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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 2 Premiere Date Revealed Alongside Mugen Train Adaptation

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba will be returning for a second season with its Entertainment District Arc on December 5, 2021. To help with the wait, October 10 will see the release of the Mugen Train Arc that will adapt the feature film with an original episode that will connect the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc with the Entertainment District Arc.

Announced by Funimation and Crunchyroll, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc will make its debut in English-speaking countries like the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on Sunday, October 10. It will also be available on the European streaming service Wakanim and Hulu in the USA on the same day as well.

As previously mentioned, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc is a seven-episode adaptation of Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train that includes "an original episode, 70 new scenes, new music tracks, new open and ending animation, episode previews, and new theme songs." The original episode will see "Kyojuro Rengoku taking on a new mission on the way to the Mugen Train."

Furthermore, LiSA will return to sing the theme songs for the series with the opening theme "Akeboshi" and the ending theme "Shirogane."

Then, on December 5, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District - the show's second season - will debut and will introduce a brand-new villain in the major demon Daki, who will be voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. The first episode will be one hour long and the theme songs for the opening episode - "Zankyosanka" and "Asa ga kuru" - will be performed by Aimer.

The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc premiered in 2019 and is based on Koyoharu Gotoge's manga and we called it one of the best new anime of that year.

For more, check out our review of Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, how the film sets up season 2, the 10 best Demon Slayer moments, and why we believe the new wave of Shonen Anime are raising the bar.

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.

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 2 Premiere Date Revealed Alongside Mugen Train Adaptation

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba will be returning for a second season with its Entertainment District Arc on December 5, 2021. To help with the wait, October 10 will see the release of the Mugen Train Arc that will adapt the feature film with an original episode that will connect the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc with the Entertainment District Arc.

Announced by Funimation and Crunchyroll, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc will make its debut in English-speaking countries like the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on Sunday, October 10. It will also be available on the European streaming service Wakanim and Hulu in the USA on the same day as well.

As previously mentioned, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc is a seven-episode adaptation of Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train that includes "an original episode, 70 new scenes, new music tracks, new open and ending animation, episode previews, and new theme songs." The original episode will see "Kyojuro Rengoku taking on a new mission on the way to the Mugen Train."

Furthermore, LiSA will return to sing the theme songs for the series with the opening theme "Akeboshi" and the ending theme "Shirogane."

Then, on December 5, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District - the show's second season - will debut and will introduce a brand-new villain in the major demon Daki, who will be voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. The first episode will be one hour long and the theme songs for the opening episode - "Zankyosanka" and "Asa ga kuru" - will be performed by Aimer.

The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc premiered in 2019 and is based on Koyoharu Gotoge's manga and we called it one of the best new anime of that year.

For more, check out our review of Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, how the film sets up season 2, the 10 best Demon Slayer moments, and why we believe the new wave of Shonen Anime are raising the bar.

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.

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Netflix’s Extraction 2 Trailer Confirms that Chris Hemsworth’s Tyler Rake Has Survived

Chris Hemsworth stopped by TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event to share the first look at Extraction 2 and tease that his character, Tyler Rake, appears to have survived the events of the first film.

Extraction, which will once again be directed by Sam Hargrave, written by Joe Russo, and produced by Avengers Endgame's Joe and Anthony Russo, looks to pick up immediately where the first one ended as we see Hemsworth's Tyler Rake seemingly escape the river he fell in. The trailer, which you can see below, contains mostly footage from the first film, but promises at least one more adventure for Rake.

Plans for an Extraction sequel were confirmed only a month after the film's debut and, in July 2020, Netflix revealed that the film had the best debut for the streamer's original movies with an audience of over 99 million in its first four weeks.

Later that year, the Russo brothers discussed how they would love to build out an entire cinematic universe for Extraction that would allow them to explore the stories of some of the other characters in its world. They specifically called out David Harbour's Gasper as a potential subject of a future film.

In our review of Extraction, we said that it "works because its simple, yet sufficient, story allows the film's action to take center stage. If the stunt work were mediocre, the entire thing would be an utter waste of time. Thankfully though, Extraction boasts an exhaustingly awesome showcase of expertly choreographed fists, knives, guns, and explosions."

For more on Extraction, check out our explainer of the first movie's ending with Chris Hemsworth, Sam Hargrave, and Joe Russo.

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.

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Netflix’s Extraction 2 Trailer Confirms that Chris Hemsworth’s Tyler Rake Has Survived

Chris Hemsworth stopped by TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event to share the first look at Extraction 2 and tease that his character, Tyler Rake, appears to have survived the events of the first film.

Extraction, which will once again be directed by Sam Hargrave, written by Joe Russo, and produced by Avengers Endgame's Joe and Anthony Russo, looks to pick up immediately where the first one ended as we see Hemsworth's Tyler Rake seemingly escape the river he fell in. The trailer, which you can see below, contains mostly footage from the first film, but promises at least one more adventure for Rake.

Plans for an Extraction sequel were confirmed only a month after the film's debut and, in July 2020, Netflix revealed that the film had the best debut for the streamer's original movies with an audience of over 99 million in its first four weeks.

Later that year, the Russo brothers discussed how they would love to build out an entire cinematic universe for Extraction that would allow them to explore the stories of some of the other characters in its world. They specifically called out David Harbour's Gasper as a potential subject of a future film.

In our review of Extraction, we said that it "works because its simple, yet sufficient, story allows the film's action to take center stage. If the stunt work were mediocre, the entire thing would be an utter waste of time. Thankfully though, Extraction boasts an exhaustingly awesome showcase of expertly choreographed fists, knives, guns, and explosions."

For more on Extraction, check out our explainer of the first movie's ending with Chris Hemsworth, Sam Hargrave, and Joe Russo.

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.

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TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event – The Biggest Stories and Trailers

TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event has arrived and it offered fans of the streaming platform a new and exciting look at Stranger Things' fourth season, The Witcher's second season, the live-action adaptation of The Sandman, and even the opening title sequence for the live-action Cowboy Bebop series.

To ensure you didn't miss any of the biggest stories from TUDUM, we've gathered all the best announcements and trailers below.

Stranger Things Season 4: Sneak Peek Inside the Creel House

TUDUM gave us a new look at season 4 of Stranger Things in a teaser that was focused on the past and present of the Creel House. It gave us both a look at the original family that lived there, including Victor Creel - an inmate at Pennhurst Mental Hospital who was incarcerated there for a grisly murder he committed in the 1950s - and our favorite cast of characters.

The Witcher Season 2: New Trailer Shows Off More of Vesemir and Grain of Truth's Nivellen

Netflix shared a few new looks of The Witcher Season 2 and gave us our best look yet of Vesemir at Kaer Morhen and Nivellen, one of the main characters in the popular Witcher short story Grain of Truth that is being adapted for this upcoming season.

Check out our breakdown of Vesemir below, the oldest Witcher and Geralt's mentor who makes his live-action debut in Season 2:

The Witcher: Blood Origin Reveals First Look at Prequel Series

The Witcher: Blood Origin is a prequel series to Netflix's The Witcher and TUDUM took us behind-the-scenes to meet some of the people responsible for bringing this new show to life.

The Witcher Season 3 Announced By Netflix Alongside a Second Anime Film and a Kids Series

Netflix also told fans of The Witcher that its universe would continue to expand on the streamer as not only will The Witcher return for a third season, but fans will also be treated to a second anime feature film and a kids and family series set in the world of Geralt.

The Sandman: We Finally Have Our First Look at Netflix's Live-Action Series

After a ton of teases, we've finally received our first look at Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. This clip shows off Charles Dance's Roderick and Tom Sturridge's Dream of the Endless. Be sure to also check out our history of the Sandman to get the DC character's full story.

Cowboy Bebop: Netflix Reveals Opening Title Sequence for the Live-Action Series

Ahead of its arrival on Netflix on November 19, the team behind Cowboy Bebop shared the first look at the live-action adaptation's opening title sequence. For good measure, we've also compared it to the original.

You can also check out our Cowboy Bebop Opening Title Sequence Side-By-Side Comparison (1998 vs 2021):

Or find out who's who in Cowboy Bebop and its opening title sequence:

Army of Thieves Trailer: The Zombie-less Prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead

Netflix released the first trailer for Army of Thieves, the zombie-less prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead. Fans of Army of the Dead will recognize the German safecracker Ludwig Dieter in this new story, who is once again played by Matthias Schweighöfer. Schweighöfer is actually also directing the film.

Arcane, Netflix's League of Legends Show Gets November Release Date

Alongside presenting us with a brand new trailer, Netflix also revealed that the League of Legends animated show Arcane will be available to stream from November 6, 2021.

Vikings: Valhalla First Footage Revealed

Even though Vikings came to an end after six seasons on History Channel, its sequel series - Vikings: Valhalla - will be making its debut on Netflix in 2022. During TUDUM, Netflix released the first official footage from the show. For a deep dive on the characters of Valhalla and their historical counterparts, head here.

Cobra Kai Season 4 Premiere Date Revealed Alongside New Trailer

Netflix confirmed that Cobra Kai's fourth season will officially premiere on December 31, 2021. While that's still a few months away, Netflix also unveiled a brand-new trailer to give us a glimpse of what (and who!) to expect in this new season. Learn more about Season 4 villain Terry Silver, and his importance to the history of Cobra Kai right here.

Ultraman Season 2 Gets New Details and a Teaser Poster Ahead of Its 2022 Premiere on Netflix

While Ultraman's second season may not arrive until 2022, Netflix helped us with the wait by sharing a brand-new poster and a few new details on the series that began in 2019.

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TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event – The Biggest Stories and Trailers

TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event has arrived and it offered fans of the streaming platform a new and exciting look at Stranger Things' fourth season, The Witcher's second season, the live-action adaptation of The Sandman, and even the opening title sequence for the live-action Cowboy Bebop series.

To ensure you didn't miss any of the biggest stories from TUDUM, we've gathered all the best announcements and trailers below.

Stranger Things Season 4: Sneak Peek Inside the Creel House

TUDUM gave us a new look at season 4 of Stranger Things in a teaser that was focused on the past and present of the Creel House. It gave us both a look at the original family that lived there, including Victor Creel - an inmate at Pennhurst Mental Hospital who was incarcerated there for a grisly murder he committed in the 1950s - and our favorite cast of characters.

The Witcher Season 2: New Trailer Shows Off More of Vesemir and Grain of Truth's Nivellen

Netflix shared a few new looks of The Witcher Season 2 and gave us our best look yet of Vesemir at Kaer Morhen and Nivellen, one of the main characters in the popular Witcher short story Grain of Truth that is being adapted for this upcoming season.

The Witcher: Blood Origin Reveals First Look at Prequel Series

The Witcher: Blood Origin is a prequel series to Netflix's The Witcher and TUDUM took us behind-the-scenes to meet some of the people responsible for bringing this new show to life.

The Witcher Season 3 Announced By Netflix Alongside a Second Anime Film and a Kids Series

Netflix also told fans of The Witcher that its universe would continue to expand on the streamer as not only will The Witcher return for a third season, but fans will also be treated to a second anime feature film and a kids and family series set in the world of Geralt.

The Sandman: We Finally Have Our First Look at Netflix's Live-Action Series

After a ton of teases, we've finally received our first look at Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. This clip shows off Charles Dance's Roderick and Tom Sturridge's Dream of the Endless.

Cowboy Bebop: Netflix Reveals Opening Title Sequence for the Live-Action Series

Ahead of its arrival on Netflix on November 19, the team behind Cowboy Bebop shared the first look at the live-action adaptation's opening title sequence. For good measure, we've also compared it to the original.

Army of Thieves Trailer: The Zombie-less Prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead

Netflix released the first trailer for Army of Thieves, the zombie-less prequel to Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead. Fans of Army of the Dead will recognize the German safecracker Ludwig Dieter in this new story, who is once again played by Matthias Schweighöfer. Schweighöfer is actually also directing the film.

Arcane, Netflix's League of Legends Show Gets November Release Date

Alongside presenting us with a brand new trailer, Netflix also revealed that the League of Legends animated show Arcane will be available to stream from November 6, 2021.

Vikings: Valhalla First Footage Revealed

Even though Vikings came to an end after six seasons on History Channel, its sequel series - Vikings: Valhalla - will be making its debut on Netflix in 2022. During TUDUM, Netflix released the first official footage from the show.

Cobra Kai Season 4 Premiere Date Revealed Alongside New Trailer

Netflix confirmed that Cobra Kai's fourth season will officially premiere on December 31, 2021. While that's still a few months away, Netflix also unveiled a brand-new trailer to give us a glimpse of what (and who!) to expect in this new season.

Ultraman Season 2 Gets New Details and a Teaser Poster Ahead of Its 2022 Premiere on Netflix

While Ultraman's second season may not arrive until 2022, Netflix helped us with the wait by sharing a brand-new poster and a few new details on the series that began in 2019.

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The Witcher Season 3 Announced By Netflix Alongside a Second Anime Film and a Kids Series

Netflix has announced that not only will The Witcher return for a third season, but that its "growing Witcher universe" will expand with a second anime feature film and a kids and family series set in its world.

This news was revealed at TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event alongside a new trailer and two scenes from The Witcher's second season and a behind-the-scenes featurette from its prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin.

For even more on The Witcher, be sure to check out our explainer on Vesemir, the character who's joining the show in Season 2:

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The Witcher Season 3 Announced By Netflix Alongside a Second Anime Film and a Kids Series

Netflix has announced that not only will The Witcher return for a third season, but that its "growing Witcher universe" will expand with a second anime feature film and a kids and family series set in its world.

This news was revealed at TUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan Event alongside a new trailer and two scenes from The Witcher's second season and a behind-the-scenes featurette from its prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin.

For even more on The Witcher, be sure to check out our explainer on Vesemir, the character who's joining the show in Season 2:

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The Witcher: Blood Origin Reveals Behind the Scenes First Look at Prequel Series

Netflix has released a first-look featurette for its upcoming Witcher prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin, which is currently in production.

This new behind-the-scenes look of The Witcher: Blood Origin started with a look at a table read of the show's first episode - 'Of Ballads and Bloody Blades' - which is being written by Declan De Barra and directed by Sarah O'Gorman. De Barra is also the showrunner and he gave a tour of the set where the prequel series is being filmed. To learn more about The Witcher: Blood Origin and the Conjunction of the Spheres, head here.

De Barra also took the time to show one of the underwater sets and joke that Blood Origin would be totally underwater and that elves have gills in this world and that the set will be repurposed for The Witcher's sixth season as a Drowner bar. He also joked that they are using "genetically engineered beasts" for the show, no CGI or anything. Hey, wilder things have happened.

The clip also showed a bit of an Icelandic location where the series will be partially filmed, as they needed a place that looked like "the Earth has vomited up mountains out of nowhere."

Here's how Netflix describes the series: "In an elven world 1,200 years before Geralt of Rivia, the worlds of monsters, men and elves merge to become one — and the very first Witcher arises.

The six-part limited series will be brought to life by showrunner and executive producer Declan de Barra (The Witcher, Iron Fist), alongside Witcher creator Andrzej Sapkowski, who will serve as a creative consultant. Sarah O’Gorman (Cursed) and Vicky Jewson (Close) will direct three episodes each.

The Witcher: Blood Origin also features an impressive lineup of actors, including Star Trek Discovery's Michelle Yeoh as Scian, Sophia Brown as Éile, and Laurence O'Fuarain as Fjall.

In a recent Twitter thread, Netflix revealed the names of 10 new characters joining the live-action series, including Mirren Mack as Merwyn, Lenny Henry as Balor, Dylan Moran as Uthrok One-Nut, Jacob Collins-Levy as Eredin, Lizzie Annis as Zacaré, Huw Novelli as Brother Death, Francesca Mills as Meldof, Amy Murray as Fenrik, Nathaniel Curtis as Brían, and Zach Wyatt as Syndril.

For more on the world of the White Wolf, be sure to check out our review of Nightmare of the Wolf, find out what Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said about a potential Season 3, and new story details from Season 2 of The Witcher, which is set to premiere on Netflix on December 17, 2021.

Be sure to also check out our explainer on Vesemir, the oldest Witcher and Geralt's mentor who makes the jump to live-action in The Witcher Season 2:

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The Witcher: Blood Origin Reveals Behind the Scenes First Look at Prequel Series

Netflix has released a first-look featurette for its upcoming Witcher prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin, which is currently in production.

This new behind-the-scenes look of The Witcher: Blood Origin started with a look at a table read of the show's first episode - 'Of Ballads and Bloody Blades' - which is being written by Declan De Barra and directed by Sarah O'Gorman. De Barra is also the showrunner and he gave a tour of the set where the prequel series is being filmed.

De Barra also took the time to show one of the underwater sets and joke that Blood Origin would be totally underwater and that elves have gills in this world and that the set will be repurposed for The Witcher's sixth season as a Drowner bar. He also joked that they are using "genetically engineered beasts" for the show, no CGI or anything. Hey, wilder things have happened.

The clip also showed a bit of an Icelandic location where the series will be partially filmed, as they needed a place that looked like "the Earth has vomited up mountains out of nowhere."

Here's how Netflix describes the series: "In an elven world 1,200 years before Geralt of Rivia, the worlds of monsters, men and elves merge to become one — and the very first Witcher arises.

The six-part limited series will be brought to life by showrunner and executive producer Declan de Barra (The Witcher, Iron Fist), alongside Witcher creator Andrzej Sapkowski, who will serve as a creative consultant. Sarah O’Gorman (Cursed) and Vicky Jewson (Close) will direct three episodes each.

The Witcher: Blood Origin also features an impressive lineup of actors, including Star Trek Discovery's Michelle Yeoh as Scian, Sophia Brown as Éile, and Laurence O'Fuarain as Fjall.

In a recent Twitter thread, Netflix revealed the names of 10 new characters joining the live-action series, including Mirren Mack as Merwyn, Lenny Henry as Balor, Dylan Moran as Uthrok One-Nut, Jacob Collins-Levy as Eredin, Lizzie Annis as Zacaré, Huw Novelli as Brother Death, Francesca Mills as Meldof, Amy Murray as Fenrik, Nathaniel Curtis as Brían, and Zach Wyatt as Syndril.

For more on the world of the White Wolf, be sure to check out our review of Nightmare of the Wolf, find out what Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich said about a potential Season 3, and new story details from Season 2 of The Witcher, which is set to premiere on Netflix on December 17, 2021.

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