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'Siren' Season 2 Premieres January 2019, Promises "More Mermaids Are Coming"
When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean. The series stars Alex Roe ("The 5th Wave") as Ben, a bright marine biologist who finds himself drawn to a[...]
Siren Season 2: Garcelle Beauvais Joins Freeform Series as Maddie's Mother
When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean. The series stars Alex Roe ("The 5th Wave") as Ben, a bright marine biologist who finds himself drawn to a[...]
TLC Member/Superfan Chilli Goes Chasing Mermaids as Siren's SDCC Panel Moderator
The Siren superfan will be moderating the show's Thursday, July 19, SDCC panel — set to include stars Eline Powell (Ryn), Alex Roe (Ben), Fola Evans-Akingbola (Maddie), Ian Verdun (Xander), and Rena Owen (Helen), and executive producers Emily Whitesell and Eric Wald. As we pride ourselves on not going for an obvious "mermaids/'Waterfalls'" joke, check out[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 10 / Series Review: A Weak Season Finale for a Promising Series
The season finale brought a permanent end to some of our characters; major changes to others; a town council demanding answers; and Ben (Alex Roe) and Maddie (Fola Evans-Akingbola) at a personal crossroads – with Ryn (Eline Powell) directly in the middle. Credit: Freeform With that said…check out our review/takeaways from 'Aftermath' and see why it suffered[...]
Siren Songs s01e10: Bleeding Cool's Mer-Mazing Season Finale Live-Blog!
The streets of Bristol Cove have become a human/mere-people battleground, with Ryn (Eline Powell), Ben (Alex Roe) and others struggling to maintain some kind of peace — but is it already too late? Credit: Freeform To get caught up before our live-blog below, check out the trailer and overview for tonight's season finale: https://youtu.be/NcZcXYCJnpMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript[...]
Siren Songs: Join Bleeding Cool's Mer-Mazing Season Finale Live-Blog Tonight!
Can Ryn (Eline Powell) find a way to bring about a ceasefire before things gets worse – even as her sister Donna (Sibongile Mlambo) lays dying from a gunshot wound, courtesy of Xander (Ian Verdun)? Credit: Freeform So join us Thursday night, May 24th, at 8 p.m ET, for Siren Songs: Bleeding Cool's Mer-Mazing Live-Blog!, as we[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 9 'Street Fight' Review: A Shot Across Bristol Cove's Bow
So with a set-up like that – the kind that you know won't end with shawarma and laughs – here's our review/takeaways from 'Street Fight' (spoiler warnings): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-vw_ASUz_gVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Siren | Season 1, Episode 9 Promo: "Street Fight" | Freeform (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-vw_ASUz_g) Siren s01e09 'Street Fight': Donna comes ashore with two other members[...]
Freeform's 'Siren' Season Finale Sneak Peek Finds Bristol Cove Under Siege
When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean. The series stars Alex Roe ("The 5th Wave") as Ben, a bright marine biologist who finds himself drawn to a[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 9 'Street Fight' Preview: Xander Wants Revenge
But in this sneak preview of 'Street Fight' from Freeform, it looks like Xander's got only one thing on his mind: blood. https://youtu.be/PmUbCTihqdUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Siren | Season 1, Episode 9 Sneak Peek: Xander Wants Revenge | Freeform (https://youtu.be/PmUbCTihqdU) Check out a sneak preview of this week's ninth – and penultimate –[...]
Mermaid Series 'Siren' Nets Second Season Sighting from Freeform
Credit: Freeform Looks like Bristol Cove won't be ridding itself of its pesky "killer mermaids/shady military" problem any time soon, with Freeform announcing Eric Wald and Dean White's mermaid fantasy-action drama Siren has been renewed for a second season. The network is also upping their episode order to 16 for Season 2, as compared to their 10-episode first[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 8 'Being Human' Review: Tragic Loss, Hard Truths for Xander
But even in this time of mourning, the drumbeat of war between humans and mermaids grows louder – and what's with Helen (Rena Owen) and Ben's (Alex Roe) dad, Ted (David Cubitt)? Credit: Freeform Before we get started, here's Freeform's official promo and overview for 'Being Human': https://youtu.be/9v2Zr2PniRAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Siren | Season[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 7 'Dead in the Water' Review: Merman Means Business
Donna and Ryn's (Eline Powell) relationship has seen some better days; and Ben (Alex Roe) and Decker (Ron Yuan) had a very passive-aggressive meet-up at a big town fundraiser. Credit: Freeform And then there's that matter of Ryn getting picked up by the police… which means Maddie (Fola Evans-Akingbola) to the rescue in this week's 'Dead in the[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 6 'Showdown' Review: Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
Really not looking to have angry fellow geeks outside my apartment with pitchforks and torches because I slacked off on spoiler warnings. https://youtu.be/TJhyZ0vod2sVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Siren Season 1, Episode 6 Review: 'Showdown' – Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves (https://youtu.be/TJhyZ0vod2s) Check out a sneak preview of next week's ominously-titled new episode of[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 4 'On The Road' Review: There's Something About Helen
When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean. The series stars Alex Roe ("The 5th Wave") as Ben, a bright marine biologist who finds himself drawn to a[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 2 Review: No Sophomore Slump for Freeform's Mermaid Mystery
Meanwhile, Ryn finds shelter in the home of the local folklore expert. Credit: Freeform Just to be clear… I try to avoid heavy spoilers, but sometimes stuff happens I cover themes and takeaways involving major and minor plot points from the episode, so just keep that in mind before viewing Really not looking to have angry fellow[...]