Blake Horstmann and Giannina Gibelli both Looked for love on reality TV before sparking their romance off camera.

Bachelor Nation met Horstmann when he competed for Becca Kufrin’s affections on season 14 of The Bachelorette. After finishing as the runner-up on the 2018 season, Horstmann came under fire during season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise after his pre-show hookups with Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Kristina Schulman were revealed on the beach. While the 2019 season was airing, Horstmann took to Instagram to share his text messages with Miller-Keyes.

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Gibelli, for her part, appeared on season 1 of Love Is Blind, and got engaged to costar Damian Powers. While the pair split on their wedding day, they reconnected after the cameras stopped rolling. The duo called it quits for good in 2021 after he was accused of cheating on Gibelli with Too Hot to Handle’s Francesca Farago, which he denied.

Gibelli found love again by the end of the year, however, when she met Horstmann while filming season 1 of All Star Shore. In June 2026, the pair officially said “I do” while flanked by alums from their respective reality TV dating series.

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Blake Horstmann and Giannina Gibelli have officially found their happily ever after beyond and away from the reality TV cameras.

The Bachelorette alum, 37, and the Love Is Blind alum, 33, tied the knot during an intimate wedding in Croatia on Saturday, June 20, surrounded by alums from both reality franchises, including Jason Tartick, Astrid Loch, Alexa Lemieux, Colleen Reed and Raven Ross.

Horstmann and Gibelli began dating in December 2021 after costarring on season 1 of the Paramount+ series All Star Shore. Us Weekly confirmed in January 2022 that the couple were officially an item, though they initially had to keep their romance under wraps since the reality show hadn’t premiered yet.

“We had to first keep basically six months of our relationship private, so that was fun in a sense because we didn’t have the public pressure, we didn’t have all the eyes on us, we could just kind of be ourselves,” Horstmann exclusively told Us in October 2022. “But it was hard too because it’s never fun to hide the person you love.”

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Blake Horstmann and Giannina Gibelli both Looked for love on reality TV before sparking their romance off camera. Bachelor Nation met Horstmann when he competed for Becca Kufrin’s affections on season 14 of The Bachelorette. After finishing as the runner-up on the 2018 season, Horstmann came under fire during season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise […]

Horstmann also revealed one of the keys to his and Gibelli’s relationship was their ability to communicate.

“We both handle conflict incredibly well,” he explained. “I’ve never had a relationship where, you know, if you’re in a fight … or conflict, instead of holding grudges or doing whatever, we talk it out. Or even if it’s, we’re not able to talk [it] out now, we go to separate rooms, we cool down and we come back and we talk it out. It’s kind of the first time too where we don’t have the same fight over and over because we’re able to talk it out and we get over it and we come to a conclusion, if you will.”

After nearly two years together, Horstmann and Gibelli announced in November 2023 that they were expecting their first baby. The duo welcomed their son, Heath, in March 2024.

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Later that year, Gibelli hinted at the couple’s plans to eventually expand their family.

“I want the whole basketball team. I really do,” she exclusively told Us in August 2024. “I literally popped him out and I was like, ‘Let’s do it again!’”

Horstmann ultimately proposed to Gibelli during an October 2024 trip to Madrid, Spain.

“Our love story has been everything I’ve always dreamt it would be and more,” she told People the following month. “As soon as I met Blake, I knew he was my soulmate and I know the universe was always leading me to him. Being together forever and creating our family is literally the joy of my life.”

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Horstmann, for his part, gushed: “We are over the moon and we can’t wait to be married in front of our loved ones.”

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Gibelli and Horstmann confirmed in July 2025 that they were planning a destination wedding for the summer of 2026.

“I’m a very small and intimate kind of gal. Also, it’s far away,” she exclusively told Us at the time. “So you know who your people are. Whoever’s going to show up, I know you’re my people!”

Horstmann chimed in, “I think we’re going to invite a decent amount, but I think it’s going to end up being kind of an intimate, intimate [thing], it’s going to be fun.”

Jack Osbourne is addressing online backlash over his decision to attend the controversial UFC fight at the White House.

“Alright, I want to address me going to the White House to the UFC fight. First of all, some of the comments I’ve been getting are completely insane,” Osbourne, 40, addressed the camera in a video shared via his YouTube page on Thursday, June 18. “Like, what the f***? I went to a sporting event. That’s it.”

Osbourne then showed various screenshots of fans and social media users letting them know how they felt about his decision to attend the Sunday, June 14, event, in which UFC heavyweight fighter Josh Hokit called former first lady Michelle Obama “a man” during his postfight interview with Joe Rogan and after defeating Derrick Lewis.

“So disappointed,” one person wrote of Jack’s decision to attend the event, while another post read, “Who would want to go… baffling… embarrassing.”

“This is kinda devastating not gonna lie,” another fan wrote.

“Your birth country would be disappointed to say the least,” another commented.

“I recommend you listen to ‘War Pigs’ one more time,” one user wrote, referencing Jack’s late father, rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, and Black Sabbath’s 1970 anti-war ballad.

In his Thursday video, Osbourne argued that he didn’t attend the unprecedented sporting match as a political operative or potential politician — despite its obvious political location — but as a fan of the combat sport.

“I didn’t go and throw my hat into the ring for political office,” he said. “I wasn’t there going to endorse a politician or some kind of foreign affairs issue. Nothing. I literally went to the White House to go see UFC. I have been into combat sports my entire life. I started doing Taekwondo at 6. I used to go to Thailand every year in my late teens, early 20s to do Muay Thai. I have fought Muay Thai fights professionally.”

Jack continued, “In my 30s, I started doing Ju Jitsu. I have also attended UFC and Pride fights going back to the early 2000s. It is something that has been a part of my life since I can remember. So when I got invited by Dana White to attend the fight at the White House, of course I would go. Any person out there who would get an invite would have gone, I’m sorry. There is no one I could think of that would have been like, ‘Oh, no. I’m not going because I don’t approve of Orange Man.’ Or whatever the f***. That’s ridiculous. It was not a political event, or in my eyes it was not. It was a f***ing fight at the White House. Who gives a s***?”

Jack went on to claim that during the event he even asked his wife, Aree Gearhart, why the White House — also known as The People’s House — doesn’t play host to more sporting events on a regular basis.

“In fact, politicians back in the day used to do that, so just food for thought,” Jack continued, before adding people who evoked his father directly.

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“As far as the people bringing my father into this, saying, ‘Oh, Ozzy would not approve. He is rolling over in his grave.’ Shut the f*** up,” Jack said. (Ozzy died on July 22, 2025, of a heart attack following a public battle with Parkinson’s. He was 76.)

“You did not know my father. You did not know where he stood with things,” Jack continued. “Yes, he wrote a song called ‘War Pigs.’ Anti-war song. He wasn’t anti-UFC. He wasn’t anti-going-to-an-event-at-the-White-House. He’s anti-war. Sure, fair enough. But, at the end of the day, my dad still attended the Correspondents’ Dinner back in the day when Bush was president. George Bush gave him a shoutout.”

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Jack then played video of his father attending the 2002 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, in which the legendary rocker stood on a table and gave the peace sign after president Bush introduced him to the crowd.

“Additionally, my dad did USO tours, he went to Korea to see the troops. He attended events at Walter Reed Hospital to see the wounded soldiers and Marines and Air Force pilots, so shut the f*** up basically,” Jack added. “To bring my father into this, to say he would or wouldn’t approve, is completely insane.”

He concluded, “I simply attended a sporting event for a sport that I have a great amount of respect for and something that has been a part of my life since I can remember, so deal with it and I’m sorry you weren’t invited.”

Superhero television may be a dime a dozen these days, but there was a time when that wasn’t the case. It wasn’t so long ago that shows like the Adam West-led Batman series from the ’60s or the 1977 The Incredible Hulk TV show were considered the most popular comic-to-screen programs, though that started to change come the 21st century. Now, we have everything from Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins to DC Comics prequels to comic book deconstructions like The Boys that have flooded the superhero-on-TV market, but that wasn’t always the case.

Before the Arrowverse erupted on The CW in the 2010s and the MCU moved from the big screen to the small with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., it was slim-pickings for superhero fans. Smallville ruled (and still does) as the longest running live-action superhero series out there, but even that show wasn’t fully committed to tights and flights until the very end. Along the way, you’ve probably forgotten about some of the more unique superhero shows that aired for a brief time on television, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have potential on their own.

‘Flash Gordon’ (2007–2008)

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After he was killed off on Smallville, Eric Johnson bounced around for a few years before landing a superhero role of his own in the short-lived Flash Gordon reboot. Now, admittedly, Flash Gordon has a rough first few episodes. The show struggled to find an audience because the quality of this 21st-century take on the retro space opera failed to live up to the hype. It wasn’t great at first, but as the show progressed, it actually grew into a capable superhero series with genuine potential — it’s almost a shame it was canceled.

Flash Gordon follows its title hero as he’s transported to the world of Mongo and pitted against the tyrannical ruler, Ming the Merciless (John Ralston). As Flash builds alliances with those on Mongo and the series slowly pivots from Earth to the alien homeworld, Flash Gordon eventually finds its voice. However, it was all too little, too late. Audiences stopped watching after a boring batch of initial episodes, and Flash Gordon was put down before it ever had the chance to soar.

‘Legends of the Superheroes’ (1979)

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If you’ve never heard of Legends of the Superheroes, that’s probably because DC has tried to bury the live-action debut of many of its superhero characters, including Green Lantern (Howard Murphy), The Flash (Rod Haase), Hawkman (Bill Nuckols), Black Canary (Danuta Wesley), and the Huntress (Barbara Joyce). This two-episode television special took place in the same world as Adam West’s Batman, as the Dynamic Duo appeared alongside the rest of this “Justice League.” And boy, is this a time capsule.

What makes Legends of the Superheroes “great” isn’t that it’s actually good, per se. It’s really not. But in addition to being a Batman reunion special (alongside Adam West and Burt Ward, Frank Gorshin also returns as The Riddler), the second part is actually a celebrity roast. It’s a superhero parody at its most strange, complete with the same flavor of humor that made Batman a national phenomenon — though perhaps not as grand as Batman‘s best TV heists. If that’s your style of superhero television, you probably won’t be disappointed.

‘Black Scorpion’ (2001)

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Based on not one but two made-for-TV superhero comedy movies by Roger Corman (seriously), Black Scorpion was a single-season superhero series that briefly aired on Syfy (then Sci-Fi Channel) in 2001. As Angel City police detective Darcy Walker realizes that the badge isn’t always enough, she moonlights as the Black Scorpion to fight crime after dark. Though Joan Severance played the character in the previous TV movies, Michelle Lintel took over the role for the 22-episode television series.

Black Scorpion is a bit of a fever dream. It’s like if WB’s likewise short-lived Birds of Prey (a near-perfect DC show few remember) had an older cousin to learn from her poor choices. The titular heroine had a rogues’ gallery that included villains played by none other than Adam West and Frank Gorshin of Batman fame, as well as Cobra Kai antagonist Martin Kove. The bulk of the episodes were written by co-creator Craig J. Nevius, and serve as a largely enjoyable mix between the ’60s Batman series and Tim Burton’s ’80s Batman movie, albeit with a female protagonist.

‘My Secret Identity’ (1988–1991)

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Perhaps the most beloved entry on this list, My Secret Identity has been all but forgotten by everyone except those who watched the original program back when it aired on syndication (or the later Sci-Fi Channel reruns). Starring Jerry O’Connell as teenage comic book enthusiast Andrew Clements, the show follows his adventures after he suddenly gets superpowers from a beam shot by his friend Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoate (Derek McGrath). Knowing what he must do, Andrew chooses the responsibility of a hero.

As the title suggests, Andrew hides his secret identity from everyone in his life, save Dr. Jeffcoate. A fun blend of adventure, science fiction, and comedy, My Secret Identity ran for three seasons and 72 episodes. With a killer theme song that will stay in your head for hours (trust us), this show is the perfect binge for those looking for some superhero-lite superhero TV. Funny enough, O’Connell would later voice Superman in his career, and it all started back in ’88.

‘Who Wants to Be a Superhero?’ (2006–2007)

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From the mind of Stan Lee, this superhero-centric reality television series is actually a competition show. Who Wants to Be a Superhero? pits several contestants against each other to discover whose idea for an original superhero character would win the heart of Stan “The Man” himself. The winner would not only get their character turned into a Stan Lee-penned Dark Horse comic book, but would also be included in live-action in a Sci-Fi Channel original movie — Mega Snake being the first.

Although Who Wants to Be a Superhero? only ran for two seasons, the concept itself was an ingenious way to capitalize on the growing mainstream superhero craze. Unfortunately, the show aired about a decade too early, with Matthew Atherton‘s Feedback and Jarret Crippen‘s The Defuser being the only superheroes created from this short-lived phenomenon. It may not deliver everything you want from the superhero genre, but it was a unique idea that could only come from the mind of Stan Lee. ‘Nuff said!

‘Automan’ (1983–1984)

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From Glen A. Larson, the mind behind the original Battlestar Galactica, came the Tron-inspired Automan. Somehow, this ’80s sci-fi comedy still holds up as it follows an artificial superhero, “the Automatic Man” (Chuck Wagner), created by police programmer Walter Nebicher (Desi Arnaz Jr.) to fight the crime that the cops cannot. Long before AI is what we know it as today, the potential seemed limitless, and the idea of turning a computer program into a superhero just made sense.

If you can get past the basic Tron comparison, Automan was loads of fun. However, the show only lasted a dozen episodes on the air before it was unceremoniously axed by ABC. Evidently, the program was too far ahead of its time — perhaps it would have done better in today’s market. (Call Ronald D. Moore, we have another Larson series he needs to update!)

‘Electra Woman and Dyna Girl’ (1976)

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If you’ve never heard of Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, that’s not exactly a surprise. This superhero series was a part of the larger umbrella program The Krofft Supershow that was aimed specifically for kids. Deidre Hall played Electra Woman opposite Judy Strangis‘ Dyna Girl, as the pair of super-heroines fought crime when not working as newspaper journalists. Their bulky “ElectraComs” could do almost anything, and for 8 episodes (and 16 different 12-minute segments) they tackled some of the strangest villains.

The original Electra Woman and Dyna Girl series is a wholesome gem that has gone down in pop culture infamy. The WB even tried to make an “edgy” updated satirical superhero series in the style of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (albeit, in live-action) in the early 2000s, though the pilot was so terrible that the network ultimately passed. Likewise, a web-series revival made its way to screens starring a pair of YouTubers, but nothing quite beats the earnestness of the original ’70s program.

‘M.A.N.T.I.S.’ (1994–1997)

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Before Carl Lumbly would voice Martian Manhunter in the Justice League animated series, he starred in M.A.N.T.I.S. as the first black superhero on television. After Dr. Miles Hawkins (Lumbly) is paralyzed and disheartened by a criminal conspiracy targeting the black community, he utilizes his company’s superhuman M.A.N.T.I.S. exoskeleton to fight crime after dark, which grants him super-strength, speed, and paralytic darts. For a single 22-episode season, M.A.N.T.I.S. brought a new flavor of crime fighter to television screens.

Created by the combined efforts of Batman scribe Sam Hamm and future Spider-Man director Sam Raimi, it’s kind of odd that this series didn’t last more than a season on Fox. After a relatively grounded TV pilot film, M.A.N.T.I.S. goes a bit off the rails, but isn’t that the case for really all superheroes when you think about it? The show is an odd duck, but it’s a fun watch even now when looking back on it.

‘Mutant X’ (2001–2004)

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Despite the fact that it shares the same name with a ’90s Marvel comic series, and it was made with Marvel’s cooperation in mind, the Avi Arad-created Mutant X is only loosely connected to the X-Men franchise. Well, technically, it’s not connected at all, as this team of “mutants” received their powers not because of an evolutionary mutant gene, but due to genetic experimentation conducted by a mysterious government entity. With an ensemble cast, this X-Men-lite series ran an impressive three seasons in syndication.

“Protecting a world that doesn’t know they exist” was the Mutant X tagline, and under the leadership of Adam Kane (John Shea from Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman), that’s exactly what this group of rag-tag not-quite-mutants did. Clearly inspired by a combination of the Fox-made X-Men movies and The Matrix, Mutant X is the second-longest-running series on this list after My Secret Identity with an impressive 66 episodes. If only it were an actual Mutant X adaptation…

‘The Cape’ (2011)

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Probably the most infamous show on this list, The Cape was set up by NBC to be the next big “comic book/superhero”-inspired show after the end of Heroes, but it never quite lived up to the hype. For one thing, the show was canceled before its first season even finished airing (with the finale being released online instead), with the failure of The Cape eventually becoming a recurring joke on Community. But there was something about the premise that was actually quite interesting and, as strange as it was, may deserve another look.

The Cape took the superhero concept back to its roots when “good cop” Vince Faraday (David Lyons) is framed and supposedly murdered by a supervillain, only to be taken in by a traveling circus who teach him the theatrical skills necessary to fight crime as “The Cape” (still considered by many to be among the worst TV superheroes) and win back his family. Superheroes themselves were often inspired by circus acts, and so tying the concept back to The Carnival of Crime was a unique way to update the idea. It may not have been able to carry “six seasons and a movie,” but The Cape could have lasted at least a full network TV season.

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Deran Sarafian, David Jackson, David Straiton, Dennie Gordon, Ernest R. Dickerson, Karen Gaviola, Michael Nankin, Roxann Dawson

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Tom Wheeler, William Wheeler, Craig Titley, Toni Graphia

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Although Melissa Joan Hart said goodbye to Sabrina Spellman of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” in 2003, she’s still connected to the fictional character in more ways than one. In a new interview, the esteemed actress opened up about what she believes the witch would be doing today if the show were still on the air.

Recently, the cast of “Sabrina” gathered in Chicago for a reunion show celebrating the program’s 30th anniversary. Speaking with PEOPLE, Hart talked about the character that made her a household name, revealing what she thinks she’d be up to if the show were airing in 2026.

“I think married, kids maybe, still juggling around the witchcraft thing, not able to quite get a handle on it,” she said.

And Hart’s character wouldn’t be married to any average Joe. She’d likely be with her on-again-off-again love interest, Harvey, who was portrayed by Nate Richert. “I think she’s still with Harvey. I mean, look, the way they rode off on a motorcycle, there’s no coming back from that. You have to make that stick,” she joked.

Melissa Joan Hart Reflects On The Show Being 30 Years Old

A majority of the “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” cast gathered together at the Vic Theatre in Illinois to reflect on the show and its impact on pop culture. Present was Beth Broderick, Caroline Rhea, Soleil Moon Frye, Michelle Beaudoin, Jenna Leigh Green, Elisa Donovan, David Lascher, Richert, and, of course, Hart.

When Hart was asked how she felt about the show reaching the 30-year milestone, the actress joked, “I can’t believe it’s been [that long] because I’m only 30.” She added, “So, that’s impossible. I was 0 when we started this show.”

Hart went on to say how special the 30-year anniversary was and how much the show still means to her three decades later.

“It’s still so loved. It’s so international. So many people come to me and say it got them through a hard time or they learned English from the show,” she said. “All these amazing things that you hear that over time you hear it so much that you have to start to believe that it meant a lot to people.”

Melissa Joan Hart Says She Didn’t ‘Identify’ With Her Character That Much

While she’s grateful for the show’s reach, Hart revealed in a previous interview that she never felt as connected to the character as some probably believed. Hart was 20 at the time, playing a teenager, and, according to her, the challenges Sabrina faced were very different from what she was experiencing.

“She wanted to be the wallflower. She didn’t know what to do with these magical abilities. She felt very lost, and other people were trying to help her solve it,” she said.

There were a few things, though, that helped her connect with Sabrina, such as her costumes and magical mishaps.

“If she wasn’t always in different costumes and kind of getting put in these weird situations where I got to be Cinderella or Alice Wonderland or a trapeze artist or in Cirque du Soleil or whatever I don’t know if I would’ve enjoyed the experience as much as I did because I just didn’t identify with her very well,” she added.

Hart Opens Up About Growing Up As A Child Star

Before she originated the role of Spellman in “Sabrina,” Hart played Clarissa in the sitcom “Clarissa Explains It All.” She played the role from 14 to 18—her prime teenage years. But despite growing up in front of the camera, Hart said that didn’t change her.

In fact, working as a child star instilled in her a “good work ethic” and helped her learn new things about herself. “I pretty much had a normal childhood, even though I was acting since I was 4,” she said, praising the role her family played in helping keep her grounded, per The Blast.

“I think my family did a really good job…I was in Girl Scouts, and we would go on family ski trips and things like that. So there was a lot of normal mixed up with this weird, crazy world,” she said.

Did Hart Ever Want Her Kids To Become Child Stars?

Even though she did it herself, Hart wasn’t necessarily eager to turn her children into child stars. She previously revealed that her three sons once showed some interest in the entertainment industry, but for the wrong reasons—a mindset she quickly helped them move beyond. “It was for money and fame. It wasn’t because they love the craft,” Hart said.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton might seem as different as can be — but they make a perfect match.

Stefani and Shelton met while working on The Voice in 2015 and quickly fell for each other in the wake of their divorces from Gavin Rossdale and Miranda Lambert, respectively. After five years together, Shelton finally popped the question in October 2020.

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While the “Hollaback Girl” singer and Shelton hunkered down together amid the coronavirus pandemic, an insider exclusively told Us Weekly that Stefani’s kids have a soft spot for Shelton. (Stefani shares three sons, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo, with Rossdale.)

“Those boys look up to Blake in a big way,” the source said in August 2020. “He’s earned their respect as a father figure. He’s gone from being their friend to being a serious parental influence.”

Scroll down to take a look back at all of Stefani and Shelton’s sweetest moments together.

Fresh off the success of Ocean’s Eleven in 2001 — the movie grossed $450 million worldwide against a reported budget of $85 million — Hollywood decided to focus on the heist genre like never before. Interestingly, the big-budget underperformers Swordfish and The Score were released a few months before Ocean’s Eleven. But their so-so box-office didn’t deter the industry from chasing success in the heist genre. Only two years later, Paramount got an A-list cast together for a big-budget heist movie that did solid business at the box office, received moderately positive reviews, and is now witnessing a viewership spike on streaming. The movie wasn’t exactly a remake, but was heavily inspired by a cult classic British film from 1969 starring Michael Caine.

The 2003 version was directed by F. Gary Gray, who’d return to the heist genre several years later with The Fate of the Furious and the Netflix hit Lift. Neither film received particularly positive reviews, although Gray’s 2003 film holds the highest score of the lot on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. It was headlined by Mark Wahlberg, with Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Edward Norton, Yasiin Bey (credited as Mos Def), Donald Sutherland, and Seth Green in supporting roles.

‘The Italian Job’ Sequel Never Took Off

By now, you’ve probably guessed that we’re talking about The Italian Job. The film is sitting at a 72% score on Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Despite some iffy plot elements, The Italian Job succeeds in delivering an entertaining modern take on the original 1969 heist film, thanks to a charismatic cast.” The movie was reasonably successful, grossing $176 million worldwide against a reported budget of $60 million. A sequel, tentatively titled The Brazilian Job, was stuck in development hell for several years before its writer, David Twohy, stated that no progress had been made on it. The Italian Job, however, remains a fan favorite. According to FlixPatrol, it was among the most-watched movies on Netflix worldwide this week, when the leaderboard was topped by the recently released romantic comedy Office Romance. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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Jason Momoa is one of the most adaptable actors in Hollywood. With his imposing size and long hair, he can easily pull off action characters like he did in Aquaman, Dune, and Fast X. With his comedic chops, funnier roles, such as A Minecraft Movie, come easily to him, too. Momoa has also found success in television, most notably in Game of Thrones. But for his most underappreciated series, look no further than Apple TV‘s See. While it lasted only three seasons, it continued to show just how great Momoa is.

‘See’ Was Created by ‘Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight

Season 1 of See debuted on Apple TV+ in November 2019, created by Steven Knight, the mastermind behind Peaky Blinders. Although See didn’t find the same amount of attention as that series, it doesn’t make it any less bingeworthy. See has a compelling way due to its premise. The post-apocalyptic series is set in a futuristic world where a virus has killed most humans. For those who live, they discover that their children are born blind. The new world has learned to keep going with people who have adapted around the senses of touch, smell, and hearing.

At the center of the action is Jason Momoa’s Baba Voss, the badass warrior who heads the Alkenny Tribe. When it’s discovered that his adopted children are born with the long-lost gift of sight, See becomes all about Voss’ journey to protect them and the rest of his people from the Witchfinders, the antagonists who hunt down those who can see.

‘See’ Is Highlighted by Standout Supporting Performances

See is, ironically, a sight for the eyes, a visual spectacle that comes off more like a big-budget Hollywood film than a series airing on a streamer. Beautiful cinematography and phenomenal fight scenes highlight See, but something was missing from the series early on. Enter Dave Bautista in Season 2 as the ideal villain to oppose Momoa’s Baba Voss. Bautista plays Baba’s brother, Edo Voss, a man who is no hero. Baba’s younger sibling is the Trivantian army’s Commander General, and deeper family drama has Edo seeking revenge against his own blood.

As thrilling as they are, See is much more than fight scenes between Momoa and Bautista. The series depends heavily on its supporting cast. Hera Hilmar plays Maghra, the wife of Baba Voss. She has a deep love for her husband, but emotion has not made her weak. Maghra is a born leader loyal to her family. She brings out the best in Momoa, whose acting abilities shine, as Baba Voss transcends the tropes of a muscle-bound hero in an action-heavy series. It’s Baba’s children who give him a reason to fight. See isn’t interested in making brother and sister Kofun (Archie Madewke) and Haniwa (Nesta Cooper) too similar. They are their own people, well-layered with strengths and weaknesses, not simple tropes for someone else’s journey.

Bautista doesn’t do all the heavy lifting as See’s antagonist. In fact, he’s not the main one. Maghra is the exact opposite of her sister, the evil Queen Sibeth Kane (Sylvia Hoeks). She is easy to hate, and Hoek’s talents make her someone to fear even more than Bautista’s character. Standing by her side is the man tasked with so much death, Tamacti Jun (Christian Camargo). However, what could have been a basic character arguably becomes the most fascinating of the series in an arc filled with twists.

‘See’ Set Viewing Records for Apple TV

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Season 1 of See is a series finding its way. It’s a premise with too much going on and not enough emphasis on character. Stay with it though, because in Season 2, See breaks out in more ways than one. The Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer nearly doubled, with the number of critics enjoying it moving up from 44% to a staggering 83%. The second season kept the high-octane fight scenes and gore intact, while also remembering to build up its characters and give audiences a reason to care beyond the action.

Critics weren’t the only ones who noticed the significant change to See. Viewers did as well. See‘s first season, in November 2019, helped get Apple TV off the ground a year before Ted Lasso came on the scene. When the second season debuted in September 2021, it set a then-viewership record for the streamer, with viewership up 30% from what it had been in 2019. While the show is not what Jason Momoa is most known for, See proves how multifaceted the actor is. He puts his all into it, creating an equal parts compelling physical and emotional performance. See is a complex world built on an original premise, with magnificent, feature film-worthy camerawork, and characters you’ll grow to love and hate. If you skipped it the first time around, check out what you’ve been missing.