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Steve Hely and Joe Bennett reveal the origins of their Adult Swim animated series that takes on Big Pharma with an X-Files-esque slant.

Joe, does working a provocative new animated series balm the one-and-done-season pain of Scavengers Reign?

Bennett: Well, first of all, I'm still hopeful. The fan base is growing by the day, so I'm feeling good about another season. There's nothing to be bummed about because I'm very grateful that Season 1 even saw the light of day. And as far as Common Side Effects, it's like another child. I'm very happy and excited this is going to come out, and it feels like a pretty different kind of show. I can separate the two.

On that note, what about a second season for Common Side Effects?

Hely: We pitched out a Season 2 to Adult Swim the other day, and they seemed pretty excited about it. I think they're probably waiting to see how it does, but we would love to keep going.

Cyber criminals threatened to hold Paddington Bear to ransom after hacking into a showbiz talent company. The gang targeted The Agency, which handles promotion for the much-loved marmalade muncher.

On Valentine’s Day, the Rhysida ransomware group, believed to be based in Russia, demanded the West London firm pay a ransom to prevent sensitive data being released online. The company, which represents the estate of Paddington Bear author Michael Bond, refused to pay and called in cops.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/Ke4WHqYhem8

The upcoming The Robot Chicken Self-Discovery Special follows the hapless Robot Chicken Nerd as he seeks self-discovery the only way America knows how: going on reality shows! Will he find a "90-Day Fiancé" – or end up "Shark Week" chum? In addition, Adult Swim is honoring the 20th anniversary by airing the series five nights a week throughout the month of February. Late-night double episodes are running Monday – Thursday beginning at 12:30 am ET/PT, and featured specials airing late-night on Sundays at 1:00 am ET/PT.

Today, Prime Video revealed the first-look images and premiere date for the new adult animated series, #1 Happy Family USA. All eight episodes will premiere in more than 240 countries and territories April 17, exclusively on Prime Video.

From Amazon MGM Studios, A24 and Cairo Cowboy, the show is a provocative and comedic tale on the Muslim-American experience, co-created by Ramy Youssef (Ramy) and Pam Brady (South Park).

Synopsis: #1 Happy Family USA follows the maniacally upbeat Husseins — the most patriotic, most peaceful and most definitely-not-suspicious Muslim family in post-9/11 “Amreeka.” With satire and absurdity, it redefines finding humor in hardship as they navigate the early 2000s under the watchful eyes of their terrified neighbors.

Ramy Youssef also leads the voices cast, starring alongside Alia Shawkat, Mandy Moore, Chris Redd, Salma Hindy, Randa Jarrar, Akaash Singh and Whitmer Thomas.

Deadline reports that Nickelodeon and Avatar Studios have announced that the next major project is Avatar: Seven Havens, a 26-episode, 2D animated TV series that will mark the next major chronological leap in the Avatar timeline after the events of The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra. Franchise co-creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko will develop the series.

Hannah Waddingham, voice of “Deliria” gives us an exclusive sneak peak of the guest voices in Krapopolis season 2. Guest Stars include Ken Jeong as “Dr. Paulakis”, Kieran Culkin as “Wormius”, Gillian Jacobs as “Ana/Bride” and many more!

John Malkovich is set to make his Marvel debut as a mystery character in this summer’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” but it wasn’t the first Marvel role the Oscar nominee has been offered over the years. The actor revealed an interview with GQ magazine that he’s turned down a few Marvel offers in the past because the pay just wasn’t sufficient enough.

“The reason I didn’t do them had nothing to do with any artistic considerations whatsoever,” Malkovich said. “I didn’t like the deals they made, at all. These films are quite grueling to make… If you’re going to hang from a crane in front of a green screen for six months, pay me. You don’t want to pay me, it’s cool, but then I don’t want to do it, because I’d rather be onstage, or be directing a play, or doing something else.”

What Malkovich was surprised to discover was that filming “The Fantastic Four” was “not that dissimilar to doing theater” because “you imagine a bunch of stuff that isn’t there and do your little play.” He told GQ that he took a role in the movie primarily because he wanted to work with director Matt Shaman again after 2014’s “Cut Bank.”