Anime has grown into a force to be reckoned with in the past few years, with series like Jujutsu Kaisenand Demon Slayerdrawing in audiences week after week. Actors like Michael B. Jordanand Timothée Chalamethave publicly expressed their love for anime classics like Narutoand Yu-Gi-Oh! Even streamers are getting in on the anime craze, as Netflix's live-action adaptation of One Piece has become just as much of a hit as the original anime. However, it turns out that one anime series has reached a new level of popularity, and proven its naysayers wrong in the process.

X-Men '97returns for its second season next month, and it's pulling out all the stops. Not only will fans finally learn what happened to the X-Men when they were yanked through time, but Season 2 will also pit them against different versions of the mutant warlord Apocalypse. X-Men '97 Season 2 will also introduce even more mutants, including the return of the mutant government team X-Factor and Cable forming the paramilitary squad X-Force. Yet the biggest character reveal might have flown under fans' noses, and it hints at another major Marvel superhero team getting their own animated series.

Despite a seemingly endless stream of think pieces, the superhero genre continues to thrive on screens big and small. 2026 is the best proof of this: not only will theaters see an onslaught of capes and cowls with Supergirl, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Avengers: Doomsday, but Prime Video has been delivering plenty of subversive superhero television with The Boysand Invincible. Last week, the streamer dropped its newest comic book series, and it's proven to be one of the best adaptations that Prime Video's tackled in recent years.

Two things makeThe Rookiestand out from other procedurals on network TV. First, there's its title; the titular "rookie," John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), is 45 years old (and based on a real-life story). The second is the cast; in addition to Fillion, the main cast includes plenty of talented actors, including Melissa O'Neil as Nolan's fellow officer, Lucy Chen. Lucy's character arc throughout The Rookie has been pretty compelling. But before the ABC series, O'Neil wound up playing another complex, compelling character in the SyFy series Dark Matter — not to be confused with Apple TV+'s sci-fi series of the same name — and her performance is just one of the many things that make it a standout in the science fiction genre.

The second season of Daredevil: Born Againsurprised fans when it brought Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) into the back half of its run. Perhaps the biggest surprise wasn't the fact that Jessica came back to help Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), but that she and her fellow Defender, Luke Cage (Mike Colter), had a daughter together. Season 3 is set to complete the Defenders reunion, as set photos reveal that Danny Rand (Finn Jones), aka the Immortal Iron Fist, will play a major role in the story. If Daredevil: Born Again plays its cards right, it can actually make Iron Fist a compelling character.

Chances are, if you grew up in the 1990s, one of your favorite movies has Jim Carreyin it. Carrey became a bona fide star during this time period, anchoring comedies like Ace Ventura: Pet Detectiveand The Maskalongside major blockbusters like Batman Forever. He also proved he could deliver dramatic performances, thanks to his stellar role in The Truman Show. The best of both worlds is evident in Carrey's performance in The Cable Guy, where he plays a cable technician who develops a truly disturbing infatuation with architect Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick). 30 years after its debut, The Cable Guy is slated to make a return, albeit in a completely different form.

Prime Video recently returned to the world of one of its first hit television shows with Jack Ryan: Ghost War, which sees John Kraskinski reprising his role as the titular super spy. Add in the fact that Ghost War is packed with enough action and bloodshed to rival Reacher, and it's no wonder that it's rocketed up Prime Video's streaming charts in the past week. Those same streaming charts are currently home to another military-themed movie that has a science fiction flair. This movie also holds the title of being one of the worst box office bombs of all time, and nearly ending one actor's career.