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Sci-fi's new king, a Different World renewal, and a documentary…

The showrunner behind Twelve Monkeys and Star Trek: Picard season three is also making the Marvel series VisionQuest; his care for the genre, says IndieWire, shows.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn the movie desk tonight, IndieWire profiles Terry Matalas, the showrunner behind Twelve Monkeys, the third season of Star Trek: Picard, and the upcoming Marvel series VisionQuest, and calls him the new king of sci-fi TV.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA king! I have seen every one of those, and I loved all of them, especially the ones I have not watched yet.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA king of sequels and a Marvel spin-off. So basically a crown assembled entirely from other people's old crowns.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAlso, What's on Netflix says A Different World got a second season, and designer Provi Fulp explained the style choices.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd Dale's favorite number is two, probably.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSeason two for the costumes. I give a renewal two lifeguard whistles. Nothing is closing, but somebody is watching the water.

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