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Netflix has renewed its dark teen comedy The End of the F***ing World for Season 2.

Charlie Covell will return to pen the new season, which doesn’t have a premiere date yet. Season 2 will debut globally on Netflix, but only on Channel 4 in the UK.

The show is based on Charles Forsman’s award-winning comic of the same name, and follows high schoolers James and Alyssa who embark on a road trip to find a better life and Alyssa’s father.

Murray Ferguson, Ed Macdonald, Andy Baker, Charlie Covell, Dominic Buchanan, and Jonathan Entwistle will all executive produce. However, there’s no word yet on who’s directing. In our Season 1 review, we said, “The End of the F***ing World is f***ing brilliant.”

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IGN has confirmed that talks are underway at Hulu for a revival of the long-time favorite crime series, Veronica Mars.

As reported by EW, a new season is near a deal at Hulu with the original creator of the show, Rob Thomas on board and series star Kristen Bell set to reprise her role.

Warner Bros. and the streaming service have been quietly working on a deal for months, and EW was told that arrangements would be made so that Bell can come back as Veronica, despite her obligations on NBC’s The Good Place.

All other details are unknown at this time, including if other actors will be coming back to the series.

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The next big Arrowverse crossover is coming to The CW this December, and it will feature the first appearance of Ruby Rose’s Batwoman.

The CW has announced the crossover event will involve The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl, with a special episode of Arrow on Monday, December 10 at 8pm ET/PT.

Crossover episodes of The Flash and Supergirl will swap time slots this year, with the Flash episode airing Sunday, December 9 at 8pm ET/PT, and Supergirl following on Tuesday, December 11 at 8pm ET/PT.

A special three-night Arrowverse crossover event is coming to The CW this December.

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At Gamescom 2018, Richard Borzymowski from CD Projekt Red chats with us about Cyberpunk 2077, the massive scale of Night City, and what freedom should mean to the player.

A new trailer for Bethesda’s Fallout 76 was released during Gamescom, focusing on the game’s building systems. You can use the Construction and Assembly Mobile Platform (C.A.M.P.) to create items and weapons from the raw materials and resources you find in the irradiated wasteland.

This is one of Bethesda’s “You Will Emerge” cartoony videos that features Vault Boy showing off the new features in an animated and over-the-top fashion. Check it out in the embed above.

Fallout 76 launches in November for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but a beta will be held prior to launch. Unlike the previous games in the series, Fallout 76 is an always-online, multiplayer-focused game.

In other news, Microsoft announced a Fallout 76 Xbox One X bundle at Gamescom that comes with a copy of the game and the super-powerful console for $500.

During Gamescom 2018, the Lego Group teased that an announcement concerning a collaboration between Overwatch and Lego is coming soon. The teaser depicted the outlines of six Lego figures, each stylized after one of Overwatch’s heroes.

From left to right, the six figures appear to be Widowmaker, Reinhardt, Genji, Soldier: 76, Mercy, and McCree. Neither the Lego Group or Blizzard would comment further on what the two companies’ collaboration might entail, but Blizzard did promise to announce new Overwatch content at Gamescom on Wednesday, August 22. So we might be finding out pretty soon.

This isn’t Overwatch first partnership with a toy company. Earlier this year, Hasbro announced that the company “signed a licensing agreement with Blizzard Entertainment to become the global master toy licensee for the Overwatch franchise.”

Blizzard’s opening statements are at 10:30 AM GMT+2 / 9:30 AM BST / 4:30 AM ET on Gamescom’s main stage, but the Overwatch presentation won’t be until 11:30 AM GMT+2 / 10:30 AM BST / 5:30 AM ET. Other than Overwatch, Blizzard has panels and presentations planned for Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo.

You can easily keep track of the company’s full schedule via the “Blizzard at Gamescom 2018” app, but we’ve also outlined it below. Times are listed in GMT+2.

Blizzard Gamescom 2018 Schedule

August 22

• 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Opening and Quiz (Main Stage)
• 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Overwatch Event (Main Stage)
• 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. – World of Warcraft Event (Main Stage)
• 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage)
• 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – StarCraft Event (Main Stage)
• 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage)
• 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Heroes of the Storm Event (Main Stage)
• 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage)
• 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. – Diablo Event (Main Stage)
• 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage)
• 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Guest Event (Main Stage)
• 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage)
• 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Video Games Live Concert (Main Stage)
• 7:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. – Closing and Recap (Main Stage)

August 23

• 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Opening (Main Stage)
• 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – Starcraft: Commander Co-op (Main Stage) – Starcraft II developer Kevin Dong demonstrates the new co-op commander with YouTubers Lowko and Winter.
• 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. – Heroes of the Storm: Live Drawing with Carbot (Main Stage) – Carbot Animations is back this year, drawing characters from Heroes of the Storm live on stage.
• 12:45 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Overwatch: Lucioball Challenge (Main Stage) – German Overwatch World Cup team members play Lucioball live on stage against members of the Gamescom audience.
• 2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth: Island Expeditions Showcase (Main Stage) – Top German guilds Aversion and Set Sail For Fail compete live on stage in Island Expeditions.
• 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Blizzard Dance Contest (Main Stage) – Perform dances from your favorite Blizzard characters for the chance to win awesome prizes.
• 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Guest: Bungie Presents Destiny 2: Forsaken (Main Stage)
• 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Vide Games Live Concert (Main Stage) – Enjoy an epic concert packed with music from Blizzard’s games with the Video Games Live orchestra.
• 7:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. – Closing (Main Stage)

August 24

• 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Opening (Main Stage)
• 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Overwatch: German Voice Actors Panel (Main Stage) – Hear from your favorite Overwatch characters as their German voice actors perform on stage.
• 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Hearthstone: Puzzle Time! (Main Stage) – Teams of Gamescom audience members race to complete challenges in Hearthstone‘s new Puzzle Lab.
• 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. – Diablo: Live Drawing with Chris Amaral (Main Stage) – Blizzard artist Chris Amaral creates some evil artwork before your eyes.
• 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. – Heroes of the Storm: Escape from Braxis (Main Stage) – Streamers MFPallytime and chu8 team up with Heroes of the Storm developer Matthew Cooper and two members of the audience in this Heroic Brawl.
• 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. – Overwatch: Lucioball Challenge (Main Stage) – German Overwatch World Cup team members play Lucioball live on stage against members of the Gamescom audience.
• 5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. – World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth: Island Expeditions Showcase (Main Stage) – Top German guilds Aversion and Set Sail For Fail compete live on stage in Island Expeditions.
• 6:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth: Cosplay Showcase (Main Stage) – World of Warcraft cosplayers show off creations inspired by the latest expansion.
• 7:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. – Closing (Main Stage)

August 25

• 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Opening (Main Stage)
• 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Diablo: Live Drawing with Chris Amaral (Main Stage) – Blizzard artist Chris Amaral creates some evil artwork before your eyes.
• 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Hearthstone: Puzzle Time! (Main Stage) – Teams of Gamescom audience members race to complete challenges in Hearthstone‘s new Puzzle Lab.
• 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Overwatch: Lucioball Challenge (Main Stage) – German Overwatch World Cup team members play Lucioball live on stage against members of the Gamescom audience.
• 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. – StarCraft: One vs. Many – YouTubers Lowko and Winter take on Gamescom audience members in one-versus-three battles live on stage.
• 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Quiz (Main Stage) – Prove your knowledge of Blizzard games for the chance to win prizes.
• 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Blizzard Cosplay Contest – Top cosplayers from Europe compete for amazing prizes, including a ticket to BlizzCon.
• 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Closing (Main Stage)

One of the best new shows on Netflix last year was The End of the F**king World, a very dark comedy about involving troubled teenagers who go on the run after things go very badly at home, has been renewed for a second season. The first season had eight episodes, which were written in part by Charlie Covell based on the comic series b y Charles Forsman.

Season 1 ended in dramatic, ambiguous fashion that many watchers believed was a satisfying conclusion. It felt like a show that did not need a Season 2. But it’s getting one.

The Season 2 announcement trailer references the end of Season 1, so maybe don’t click the video below if you don’t want to be spoiled. There is no word yet on when Season 2 will premiere, but it’ll be available on Netflix around the world except in the UK. It will premiere on Channel 4 in the UK.

The End of the F**king World Season 1 starred Alex Lawther (Black Mirror) and Jessica Barden (Penny Dreadful) as the teenagers, James and Alyssa, at the center of the story, though there is no word on if Season 2 will bring them back or what other new characters might get introduced.

Covell told Collider, before the renewal order, that a potential Season 2 would “have to” focus on James and Alyssa. “I just love the world of them out there on the road, doing something in a weird world. So for me, any story that we expand keeps them out there somewhere,” he said.

The End of the F**king World Season 1 also starred Wunmi Mosaku (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones).