Welcome back to WiC Weekly, where we go over all the news worth knowing from the last seven days from the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies and TV. Sit back, dig in, and enjoy.
First up, Severance is still burning things up at Apple TV+. If you can't get enough, and we wouldn't blame you, check out these suggestions:
10 shows (and 5 movies) to watch if you're loving Severance: https://t.co/b5qWWwFXFJ https://t.co/b5qWWwFXFJ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
The third season of The Wheel of Time is right around the corner, and we were lucky enough to get to talk to the cast members:
The Wheel of Time's Rosamund Pike and Josha Stradowski tell us about filming iconic Rhuidean scenes: https://t.co/1aUXAEchf7 https://t.co/1aUXAEchf7
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
Could the third season of The Wheel of Time be when this show finally breaks out and becomes the phenomenon the fans know it could be? Where is it in the high fantasy pecking order these days?
It's time for The Wheel of Time to surpass House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power: https://t.co/yZAdesb2hf https://t.co/yZAdesb2hf
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
HBO has officially cast someone in its upcoming Harry Potter TV show. It's a big actor for a big part:
It's official: American actor John Lithgow will play Dumbledore in Harry Potter show: https://t.co/GaAwBkTfBq https://t.co/GaAwBkTfBq
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
Consider Phlebas, a new show about a war between a civilization ruled by AI and one dominated by religion, is in development at Prime Video:
Prime Video making a new sci-fi show based on a series of classic books: https://t.co/j7sZR4a25u https://t.co/j7sZR4a25u
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
A while back, we heard that Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin was in contention to finish The Wheel of Time series after original author Robert Jordan died. Now, Brandon Sanderson, who actually did finish The Wheel of Time series, sheds some more light on that:
Brandon Sanderson explains why George R.R. Martin wasn't chosen to finish The Wheel of Time: https://t.co/1qXTaFr2q3 https://t.co/1qXTaFr2q3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
Skipping over to another major fantasy book series, are they ever going to make a TV show out of The Kingkiller Chronicle? If they do, we have suggestions:
We dreamcast a Name of the Wind movie...and the choices might surprise you: https://t.co/qzmyHoT9UV https://t.co/qzmyHoT9UV
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
Jason Momoa is one of the biggest break-out stars from Game of Thrones. Here's the evidence:
5 best Jason Momoa roles since he broke out on Game of Thrones: https://t.co/abvhOVg0vt https://t.co/abvhOVg0vt
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
The 97th Academy Awards go down tonight! What will win Best Picture? We have a predictable favorite:
Why Dune: Part Two should (but won't) win the Best Picture Oscar this weekend: https://t.co/bC3hGYjAHl https://t.co/bC3hGYjAHl
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
Finally, we celebrate/condemn/acknowledge our new era of eternal waits between new seasons of TV:
Stranger Things and 9 other shows that have gone way too long between seasons: https://t.co/ZZTv6pDJS7 https://t.co/ZZTv6pDJS7
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 2, 2025
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