ICYMI: Seth Macfarlane talks The Orville, George R.R. Martin has a new series, and more!

If you missed out on any of last week’s Sci-Fi After Dark issue, we’ve got you! We’ll give you a quick break down and then you can grab the full article here!

George R.R. Martin will be back on our screens with Syfy network and a new show. Nightflyers, based on his novella of the same name is officially being picked up! Seth Macfarlane has been talking the second season of The Orville. While the show will have more episodes to the next season, it may not be ready by Fall.

Star Trek: The Next Generation has sadly lost one of its stars. Jon Paul Steuer has passed away.

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Hot Topic: Donnelly Rhodes passes away, Gillian Anderson officially leaving The X-Files, and more!

After battling with cancer, sadly Donnelly Rhodes has passed away. Many will recognize him from not only The Young and the Restless, but also Battlestar: Galactica.

Gillian Anderson has confirmed that she is finished with not only The X-Files, but also American Gods. Anderson never intended to go further than the six-episode revival.

Fans of the Halo games can rest assured that the television series is still on the way! Even though it’s been almost four years since we’ve heard anything, Showtime says it is still very much in the works!

TVAD Writers Room: Check out our The X-Files roundtable for what we had to say about that classic team-up!

If you thought things may settle down after that explosive season premiere, this episode will blow you away! We got to see our favorite duo hitting the field and watching each other’s backs once again. Check out what our guests had to say here! Be sure to check out our other The X-Files roundtables and sci-fi shows while you’re there!

Interviews: Berg and Harberts talk Star Trek, Gillian Anderson talks leaving American Gods, and more!

While she may be leaving The X-Files, Gillian Anderson credits the beloved show with launching her career! But the successful actor, writer, and director wants to prove what else she can do.

“I showed up and hit my mark and learned my lines and was pulled into this vortex of this hit show. It was my first professional, proper gig, and it was a cannon of sorts.”

Star Trek: Discovery showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen Berg sit down to offer plenty of teases on what’s still to come! The showrunners also reveal that we haven’t seen the last of Culber.

“I think we’ve shown by now that we’re not interested in tropes, and that we love our characters, and we love our actors. When you’re given the gift of Wilson Cruz and Anthony Rapp, and you’ve got several gay writers on staff, you don’t just throw that away. You will see Dr. Culber again.”

Peter Capaldi isn’t the only Doctor to step forward and support Jodie Whittaker in the new role. David Tennant can’t say enough positive things about the actress and what he thinks she will be capable of when Doctor Who returns.

“She’s such a fantastic choice for it. You see it in just those 30 seconds that she did at the end of the last episode. You just go, ‘Oh my god, she’s all over it. Brilliant. It’s great.’”

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Coming Soon: The CW announces midseason premiere dates, Apple gets a new sci-fi drama, and more!

The time has finally come! The CW has officially announced the premiere dates for their midseason shows, returning and new! New show, Black Lightning hits screens Tuesday, January 16th at 9/8c. Monday, February 26th at 9/8c will be the season premiere of iZombie. Lucy Hale in her new show, Life Sentence premieres Wednesday, March 7th at 9/8c. The 100 is set to return Tuesday, April 24th at 9/8c.

While William’s future in Westworld seemed uncertain, Jimmi Simpson has confirmed that he will in fact be returning to the role when HBO’s hit show returns for their second season.

Star Wars Rebels has been given a return date of February 24th. But it won’t all be good news, as it’s been teased that a main character will not live to see the end!

Apple is increasing their original programming with a new science fiction straight-to-series drama from Steven Knight. See will be the fourth scripted series to be ordered.