Amazon Studios and the Russo brothers have announced that Game of Thrones star Richard Madden and Quantico's Priyanka Chopra Jonas will star in the upcoming Citadel series. In addition to casting announcements, Amazon also revealed that the local language production of the series would originate in Mexico, in addition to the Italy and India versions which were previously announced. Further, Madden and Chopra will be headlining the U.S. "mothership" edition, which we will explain later on. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nominees-best-tv-series-of-2019&captions=true"] Madden is likely best known for his role as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones - however, he also played a major role in BBC's Bodyguard and the Elton John biopic, Rocketman. Further, Madden is set to star in Marvel's upcoming Eternals film. Chopra has also appeared in The Sky is Pink. Additionally, she is set to star in Netflix's We Can Be Heroes and an untitled Indian wedding comedy. The Citadel is described as a "groundbreaking global event multi-series" and will air exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon Studios told TheWarp that The Citadel will be an "action-packed spy series, with a compelling emotional center." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/19/amazon-prime-video-review-2019"] The show will technically be three different series, according to Jen Salke, head of Amazon Studios. The "mothership" version, which will star Madden and Chopra, will be the main series, and then the Italy and India versions will serve as side stories of sorts for the characters. A release date has not been announced yet, but the series is expected to begin production this year. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.

Amazon Studios has announced the production of a TV series based on Lee Child's bestselling book series, Jack Reacher. The first season will follow the narrative from Child's first novel, titled "The Killing Floor," which was published back in 1997. The 24 books in the series follow the adventures of the former US Army military police major, Jack Reacher, as he investigates dangerous crimes in his new civilian life. Amazon Studios will produce the show alongside Skydance Television and Paramount Television Studios. Nick Santora, known for his work on Prison Break and Scorpion, will write, executive produce, and act as showrunner for the upcoming series. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/18/igns-best-tv-series-of-2019"] “Lee Child has created an incredible character and world; it will be the goal of every writer, producer, actor, executive and crew member to capture the essence of Mr. Child’s books - and luckily Lee has been there, and will continue to be there, to help guide us along the way in this series. He is the pulse of Reacher,” said Santora. Child also weighed in on the conversion over his books being adapted to TV saying, “It’s been great so far, but really, the fun starts here. By now I know these guys, and Reacher is in the perfect hands, believe me.” If you're looking for more to do with your Amazon Prime membership, season 4 of The Expanse was released last month and has one of the best scores on Metacritic for 2019 with Season 5 already on order. You can also get some daily deals using the Prime discount or maybe you need help choosing a VPN to get past location blockers. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=%20tv-shows-to-watch-in-2020&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"]Hope Corrigan is an Australian freelance writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

Amazon Studios has announced the production of a TV series based on Lee Child's bestselling book series, Jack Reacher. The first season will follow the narrative from Child's first novel, titled "The Killing Floor," which was published back in 1997. The 24 books in the series follow the adventures of the former US Army military police major, Jack Reacher, as he investigates dangerous crimes in his new civilian life. Amazon Studios will produce the show alongside Skydance Television and Paramount Television Studios. Nick Santora, known for his work on Prison Break and Scorpion, will write, executive produce, and act as showrunner for the upcoming series. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/18/igns-best-tv-series-of-2019"] “Lee Child has created an incredible character and world; it will be the goal of every writer, producer, actor, executive and crew member to capture the essence of Mr. Child’s books - and luckily Lee has been there, and will continue to be there, to help guide us along the way in this series. He is the pulse of Reacher,” said Santora. Child also weighed in on the conversion over his books being adapted to TV saying, “It’s been great so far, but really, the fun starts here. By now I know these guys, and Reacher is in the perfect hands, believe me.” If you're looking for more to do with your Amazon Prime membership, season 4 of The Expanse was released last month and has one of the best scores on Metacritic for 2019 with Season 5 already on order. You can also get some daily deals using the Prime discount or maybe you need help choosing a VPN to get past location blockers. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=%20tv-shows-to-watch-in-2020&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"]Hope Corrigan is an Australian freelance writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

The Arrowverse is about to get even bigger. As reported by The Wrap, The CW has officially given a full series order to Superman & Lois. First announced as being in development in October 2019, Superman & Lois is a spinoff of Supergirl featuring Tyler Hoechlin's Superman and Elizabeth Tulloch's Lois Lane. The series will follow the duo as they juggle their respective journalism careers, Superman's costumed adventures and the newfound pressures of raising their son Jon. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=arrow-crisis-on-infinite-earths-part-four-photos&captions=true"] The new series is produced by Berlanti Productions and will be written and executive produced by Arrowverse veteran Todd Helbing. No other casting announcements have been made. We recently asked Jon Cryer if he'd be interested in reprising his role as Lex Luthor for the series, but Cryer is remaining mum about Lex Luthor's future. "All I can say is, it's absolutely a show I will watch, but I have no idea," said Cryer. "It was very funny because I was shooting the very last of the crossover stuff, and I was under the impression that Tyler [Hoechlin] was done, and I get out of the plane, and there's Tyler. It was right after they had announced his show, and I was like, 'Oh, my God! Wait, what does this mean?' But it's so funny because, I don't know what it means. Nobody has said a word to me about that show." Superman & Lois isn't the only new Arrowverse series in development. The penultimate episode of Arrow will also serve as a backdoor pilot for Green Arrow and the Canaries, a spinoff starring Katherine McNamara's Mia Queen, Katie Cassidy's Laurel Lance and Juliana Harkavy's Dinah Drake. The CW also announced a series order for Walker, Texas Ranger, a reboot of the original Chuck Norris series starring Supernatural's Jared Padalecki. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/27/arrowverse-the-road-to-crisis-on-infinite-earths"] Neither Superman & Lois nor Walker, Texas Ranger have been given a premiere date yet. Where exactly The CW will find room for these new shows is anyone's guess, as the network recently renewed almost all its current ongoing series (including Batwoman, The Flash and DC's Legends of Tomorrow) for the 2020-2021 season. Let us know if you'll be watching Superman & Lois in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

The Arrowverse is about to get even bigger. As reported by The Wrap, The CW has officially given a full series order to Superman & Lois. First announced as being in development in October 2019, Superman & Lois is a spinoff of Supergirl featuring Tyler Hoechlin's Superman and Elizabeth Tulloch's Lois Lane. The series will follow the duo as they juggle their respective journalism careers, Superman's costumed adventures and the newfound pressures of raising their son Jon. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=arrow-crisis-on-infinite-earths-part-four-photos&captions=true"] The new series is produced by Berlanti Productions and will be written and executive produced by Arrowverse veteran Todd Helbing. No other casting announcements have been made. We recently asked Jon Cryer if he'd be interested in reprising his role as Lex Luthor for the series, but Cryer is remaining mum about Lex Luthor's future. "All I can say is, it's absolutely a show I will watch, but I have no idea," said Cryer. "It was very funny because I was shooting the very last of the crossover stuff, and I was under the impression that Tyler [Hoechlin] was done, and I get out of the plane, and there's Tyler. It was right after they had announced his show, and I was like, 'Oh, my God! Wait, what does this mean?' But it's so funny because, I don't know what it means. Nobody has said a word to me about that show." Superman & Lois isn't the only new Arrowverse series in development. The penultimate episode of Arrow will also serve as a backdoor pilot for Green Arrow and the Canaries, a spinoff starring Katherine McNamara's Mia Queen, Katie Cassidy's Laurel Lance and Juliana Harkavy's Dinah Drake. The CW also announced a series order for Walker, Texas Ranger, a reboot of the original Chuck Norris series starring Supernatural's Jared Padalecki. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/27/arrowverse-the-road-to-crisis-on-infinite-earths"] Neither Superman & Lois nor Walker, Texas Ranger have been given a premiere date yet. Where exactly The CW will find room for these new shows is anyone's guess, as the network recently renewed almost all its current ongoing series (including Batwoman, The Flash and DC's Legends of Tomorrow) for the 2020-2021 season. Let us know if you'll be watching Superman & Lois in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Joker, one of the most popular films of 2019, will be returning to theaters for one week, according to an announcement from Warner Bros. Todd Phillips' Joker will head back to theaters from January 17-24 after the film received 11 nominations for the Academy Awards. According to Warner Bros.' Jeff Goldstein, the Joker is returning to theaters so that those who missed out on it will have a chance to see the film on the big screen in time for awards season. “With the continued interest in Joker as a result of its recognition during this exciting awards season, we wanted to give audiences the chance to see the film on the big screen, whether for the first time or again," said Goldstein. As reported by Superherohype, the Joker has earned a total of $1.06 billion since it's release, despite working with a $55 million budget. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nominees-best-movie-of-2019&captions=true"] Phillips' Joker received multiple awards nominations, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture and Best Original Score — Phillips also received a Best Director nomination along with Best Performance by an Actor for Joaquin Phoenix from the Golden Globes. Furthermore, the film received nominations from the Screenwriters Guild, BAFTA, and eleven Oscar nominations. The Joker was one of IGN's best-reviewed movies of 2019 and won the People's Choice Award for the Best Movie of 2019. There has been some talk about a Joker sequel, but nothing has been confirmed yet. While you're waiting for the Joker to return to theaters, check out Margot Robbie's explanation of how the upcoming Bird's of Prey film differs from the Joker. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewsmith. 

Joker, one of the most popular films of 2019, will be returning to theaters for one week, according to an announcement from Warner Bros. Todd Phillips' Joker will head back to theaters from January 17-24 after the film received 11 nominations for the Academy Awards. According to Warner Bros.' Jeff Goldstein, the Joker is returning to theaters so that those who missed out on it will have a chance to see the film on the big screen in time for awards season. “With the continued interest in Joker as a result of its recognition during this exciting awards season, we wanted to give audiences the chance to see the film on the big screen, whether for the first time or again," said Goldstein. As reported by Superherohype, the Joker has earned a total of $1.06 billion since it's release, despite working with a $55 million budget. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nominees-best-movie-of-2019&captions=true"] Phillips' Joker received multiple awards nominations, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture and Best Original Score — Phillips also received a Best Director nomination along with Best Performance by an Actor for Joaquin Phoenix from the Golden Globes. Furthermore, the film received nominations from the Screenwriters Guild, BAFTA, and eleven Oscar nominations. The Joker was one of IGN's best-reviewed movies of 2019 and won the People's Choice Award for the Best Movie of 2019. There has been some talk about a Joker sequel, but nothing has been confirmed yet. While you're waiting for the Joker to return to theaters, check out Margot Robbie's explanation of how the upcoming Bird's of Prey film differs from the Joker. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewsmith. 

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Update: While neither Lucasfilm nor Colin Trevorrow have commented on the leak, The AV Club reports it's been able to independently verify the Episode IX script is legitimate. Take that for what you will. The original story is below: According to director J.J. Abrams himself, his version of Star Wars: Episode IX is completely different from the one envisioned by Colin Trevorrow. Abrams recently revealed he and co-writer Chris Terrio started from scratch when they took over the sequel and began writing what became The Rise of Skywalker. Now we may have a better idea of Trevorrow's original plans for the final Skywalker Saga movie, at least if a purported script leak is to be believed. Via Esquire, a new discussion thread on Reddit's /StarWarsLeaks board recaps a YouTube video posted by Robert Meyer Burnett. In the video, Burnett claims to have come into possession of a screenplay draft (dated December 16, 2016) by Trevorrow and co-writer Derek Connolly. As with recent rumors about the supposed "JJ Cut" of The Rise of Skywalker, there's no way of knowing whether this script leak is legitimate. But taken at face value, the leak does paint a very different picture of what might have been for Episode IX. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/09/what-is-the-jj-cut-of-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-ign-now"] According to the video, Trevorrow and Connolly's working title for Episode IX was "Star Wars: Duel of the Fates." The plot differs quite a bit from The Rise of Skywalker, opening in a time when the First Order has all but completely dominated the galaxy. Communication between planets has been cut off, leading the Resistance to hijack a Star Destroyer and launch a surprise attack on Coruscant (now ruled by Chancellor Hux) in order to activate a hidden Jedi beacon that can pierce the First Order's communication blockade and rally the Resistance's allies. Perhaps the most notable difference is that Emperor Palpatine isn't the main villain of the story. In this version, Palpatine stayed dead after the events of Return of the Jedi. Supreme Leader Kylo Ren is shown searching Darth Vader's castle on Mustafar and being haunted by the ghost of Luke Skywalker. Ren eventually discovers a holocron left behind by Palpatine, one containing a message to be played in the event of Palpatine's death. The recorded message directs Darth Vader to seek out Palpatine's master, Tor Valum (it's unclear whether Valum is meant to be the same character as Darth Plagueis), and complete his training in the Dark Side. Palpatine clearly didn't anticipate Vader would be the one to kill him, but Ren is happy to seek out Valum in his grandfather's place. In general, Luke seems to play a bigger role in this version, as his ghost simultaneously seeks to draw Ben Solo back to the light and help Rey complete her training. The script also sticks closer thematically to The Last Jedi, with both Rey and Ben voicing a desire to move past the outdated dichotomy between Jedi and Sith. Even Leia refers to Rey as "something new" and urges her to chart her own path. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=star-wars-every-jedi-and-every-sith-ever&captions=true"] In another major shift, Duel of the Fates doesn't reveal Rey to be Palpatine's granddaughter, but maintains her status as "no one." Instead, the big reveal is that Kylo Ren murdered Rey's parents at the behest of Supreme Leader Snoke. The script culminates in a final battle between Rey and Kylo Ren on Mortis (a mystical planet in the ethereal realm of the Force, as seen on Star Wars: The Clone Wars). The ghosts of Luke, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda appear in one final attempt to redeem Ben, but unlike in The Rise of Skywalker, he's too far gone to be saved. The leak contains a number of other interesting details, including a grotesque description of Tor Valum as a 7000 year-old Lovecraftian creature, Kylo Ren forging a new mask of Mandalorian metal and then battling a hallucination of Darth Vader (Dagobah cave-style), Chewbacca flying an X-Wing during the Battle of Coruscant, and Lando being called upon to rally the galaxy's smugglers to aid the Resistance. Again, unless Lucasfilm or Trevorrow elect to comment, there's no way of knowing whether this leak is legitimate or simply an elaborate work of fan-fiction. Do you think it's real? Should Episode IX have followed Trevorrow's supposed story? Let us know what you think in the comments below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/which-franchise-stuck-the-landing-the-best-star-wars-game-of-thrones-or-marvel-what-to-watch"] Regardless of whether this leak is real, we do know there were some major scenes cut from The Rise of Skywalker, including scenes that reveal more about how Palpatine survived. Actor Dominic Monaghan recently voiced his desire for a director's cut version of Episode IX. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Update: While neither Lucasfilm nor Colin Trevorrow have commented on the leak, The AV Club reports it's been able to independently verify the Episode IX script is legitimate. Take that for what you will. The original story is below: According to director J.J. Abrams himself, his version of Star Wars: Episode IX is completely different from the one envisioned by Colin Trevorrow. Abrams recently revealed he and co-writer Chris Terrio started from scratch when they took over the sequel and began writing what became The Rise of Skywalker. Now we may have a better idea of Trevorrow's original plans for the final Skywalker Saga movie, at least if a purported script leak is to be believed. Via Esquire, a new discussion thread on Reddit's /StarWarsLeaks board recaps a YouTube video posted by Robert Meyer Burnett. In the video, Burnett claims to have come into possession of a screenplay draft (dated December 16, 2016) by Trevorrow and co-writer Derek Connolly. As with recent rumors about the supposed "JJ Cut" of The Rise of Skywalker, there's no way of knowing whether this script leak is legitimate. But taken at face value, the leak does paint a very different picture of what might have been for Episode IX. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/09/what-is-the-jj-cut-of-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-ign-now"] According to the video, Trevorrow and Connolly's working title for Episode IX was "Star Wars: Duel of the Fates." The plot differs quite a bit from The Rise of Skywalker, opening in a time when the First Order has all but completely dominated the galaxy. Communication between planets has been cut off, leading the Resistance to hijack a Star Destroyer and launch a surprise attack on Coruscant (now ruled by Chancellor Hux) in order to activate a hidden Jedi beacon that can pierce the First Order's communication blockade and rally the Resistance's allies. Perhaps the most notable difference is that Emperor Palpatine isn't the main villain of the story. In this version, Palpatine stayed dead after the events of Return of the Jedi. Supreme Leader Kylo Ren is shown searching Darth Vader's castle on Mustafar and being haunted by the ghost of Luke Skywalker. Ren eventually discovers a holocron left behind by Palpatine, one containing a message to be played in the event of Palpatine's death. The recorded message directs Darth Vader to seek out Palpatine's master, Tor Valum (it's unclear whether Valum is meant to be the same character as Darth Plagueis), and complete his training in the Dark Side. Palpatine clearly didn't anticipate Vader would be the one to kill him, but Ren is happy to seek out Valum in his grandfather's place. In general, Luke seems to play a bigger role in this version, as his ghost simultaneously seeks to draw Ben Solo back to the light and help Rey complete her training. The script also sticks closer thematically to The Last Jedi, with both Rey and Ben voicing a desire to move past the outdated dichotomy between Jedi and Sith. Even Leia refers to Rey as "something new" and urges her to chart her own path. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=star-wars-every-jedi-and-every-sith-ever&captions=true"] In another major shift, Duel of the Fates doesn't reveal Rey to be Palpatine's granddaughter, but maintains her status as "no one." Instead, the big reveal is that Kylo Ren murdered Rey's parents at the behest of Supreme Leader Snoke. The script culminates in a final battle between Rey and Kylo Ren on Mortis (a mystical planet in the ethereal realm of the Force, as seen on Star Wars: The Clone Wars). The ghosts of Luke, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda appear in one final attempt to redeem Ben, but unlike in The Rise of Skywalker, he's too far gone to be saved. The leak contains a number of other interesting details, including a grotesque description of Tor Valum as a 7000 year-old Lovecraftian creature, Kylo Ren forging a new mask of Mandalorian metal and then battling a hallucination of Darth Vader (Dagobah cave-style), Chewbacca flying an X-Wing during the Battle of Coruscant, and Lando being called upon to rally the galaxy's smugglers to aid the Resistance. Again, unless Lucasfilm or Trevorrow elect to comment, there's no way of knowing whether this leak is legitimate or simply an elaborate work of fan-fiction. Do you think it's real? Should Episode IX have followed Trevorrow's supposed story? Let us know what you think in the comments below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/which-franchise-stuck-the-landing-the-best-star-wars-game-of-thrones-or-marvel-what-to-watch"] Regardless of whether this leak is real, we do know there were some major scenes cut from The Rise of Skywalker, including scenes that reveal more about how Palpatine survived. Actor Dominic Monaghan recently voiced his desire for a director's cut version of Episode IX. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Netflix has renewed You for Season 3, the company announced Tuesday. The 10-episode season will debut in 2021. Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti will return to reprise their respective roles as Joe Goldberg and Love Quinn. Co-creators Sara Gamble and Greg Berlanti are also back as executive producers, with Gamble serving as showrunner.

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Season 1 of You was based on the Caroline Kepnes novel of the same name; Season 2 was based on the sequel, Hidden Bodies. Kepnes is currently working on a third book in the series, according to Rolling Stone, with a fourth planned as well.

IGN's You Season 2 review said it "continues to shock and delight" in a season that's "even more entertaining than the first."

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Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.