Sci Fi TV Highlights: Premieres for Severance S2, Castlevania: Nocturne S2, and Harley Quinn S5; Season Finale for Silo S2, and More

Sci Fi TV Highlights: A look at the upcoming schedule of sci fi and fantasy shows as well as recent news and/or trailers of note.

Sci Fi TV Premieres:

Severance (Apple TV+): In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe. Premieres on Friday and the show will release one ep per week.

Castlenvania: Nocturne (Netflix): Richter Belmont, now joined by the legendary Alucard, leads a band of vampire hunters in a desperate race against time. Their mission is to thwart the Vampire Messiah, Erzsebet Báthory, who seeks the full power of the goddess Sekhmet to plunge the world into endless darkness and terror. All episodes will be available for viewing on Thursday.

Harley Quinn (Max): Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy relocate from Gotham City to Metropolis, seeking a fresh start. There, they encounter new adversaries, including Lex Luthor, his sister Lena Luthor, and the formidable Brainiac, while navigating their relationship in this vibrant new setting. Premieres on Thursday and the show will release one ep per week.

Schedule Notes:

Three shows will be wrapping up this week. On Tuesday, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will have its Season 1 finale on Disney+, and we are still waiting for word on a renewal for that one. On Friday, the Apple TV+ series Silo drops its Season 2 finale, and that one has already been renewed for a third year. Also on Friday, the seventh season finale of Outlander airs on Starz and that show will be returning with its eighth and final season later this year. Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for January and beyond at this link. The two-week view of the schedule is available here.

Sci Fi TV News of Note:

An anime series based on the Sucker Punch Productions video game Ghost of Tsushima is in the works at Crunchyroll. The specifics of the series have not been revealed yet, but the game takes place in feudal Japan when the Samurai’s had a notable presence and it is inspired by Japanese folktales and mythology. This will probably premiere on the streaming service later this year or early 2026.

Production has begun on a reboot movie of the NBC Grimm TV series and that will stream on Peacock. The original creative team is involved, but there is not a lot of information on the project at this point. Other shows that have started production include Lanterns (HBO), Testaments (Hulu), and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 (Paramount+) and you can read more about those at this link.

Apple TV+ is partnering with The Roku Channel to make the first season of Severance free to stream (with ads) this coming week to build up interest in the arrival of the second season (which premieres on Friday, see above). Season 1 will be streaming on that channel until January 19th.

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Sci Fi TV Trailers:

The Last of Us (HBO): The story advances five years in the second season, with Joel and Ellie confronting new perils in a more treacherous world. Premieres in April.

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