most dangerous criminals on Earth, autistic math savant Christian Wolff use his lifetime of military training to keep himself safe and take out anyone who breaks his moral code.

Mel Gibson is the front runner for directing Suicide Squad 2, Donald Glover is the new Lion King, Matt Reeves drops out of The Batman, Joe Carnahan is directing a “reimagining” of The Raid and much more in this week’s News Shotgun.