Ryan Britt

Ryan Britt is an editor and writer for Inverse. He covers TV, film, and books, with emphases on science fiction, Star Trek, Dune, Star Wars, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Doctor Who, comics, ‘80s pop culture, ‘90s music, kids’ media, and more. Formerly, he was the entertainment editor for Fatherly.

He is also the author of three non-fiction books: "Luke Skywalker Can’t Read" (2015), “Phasers On Stun!”(2022), and the Dune history book “The Spice Must Flow” (2023); all from Plume/Dutton Books (Penguin Random House.) His other writing has been published with the New York Times, Esquire, Den of Geek, SyFy Wire, VICE, StarTrek.com and elsewhere.

Ryan is represented by the Fischer-Harbage Literary Agency and lives in Portland, Maine with his wife and daughter.

The Force

‘Skeleton Crew’ Finally Revealed Jod’s Origin Story

The twist in this ‘Star Wars’ show was, that there was no twist.

By Ryan Britt
The Force

'Ahsoka' Season 2 Rumors Might Have Confirmed A Historic Star Wars First

Begun, the flashbacks, have.

By Ryan Britt
Retro Robots

'Alien: Romulus' Just Gave Its Divisive Cameo A Big Upgrade

This looks... better.

By Ryan Britt
Timey Wimey

'Doctor Who's Best Standalone Episode In Years Might Not Be Standalone At All

The events of “Joy to the World” could be more significant than we thought.

By Ryan Britt
A Long Time Ago...

'Skeleton Crew' Just Solved Its Biggest Mystery — But Created a New Twist

Does anyone in Star Wars ever remember anything?

By Ryan Britt
Retrospective

Ethan Hawke’s Cult-Classic Vampire Flick Helped Reinvent The Genre

What if vampires were science fiction?

By Ryan Britt
Spoilers

Star Wars Just Reminded Us Why Lightsabers Are F*cking Terrifying

The nicest Star Wars show just got super dark.

By Ryan Britt
Crack the Whip

'Indiana Jones And The Great Circle' Is The Missing 'Raiders' Sequel Everyone Wanted

Filling in the gaps.

By Ryan Britt
Disturbances in the Force

The Next Star Wars Show Might Finally Reboot The Oldest Jedi

How far into the Jedi's past will Star Wars go?

By Ryan Britt
Inverse Recommends

'Dune: Part Two' Is The Closest To Experiencing The Story As Frank Herbert Intended

Time to return to the desert!

By Ryan Britt
Wibbly Wobbly

'Doctor Who' Just Retconned Its Greatest Villain

Who was the first Master?

By Ryan Britt
Qapla!

Star Trek Has Reawakened Its Oldest Canon Debate

The bumpy Klingon conundrum.

By Ryan Britt
Spicy Updates

Could 'Dune 4' Be Made Without Denis Villeneuve?

The Dune saga could continue beyond Dune 3.

By Ryan Britt
Spaceship Stunts

The Most Underrated Star Wars Ship Just Got A Massive Upgrade

We’ve never seen ships in Star Wars do this before.

By Ryan Britt
Movies

Star Trek's Ambitious New Movie Has Changed Radically Since Conception

It’s almost time to visit Section 31.

By Ryan Britt
Dark Jedi

One Line in 'Skeleton Crew' Just Deepened A Huge Jedi Mystery

Who trained Jod?

By Ryan Britt
Timey Wimey

'Doctor Who' Just Brought Back Its Most Controversial Time-Travel Trick

The king of all paradoxes as returned.

By Ryan Britt
Retrospective

'Galaxy Quest' No Longer Needs Star Trek

Never Surrender.

By Ryan Britt
The Spice

How 'Dune: Prophecy’s Season 1 Finale Changed Bene Gesserit Canon

Fear is the mind-killer. But is it also a bioweapon?

By Ryan Britt
Spicy Endings

'Dune: Prophecy' Season 1’s Twist Ending Explains (Almost) Everything

Here's what went down and what it means for Season 2.

By Ryan Britt