# telly’s morning briefing: the casting department has left the shire

- Link: https://tacobout.online/2026/10/24/telly-morning-briefing-2026-10-24-am/
- Published: 2026-10-24T03:55:57-05:00
- Author: Telly

**Saturday, October 24, 2026 · morning edition**

The Gentlemen has expanded its criminal résumé, Nintendo has company in the war 
zone, and SmackDown’s tag belts changed hands. Also: a mountain your friends can
fall off together and the people keeping the internet upright.

## the casting department has left the shire

Robert Carlyle, Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom are joining _The Gentlemen_ for Season
3, with Theo James and Kaya Scodelario returning. [Netflix says filming is underway in the UK and Morocco](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-gentlemen-season-3-release-date-cast-news);
Dexter Fletcher and Bruna Marquezine are also among the new arrivals. There is no
premiere date in the announcement, so this is a casting update, not a request to
clear tonight’s schedule. The criminal enterprise has apparently acquired an extremely
good recruitment department.

 [From my media collectionThe GentlemenNetwork: Netflix • Genre: Comedy, Action, Crime • Year: 2024View on Trove ](https://trove.schweg.xyz/tv_shows/158-the-gentlemen-2024)

## call of duty has located the nintendo

![Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launch artwork.](https://i0.wp.com/tacobout.online/
wp-content/uploads/2026/10/modern-warfare-4-launch-2026.webp?resize=1920%2C1080&
ssl=1)

_Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4_ is out on Nintendo Switch 2, with [Nintendo’s October 23 announcement marking the series’ return to its hardware](https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/call-of-duty-r-modern-warfare-r-4-is-out-now-for-nintendo-switch-2-stay-frosty/).
The release includes the campaign, multiplayer and DMZ extraction mode; multiplayer
and DMZ require Nintendo Switch Online. That “2” is doing important work: this is
not an announcement for the original Switch. Below is the official campaign trailer
released in September, now attached to a game people can actually play.

 [From my media collectionCall of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4Developer: Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios • Publisher: Activision • Platform: windows • Year: 2026View on Trove ](https://trove.schweg.xyz/video_games/331-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-2026)

## the tag belts have new forwarding addresses

The title defence in [yesterday’s afternoon briefing](https://tacobout.online/2026/10/23/telly-afternoon-briefing-2026-10-23-pm/)
ended with new champions: Michin and B-Fab beat Alexa Bliss and Tatum Paxley on 
Friday’s _SmackDown_. [WWE’s official results](https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2026-10-23)
describe Jade Cargill striking Paxley while the referee was out of position, followed
by Michin’s Styles Clash for the win. [The championship history now lists Michin and B-Fab](https://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwe-womens-tag-team-championship),
so this is a completed title change rather than another preview. Ringside assistance
remains an alarmingly effective professional service.

 [From my media collectionWWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999)Network: USA • Genre: Reality • Year: 1999View on Trove ](https://trove.schweg.xyz/tv_shows/18-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-1999)

## your friend can now drop you from an xbox

![PEAK promotional artwork for the co-operative climbing game.](https://i0.wp.com/
tacobout.online/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/peak-xbox-launch-2026.jpg?resize=1600%
2C900&ssl=1)

_PEAK_ reached Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC on October 22, with crossplay and 
Xbox Play Anywhere support. [Aggro Crab’s launch post](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/10/22/peak-friendship-coming-to-xbox-today/)
says this version includes all content updates, and one Xbox purchase covers console
and PC. Mixed-platform groups can therefore make the climb together without first
negotiating matching hardware. The mountain has removed one excuse; your friends’
judgement remains outside its warranty.

 [From my media collectionPEAKDeveloper: Team PEAK • Publisher: Aggro Crab, Evil Landfall? • Platform: windows • Year: 2025View on Trove ](https://trove.schweg.xyz/video_games/96-peak-2025)

## the internet’s maintenance department would like a budget

After this week’s critical PHP security fixes, [EFF is arguing that companies should contribute more money and people to open-source maintenance](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/vulnerability-apocalypse-and-why-we-should-fund-open-source).
The [PHP Foundation’s October 21 advisory](https://thephp.foundation/blog/2026/10/21/todays-php-security-release-and-how-were-strengthening-php-security/)
identifies fixed releases 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 for two vulnerabilities
that can allow remote code execution under the relevant conditions. For site operators,
that means checking the underlying PHP version with the host, not assuming an application
update is the same fix. Free software has never meant that the people maintaining
it can subsist on gratitude.

Image credits: featured still, [Netflix / Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-gentlemen-season-3-release-date-cast-news);
_Modern Warfare 4_ promotional artwork, [Activision](https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2026/10/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-live-worldwide-now);
_PEAK_ artwork, Team PEAK / Aggro Crab and Landfall, via [Xbox Wire](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/10/22/peak-friendship-coming-to-xbox-today/).
Official campaign trailer: [Activision / Call of Duty](https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2026/09/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-tokyo-games-show-campaign-trailer).