WiC Weekly: June 5-11
By WiC Staff
This week, we got first looks at Vikings: Valhalla (and a lot of other Netflix shows), plus Lucifer theories, Game of Thrones prequel news, and more.
It’s time for WiC Weekly, where we go over all the biggest and best things to happen round here over the past seven days. Shall we begin?
Vikings is over, but Netflix won’t let fans go without another hit for long:
Vikings: Valhalla will give Vikings fans all the historical action they want: https://t.co/UHo7n3kYQy
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
Lucifer was originally going to end with season 5, but it’s getting one last lap, which means one more opportunities for fans to theorize:
Lucifer fans might have stumbled on a hint at what's coming in the sixth and final season of based on a line from the season 5 finale. https://t.co/4WrDBgESAU
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
There’s another Game of Thrones spin-off in development: 10,000 Ships. What can we expect?
HBO has hired a writer to develop Game of Thrones series “10,000 Ships,” about the sea voyage of Princess Nymeria. Who should play who in this prequel show? https://t.co/GwFru2bZqA
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
We take a trip into the past to look at the Star Trek–Doctor Who crossovers that almost was:
Back when the future of the Doctor Who reboot was uncertain, new showrunner Russell T. Davies considered a crossover with Star Trek: Enterprise. https://t.co/j9MfHKz7Wt
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
Look, I know this isn’t about a Sansa Stark miniseries, but I can’t help where my imagination goes:
This almost certainly has nothing to do with her returning to play Sansa the Queen in the North...but you'll forgive me if my fan heart flutters a bit. https://t.co/1X443iopgn
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
House of the Dragon is HBO’s first big Game of Thrones spin-off. Although a lot creatives who worked on the original show are involved, the guys at the top are not:
An HBO exec confirms that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss aren't involved in House of the Dragon, which looks "spectacular." https://t.co/b54FoiyUYM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
It was a really big week for trailers, teasers and what have you, including on Apple TV+:
Jason Momoa returns as a blind warrior in See season 2, Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series gets an adaptation, and more. Apple TV+ shows it all off in a new trailer: https://t.co/pfBfP48VnQ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
Will we ever see Emilia Clarke’s Star Wars character Qi’ra on the screen again? That’s up in the air, but she is back on the page:
Disney opted not to make a sequel to Solo: A Star Wars Story, but Emilia Clarke’s character Qi’ra is back in comic form, and Clarke is delighted. https://t.co/uotcPcdR9j
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
Netflix can be hard to read sometimes. But with the right data, much and more becomes possible:
Netflix likes to keep its viewership data to itself, but that's getting harder to do. These numbers explain why Netflix has made some of its recent choices: https://t.co/fP84VIDkzM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
Finally, we take a close look at one of the showrunners at House of the Dragon, who established himself as indispensable on Game of Thrones:
Bran the Broken sits the Iron Throne, but another man safeguards the future of Westeros: director Miguel Sapochnik. Here’s why that’s a very good thing. https://t.co/ysCd9GcGvK
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) June 13, 2021
Until next week!
Next. Everything you didn’t notice in Netflix’s teaser for The Sandman!. dark
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