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Say G'Day to the "annoyingly good-looking" crew of Below Deck Down Under. E! News can exclusively reveal the very first look at the newest location in the Below Deck franchise, set to premiere Thursday, Mar. 17 on Peacock. The thrilling trailer, set in Australia's tropical Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef, promises wild guests aboard the M/Y Thalassa, stunning scenery, steamy boatmances and one fine captain. Even the guests this season can't help but flirt with Captain Jason Chambers. One female guest tries to hit on Chambers during a themed costume party by asking seductively, "Pirates are looking for gold,...

Bitcoin mogul Charlie Shrem, one of the pioneers and evangelists of the biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, is backing his first venture in film, and plans to do more.

Shrem’s first project as an executive producer is Ask Me to Dance, a romantic comedy that stars Briana Evigan (Step Up), Mario Cantone (Sex and The City), Joyce DeWitt (Three’s Company), and Tom Malloy (Love N’ Dancing). It’s shooting now in Rochester, New York, with Malloy as the writer/director of the Trick Candle Productions feature.

Jason Chambers (Human Weapon), Julianne Arrieta (Reagan), Courtney Warner (The Instant Messenger), Jesse Kove (Cobra Kai), Catherine Mary Stewart (Weekend at Bernies), and Kurt Angle (former WWE Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist) are also on board.

Shrem discovered bitcoin as a college senior. He went on to found BitInstant, a service that provided an easy way to convert money into bitcoin. It grew...

Somewhere inside Human Weapon is not only a great show, but a necessary one. Martial arts have been on the cusp of immense popularity in their own right since they first made headway in the 1970s, and have been looking for the appropriate vessel to gain a foothold in the American imagination totally apart from their occasional depiction in mainstream films. The goal of Human Weapon (to travel the world and speak with practitioners of various martial art forms) is admirable; its execution leaves something to be desired. Due to an overreliance on a travelogue format and a poor choice of hosts, Weapon is never able to engage the spirit of practiced combat in a way that feels meaningful, and never finds the proper voice to communicate the language of strikes, kicks, and bashes.

Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff are on a quest to find the most effective moves...

Ever wondered which martial art or hand-to-hand combat style was the most effective and lethal? Well so did Jason Chambers and Bill Duff, which is why they set off across the world to trace the roots of 16 different forms of combat and determine which one is best. If you're curious for the answer, then you're a perfect candidate to enter to win Human Weapon: Season One on Blu-ray in JustPressPlay's giveaway. Two people will win, and to find out how, just keep reading.

With crisp CGI blow-by-blow simulations and fascinating factual details, History follows Jason and Bill across the globe to learn the history, style, and methodology behind 16 unique forms of combat. On their quest to master everything from karate to Muay Thai and Eskrima Stickfighting, Jason and Bill explore ancient relics, unusual villages, breathtaking landscapes, and hidden pasts in order to truly understand the complex development of each individual form.