Announced last April, though it's been in development since 2012, HBO is developing a new TV series based on Clive Barker's Hellraiser, which has David Gordon Green (2018's Halloween) attached to direct a few early episodes. Now the news has come in, per Deadline, that horror maestro Clive Barker has joined the series as an executive producer. Barker's novella The Hellbound Heart was the basis for 1987's Hellrasier, which Barker himself wrote and directed. Nine more Hellraiser movies followed. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-horror-movies-on-netflix&captions=true"] Barker was recently involved in the film adaptation of The Books of Blood, based on his short story collections, for Hulu and is also currently working on a Nightbreed series (based on his 1988 novella Cabal), with Michael Dougherty (Trick 'r Treat) directing, for Syfy. Hellraiser will feature David Gordon Green directing the pilot and several more episodes, which will be scripted by vets Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica, Daredevil) and Michael Dougherty (Trick r’ Treat). The series will remain centered on the demonic Cenobites and their leader, Pinhead. The Cenobites, as the site reminds us, "come from hell to harvest human souls and keep balance between good and evil." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-15-best-horror-tv-shows-of-the-last-10-years&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Announced last April, though it's been in development since 2012, HBO is developing a new TV series based on Clive Barker's Hellraiser, which has David Gordon Green (2018's Halloween) attached to direct a few early episodes. Now the news has come in, per Deadline, that horror maestro Clive Barker has joined the series as an executive producer. Barker's novella The Hellbound Heart was the basis for 1987's Hellrasier, which Barker himself wrote and directed. Nine more Hellraiser movies followed. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-horror-movies-on-netflix&captions=true"] Barker was recently involved in the film adaptation of The Books of Blood, based on his short story collections, for Hulu and is also currently working on a Nightbreed series (based on his 1988 novella Cabal), with Michael Dougherty (Trick 'r Treat) directing, for Syfy. Hellraiser will feature David Gordon Green directing the pilot and several more episodes, which will be scripted by vets Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica, Daredevil) and Michael Dougherty (Trick r’ Treat). The series will remain centered on the demonic Cenobites and their leader, Pinhead. The Cenobites, as the site reminds us, "come from hell to harvest human souls and keep balance between good and evil." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-15-best-horror-tv-shows-of-the-last-10-years&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Netflix provided The Witcher fans with a Halloween treat - a new monster montage video, set to Monster Mash no less, that appears to give the briefest of glimpses at some of the horror's Henry Cavill's Geralt of Rivia will have to face off against in its upcoming second season. In Netflix's video, which you can see below, we get a recap of some of the monsters that were featured in The Witcher's first season. However, around 0:15 and 0:31, we get a look at a terrifying monster with many legs and three ominous looking skeletons, respectively.

Monsters big and monsters small, sharpen your swords and slay them all… if you can spot them. pic.twitter.com/OWgaawSduy

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 31, 2020

This is another tease for season 2 and follows the reveal of new Nilfgaardian armour, a new look at Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Freya Allan as Ciri, and Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. The Witcher's second season is set to premiere in 2021, but it's important to note that the production of the Netflix series was put on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the wait may be long, fans of The Witcher will be happy to know that a third season has been all but confirmed following an appearance of The Witcher Season 3 (2020-2021) in the Writers Guild of America's directories. With the delayed start of season 2 it may not make that 2021 window, but never say never. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=netflixs-the-witcher-season-2-photos&captions=true"] In our review of the first season of The Witcher, we said "The Witcher’s first season is unconventional and messy. It’s failed by its convoluted structure, which ultimately restricts character growth, and prevents the show from having any true sense of depth. This makes for an unsatisfying big picture, but thankfully there are plenty of things to enjoy in its individual components." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Netflix provided The Witcher fans with a Halloween treat - a new monster montage video, set to Monster Mash no less, that appears to give the briefest of glimpses at some of the horror's Henry Cavill's Geralt of Rivia will have to face off against in its upcoming second season. In Netflix's video, which you can see below, we get a recap of some of the monsters that were featured in The Witcher's first season. However, around 0:15 and 0:31, we get a look at a terrifying monster with many legs and three ominous looking skeletons, respectively.

Monsters big and monsters small, sharpen your swords and slay them all… if you can spot them. pic.twitter.com/OWgaawSduy

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 31, 2020

This is another tease for season 2 and follows the reveal of new Nilfgaardian armour, a new look at Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Freya Allan as Ciri, and Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. The Witcher's second season is set to premiere in 2021, but it's important to note that the production of the Netflix series was put on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the wait may be long, fans of The Witcher will be happy to know that a third season has been all but confirmed following an appearance of The Witcher Season 3 (2020-2021) in the Writers Guild of America's directories. With the delayed start of season 2 it may not make that 2021 window, but never say never. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=netflixs-the-witcher-season-2-photos&captions=true"] In our review of the first season of The Witcher, we said "The Witcher’s first season is unconventional and messy. It’s failed by its convoluted structure, which ultimately restricts character growth, and prevents the show from having any true sense of depth. This makes for an unsatisfying big picture, but thankfully there are plenty of things to enjoy in its individual components." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Fans of the acclaimed Chappelle's Show, which ran on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2006 and featured comedian Dave Chappelle in skits skewering everyone from Prince to Rick James to Wayne Brady, are in for a treat this November as the series will be available to binge on two different streaming platforms. Chappelle's Show will land on both Netflix and HBO Max on November 1, with all 28 episodes available to watch. Famously, Chappelle quit the series in 2005 citing "stress, creative angst over the ideas for his show, and the fact that he's sometimes a 'difficult dude.'"

The best news you've heard all year: Chappelle's Show is coming to Netflix US pic.twitter.com/yMOOaf3BDA

— Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) October 30, 2020

HBO Max's grab of Chappelle's Show is part of a larger deal with Viacom-owned Comedy Central which will also make way for Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, Nathan For You, and Reno 911! coming to the site. Chappelle's Show ranked number 19 on IGN's Top 100 TV Shows of All Time. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-netflix-comedy-specials&captions=true"] For more streaming news, here are all the details behind the big new creature in The Mandalorian's Season 2 premiere, every cameo in Seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian, and IGN's review of Ted Lasso: Season 1. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Fans of the acclaimed Chappelle's Show, which ran on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2006 and featured comedian Dave Chappelle in skits skewering everyone from Prince to Rick James to Wayne Brady, are in for a treat this November as the series will be available to binge on two different streaming platforms. Chappelle's Show will land on both Netflix and HBO Max on November 1, with all 28 episodes available to watch. Famously, Chappelle quit the series in 2005 citing "stress, creative angst over the ideas for his show, and the fact that he's sometimes a 'difficult dude.'"

The best news you've heard all year: Chappelle's Show is coming to Netflix US pic.twitter.com/yMOOaf3BDA

— Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) October 30, 2020

HBO Max's grab of Chappelle's Show is part of a larger deal with Viacom-owned Comedy Central which will also make way for Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, Nathan For You, and Reno 911! coming to the site. Chappelle's Show ranked number 19 on IGN's Top 100 TV Shows of All Time. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-netflix-comedy-specials&captions=true"] For more streaming news, here are all the details behind the big new creature in The Mandalorian's Season 2 premiere, every cameo in Seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian, and IGN's review of Ted Lasso: Season 1. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

From 007 to Henry Jones Sr., we look back at the best movies and greatest roles of the late Sean Connery.

From 007 to Henry Jones Sr., we look back at the best movies and greatest roles of the late Sean Connery.

Sir Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who may be best known for his time as James Bond for seven movies, has died overnight in his sleep in the Bahamas. Connery's family confirmed the news to BBC, stating that it was, "understood he had been unwell for some time." Connery's son Jason said that his father "had many of his family who could be in the Bahamas around him. We are all working at understanding this huge event as it only happened so recently, even though my dad has been unwell for some time. A sad day for all who knew and loved my dad and a sad loss for all people around the world who enjoyed the wonderful gift he had as an actor." As BBC’s obituary states, Thomas Sean Connery was born in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh on August 25, 1930, and was the son of a Catholic factory worker and Protestant domestic cleaner. He left school at 13 and took odd jobs before joining the Royal Navy. Three years later, he was removed from service due to stomach ulcers. Following his time in the Royal Navy, he began gaining the reputation of a "hard man," perhaps furthered by the time he stopped six gang members from stealing from him all by himself. He was also in love with football, and was offered a £25-a-week contract to play with Manchester United. However, he thought a footballer's career was too short and decided he would make his life's goal to become an actor. He began on stage in 1953 by joining the chorus of a production of the musical South Pacific. A year later, he made his first appearance as a film extra in 1954 in the film Lilacs in the Spring, and after some minor roles in TV, he got his first leading film role in 1957's Blood Money. He would continue to act and, while he was perfecting his craft, producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman had acquired the rights to Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and began looking for an actor to play 007 himself. Broccoli's wife, Dana, was said to be the one who helped convince Cubby that Connery had "the magnetism and sexual chemistry for the part." Interestingly, Fleming did not think Connery was the right choice, saying, "I'm looking for Commander Bond and not an overgrown stunt-man." Fleming ended up changing his mind after seeing Connery in action as Bond, and would even write in a half-scottish history for Bond in his later works. While critics were not enamored with Connery's portrayal of Bond, the public fell in love with him. His first film as Bond was Dr. No, and he continued to play the secret agent in 1963's From Russia with Love, 1964's Goldfinger, 1965's Thunderball, and 1967's You Only Live Twice. Following 1967's Bond film, Connery "was tiring of Bond and feared being typecast." He turned down the opportunity to play Bond again in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but Saltzman and Broccoli convinced him to come back for 1971's Diamonds are Forever for a then record of $1.25 million. His last Bond film would be 1983's Never Say Never Again, a role he took after losing a ton of money in a Spanish land deal. Outside of Bond, Connery played many roles, and won a Bafta for his performance as William of Baskerville in Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. He finally won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as a world-weary Irish beat cop in The Untouchables. He also found success in other such films as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Rock, The Hunt for Red October, The Russia House and Entrapment, First Knight, and The League of Extraordinary Gentleman. One part he did turn down, however, was the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings in 2001, a role that was then played by Sir Ian McKellen. He had said he was tired of acting and was sick of the "idiots now making films in Hollywood." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=sean-connerys-best-films&captions=true"] He was first married to Australian actress Diane Cilento, but was divorced in 1975 amid allegations that he had been violent towards her and was unfaithful. They did have one son together, Jason Connery, who was Connery's only child. He was knighted in 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II, and is survived by his second wife, Micheline Roquebrune, his son Jason, and a grandson. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Sir Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who may be best known for his time as James Bond for seven movies, has died overnight in his sleep in the Bahamas. Connery's family confirmed the news to BBC, stating that it was "understood he had been unwell for some time." Connery's son Jason said that his father "had many of his family who could be in the Bahamas around him. We are all working at understanding this huge event as it only happened so recently, even though my dad has been unwell for some time. A sad day for all who knew and loved my dad and a sad loss for all people around the world who enjoyed the wonderful gift he had as an actor." As BBC’s obituary states, Thomas Sean Connery was born in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh on August 25, 1930, and was the son of a Catholic factory worker and Protestant domestic cleaner. He left school at 13 and took odd jobs before joining the Royal Navy. Three years later, he was removed from service due to stomach ulcers. Following his time in the Royal Navy, he began gaining the reputation of a "hard man," perhaps furthered by the time he stopped six gang members from stealing from him all by himself. He was also in love with football, and was offered a £25-a-week contract to play with Manchester United. However, he thought a footballer's career was too short and decided he would make his life's goal to become an actor. He began on stage in 1953 by joining the chorus of a production of the musical South Pacific. A year later, he made his first appearance as a film extra in 1954 in the film Lilacs in the Spring, and after some minor roles in TV, he got his first leading film role in 1957's Blood Money. He would continue to act and, while he was perfecting his craft, producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman had acquired the rights to Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and began looking for an actor to play 007 himself. Broccoli's wife, Dana, was said to be the one who helped convince Cubby that Connery had "the magnetism and sexual chemistry for the part." Interestingly, Fleming did not think Connery was the right choice, saying, "I'm looking for Commander Bond and not an overgrown stunt-man." Fleming ended up changing his mind after seeing Connery in action as Bond, and would even write in a half-scottish history for Bond in his later works. While critics were not enamored with Connery's portrayal of Bond, the public fell in love with him. His first film as Bond was Dr. No, and he continued to play the secret agent in 1963's From Russia with Love, 1964's Goldfinger, 1965's Thunderball, and 1967's You Only Live Twice. Following 1967's Bond film, Connery "was tiring of Bond and feared being typecast." He turned down the opportunity to play Bond again in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but Saltzman and Broccoli convinced him to come back for 1971's Diamonds are Forever for a then record of $1.25 million. His last Bond film would be 1983's Never Say Never Again, a role he took after losing a ton of money in a Spanish land deal. Outside of Bond, Connery played many roles, and won a Bafta for his performance as William of Baskerville in Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. He finally won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as a world-weary Irish beat cop in The Untouchables. He also found success in other such films as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Rock, The Hunt for Red October, The Russia House and Entrapment, First Knight, and The League of Extraordinary Gentleman. One part he did turn down, however, was the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings in 2001, a role that was then played by Sir Ian McKellen. He had said he was tired of acting and was sick of the "idiots now making films in Hollywood." He was first married to Australian actress Diane Cilento, but was divorced in 1975 amid allegations that he had been violent towards her and was unfaithful. They did have one son together, Jason Connery, who was Connery's only child. He was knighted in 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II, and is survived by his second wife, Micheline Roquebrune, his son Jason, and a grandson. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.