Ion Sci-Fi 22 May
This week a first look at upcoming series Dune: Prophecy, Mad Max's Furiosa hits cinemas, the latest Ultraman movie includes a surprising twist and has Netflix saved animated series Scavengers Reign?
Ion Sci-Fi 24 April
This week a first look at the CG-animated Transformers origin story, alt-reality series For All Mankind gets a new season and a spinoff series, mixed news for Star Trek fans as the fate of existing series announced and Doctor Who's infamous Timeless Child retcon appears to have survived the return of Russell T Davies.
Ion Sci-Fi 17 April
This week a first look at the next Alien movie - possibly the goriest yet, alt-reality film Civil War in cinemas but is it sci-fi, a fresh look at the moon landings that could explain some of those conspiracy theories and the Roddenberry Archive adds DS9's promenade to its 3D museum.
Ion Sci-Fi March 27
This week a first look at new Star Wars series The Acolyte, a sneak peak at Ncuti Gatwa's first full season as Doctor Who, Discovery's fifth and final season hits screens and J-Lo suits up for her first sci-fi movie.
We're taking a break for a couple of weeks, back mid-April.
Ion Sci-Fi 20 March 2024
This week early reviewers ask if epic sci-fi series 3 Body Problem is "too much" for audiences, a look ahead to part two of Zac Snyder's Rebel Moon movie series, the latest Ghostbusters hits cinemas this week and train-based sci-fi series Snowpiercer is back from the dead for another season.
Ion Sci-Fi 12 March 2024
The TV adaptation of Fallout hits screens this week, a look at Korean live-action Parasyte series, classic Star Wars Battlefront games re-released for new consoles and a doco that deals with a key danger of space exploration. http://ionscifi.com
Ion Sci-Fi 6 March 2024
The second instalment in the reimagined Final Fantasy VII series is released, a preview of survival MMO Dune: Awakening, Star Trek sweeps TV categories in this year's Saturn Awards with film categories dominated by Avatar: The Way of Water, and the classic animated X-Men series returns after over 20 years off air.
Ion Sci-Fi 27 February
Dune Part 2 hitting cinemas even more epically than the first, a look at the all-star cast of video-game adaptation Borderlands, team-based RPG Star Trek: Legends arrives on PC with updates and enhancements, Minecraft goes to the moon with Lunarcraft. www.ionscifi.com
Ion Sci-Fi 20 February 2024
A premiere date announced for the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire hits cinemas this week, an origin story for the sound-hunting aliens in the next A Quiet Place movie and fly a Dune ornithopter for yourself in MS Flight Simulator. www.youtube.com/ionscifi
Ion Sci-Fi 14 February
This week Superbowl trailers show off the third Deadpool movie and drop new detail for the upcoming Planet of the Apes movie, a closer look at GoT producers new sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, a first look at sci-fi psych-thriller series Constellation and Adam Sandler goes to space and meets a giant telepathic space spider - and no, it's not a comedy.
Ion Sci-Fi 21 November 2023
This week we recap the first season of The Boys spinoff Gen V as news drops of a second season, Quantum Leap explores new ground after kicking off season two with a surprise twist, the new Planet of the Apes moves decades ahead but shifts closer to the original movies and Starship launch has a fiery end but engineers still think it's a success. www.youtube.com/ionscifi
Ion Sci-Fi 14 November 2023
This week dates and sneak peeks released for the three Doctor Who anniversary specials, season two of time-twisting thriller The Lazarus Project previewed, new MCU series Echo will come with an MA rating and gore to match, and a first look at the live-action TV adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Ion Sci-Fi 5 September 2023
This week DC hero Blue Beetle makes his cinematic debut, the original Godzilla studio returns to the giant lizard's origin story and Homeworld 3 goes roguelike with new war games co-op mode. https://youtube.com/@ionscifi
Ion Sci-Fi 29 August 2023
This week galactic RPG Starfield is finally released, studio confirms Dune 2 delayed until 2024 but director Villeneuve is already talking about Dune 3, and overlooked eco-thriller The Swarm.
The Ions 2023: Best Actor, Film Nominations
The nominations are in for the Best Actor, Film category in the 2023 Ion Sci-Fi Screen Awards. Vote for your favourite now! http://ionscifi.com
Ion Sci-Fi 1 August 2023
This week, a a trailer for Loki season 2 finally released, humanity fights back in Invasion's second season, an intriguing look at parenting in the near future with The Pod Generation and the Ion Sci-Fi Screen Awards nominations for Best Actor, TV
Ion Sci-Fi 18 July 2023
This week a sneak peek at Futurama season 11, a look ahead the latest Walking Dead series, Foundation's second season gets underway, lifetimes for sale in thought-provoking movie Paradise and the force is strong at the Emmys for Star Wars.
Ion Sci-Fi 27 June 2023
This week GoT creators go sci-fi with their next series, first look at the next Babylon 5 movie, new Aliens game goes xenomorph hunting, John Boyega gets cloned in 70's sci-fi conspiracy satire, NASA's first manned Mars mission kicks off... in Texas and we go behind the screens for the latest from Hollywood with our North American correspondent Christian Baines.
Ion Sci-Fi 20 June 2023
This week Nick Fury is back in MCU's latest series Secret Invasion, Strange New Worlds hits the ground running with season two, a look ahead to Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, a trailer and release date dropped for new Avatar game and a look at grand strategy game Star Trek: Infinite.
Ion Sci-Fi 6 June 2023
This week clues abound in new teaser for Good Omens S2, Supergirl and Batman join Barry for The Flash 2 in cinemas next week, DC hero Blue Beetle makes it to the movies, Spider-Man 2 gameplay showcase and more details of the Artemis 2 mission.