Books

Undead

34 Years Later, an Iconic Director's Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Is Getting A Weird Reboot

ByRyan Britt
Science

A Mathematician Brilliantly Argues Why Pi Day Should Actually Be in July

ByElana Spivack
The Spice

HBO's New 'Dune' Show Expands Franchise Canon With One Surprising Omission

ByRyan Britt
The Ring

69 Years Later, One Forgotten Lord of the Rings Character Will Finally Make Sense

ByRyan Britt
Inverse Recommends

Netflix Just Quietly Added the Most Important Sci-Fi Trilogy of All Time

ByRyan Britt
Dracarys!

Dragon Sizes in 'House of the Dragon': All 16, Ranked From Biggest to Smallest

ByMónica Marie Zorrilla and Dais Johnston

Inside The Secret James Bond Reboot That’s Happening Right Now

ByRyan Britt
Spoilers

Who Was Qimir's Jedi Master? 'The Acolyte' Theory Reveals a Shocking Answer Hiding in Plain Sight

ByRyan Britt
The Spice

Does 'Dune 3' Have a 2026 Release Date? Not So Fast

ByRyan Britt
The Ring

Lord of the Rings Is Bringing Back the Most Overlooked Monsters That Peter Jackson Ignored

ByRyan Britt
Retrospective

45 Years Ago, Star Wars Ruined a Great James Bond Story

ByRyan Britt

Hollywood's Newest Money-Making Scheme Is... Books

ByZach Schonfeld
Space

‘Accidental Astronomy:’ A New Book Explores Everything In Space We Found By Accident

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Movies

Netflix's Biggest Sci-Fi Show Will Soon Face An Unexpected Rival Movie

ByRyan Britt
Crack the Whip

'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle' Could be the Best Indy Adventure in 35 Years

ByRyan Britt
Spoilers

'Dune: Awakening' Could Wildly Change Everything We Know About Dune

ByRyan Britt
Movies

21 Years Later, The Greatest 'Lord of the Rings' Hero Could Return — But There's a Catch

ByRyan Britt
The One Ring

70 Years Later, The Most Bizarre 'Lord of the Rings' Character Is Finally Getting the Spotlight

ByRyan Britt
Comic Books

28 Years Later, The Most Influential Batman Story Will Finally Be Finished

ByRyan Britt
Riddles in the Dark

73 Years Ago, J.R.R. Tolkien Changed Gollum Canon Forever — It's About to Happen Again

ByRyan Britt
The End of Time

Netflix's Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Show Is Getting Even Bigger

ByRyan Britt
The Spice

'Dune’s Spinoff is Borrowing an Ambitious Trick From HBO’s Biggest Show

ByRyan Britt
Retrospective

20 Years Ago, An Ambitious War Epic Fumbled an Impossible Premise

ByLyvie Scott
News

2024's Best Epic Series is Repeating a Troubling TV Trend

ByDais Johnston
The Inverse Interview

How Apple Made the Most Audacious Multiverse Epic of the Decade

ByRyan Britt
Health

Over 700 Startups Have Invested Billions of Dollars Into Solving Humanity’s Most Challenging Problem

ByUndark and Emily Cataneo
Review

Apple's Best Sci-Fi Show Of The Year Makes the Multiverse Exciting Again

ByRyan Britt
TV

The Best Action Epic of the Year Defies an Annoying TV Trend

ByAlex Welch
The Inverse Interview

How Sci-Fi's Most Controversial Writer Influenced The Next Generation

ByRyan Britt
Retrospective

35 Years Ago, Stephen King Made an Iconic Zombie Thriller With 2 Underrated Sci-Fi Legends

ByRyan Britt
TV

Apple’s Next Big Sci-Fi Show Makes A Brilliant Change to the Book Its Based On

ByRyan Britt
Space

Is the Moon More Important Than the Sun? A New Book Exposes Our Satellite’s Forgotten Power

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Movies

56 Years Later, a Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Franchise Might Just Have Confirmed Its Biggest Twist

ByRyan Britt
The Spice

'Dune 3' Probably Won't Arrive For At Least 5 Years — And It Shouldn't

ByRyan Britt
Review

Netflix Just Quietly Released The Most Bone-Chilling Noir Thriller of the Year

ByAlex Welch
TV

Netflix's #1 Sci-Fi Show Has A Massive Challenge For Season 2

ByRyan Britt
The Spice

40 Years Ago, Two Incredible Lost 'Dune' Scripts Almost Beat Star Wars to the Punch

ByRyan Britt
Spice Rant

'Dune 2' Should Be The Last 'Dune' Movie For One Crucial Reason

ByRyan Britt
Star Wars

25 Years Later, Star Wars Canon Just Finally Solved a Weird Jedi Mystery

ByRyan Britt
TV

'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Will Fix Season 1’s Biggest Mistake

ByAlex Welch
The Inverse Interview

Netflix's Latest Sci-Fi Epic Used a Surprising Alternative to the Volume for Its Trippiest Scenes

ByRyan Britt
Timey Wimey

72 Years Later, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Ever Is Finally Addressing A Tricky Time-Travel Trope

ByRyan Britt
Long Live the Fighters

Wild 'Dune 2' Theory Reveals a Canon-Shattering Twist Hiding in Plain Sight

ByRyan Britt
Spoilers

'3 Body Problem' Ending Explained: How the Wallfacer Project Sets Up Season 2's Wildest Twists

ByRyan Britt
The Inverse Interview

Netflix’s “Unadaptable” Sci-Fi Epic Radically Changes the Books — And That's Why it Works

ByRyan Britt and Hoai-Tran Bui
TV

Hulu's Best Action Epic of 2024 Avoids One Tired Storytelling Cliché

ByAlex Welch
Long Live the Fighters

'Dune 2' Fixes One of Hollywood's Most Annoying Problems

ByAlex Welch
Long Live the Fighters

'Dune 2' Theory Could Alter the Whole Franchise Timeline

ByRyan Britt
Long Live the Fighters

How 'Dune 2’s Darkest Twist Explains Its Subversive Ending

ByAlex Welch
Long Live the Fighters

'Dune 2's Radical Chani Reboot Fixes Frank Herbert's Biggest Mistake

ByRyan Britt and Hoai-Tran Bui