Welcome to another edition of WiC Weekly, where we catalog the biggest and best stories concerning the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, books and TV to run here over the past seven days.
Let's start with a couple of looks forward for the year to come in TV. There's a ton of of it coming, enough to keep sci-fi and fantasy fans occupied all the way through December:
12 great fantasy/sci-fi show to watch for every month of 2025: https://t.co/D34bdCOYom https://t.co/D34bdCOYom
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
For a more pessimistic take, here are a bunch of sci-fi/fantasy shows we're nervous might get canceled this year:
The Wheel of Time and 15 more fantasy/sci-fi shows in danger of cancelation in 2025: https://t.co/aCqlyJOdM7 https://t.co/aCqlyJOdM7
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
And then are shows like Stranger Things, which are ending this year, hopefully with a bang. But when exactly will we see the final episodes?
Fan may have uncovered release date for Stranger Things 5, and it's much later than hoped: https://t.co/Ik8qaIyGAW https://t.co/Ik8qaIyGAW
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
Back to pessimism, we have some news about the upcoming third season of House of the Dragon:
It sounds like House of the Dragon season 3 will repeat this disappointing trend: https://t.co/kjmajsz60B https://t.co/kjmajsz60B
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
House of the Dragon star mocks how long it takes for HBO to make new seasons: https://t.co/Ie6rXyfld4 https://t.co/Ie6rXyfld4
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
And now we return to The Wheel of Time, with much better news to share:
The Wheel of Time unveils 10 stunning new images from season 3, reveals change from books: https://t.co/LjEWzF89Qn https://t.co/LjEWzF89Qn
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
In addition to writing several popular series of his own, author Brandon Sanderson is famous for finishing The Wheel of Time books after the death of original author Robert Jordan. And Sanderson has strong opinions about Hollywood's ongoing mission to adapt epic fantasy series to the big and small screens:
Brandon Sanderson criticizes modern fantasy adaptations, and explains why he won't settle: https://t.co/1NcSgho4kd https://t.co/1NcSgho4kd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
Director James Cameron gives us a preview of the next move in his historically successful Avatar series:
James Cameron debuts the frightening Ash Clan from Avatar 3: https://t.co/pz0yyZwkLU https://t.co/pz0yyZwkLU
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
Thinking of getting into the wild and wonderful world of Warhammer? Prime Video is working on a new TV series, so now seems as good a time as any to get familiar with this dense world:
Looking to get into Warhammer but intimidated by the deep lore, long history and huge number of entry points? Check out our guide to this epic sci-fi/fantasy franchise: https://t.co/6ba0z6ZNm2 https://t.co/6ba0z6ZNm2
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
Finally, before the first month of 2025 wraps up, we're here to fill you in on all the returning sci-fi shows you should look out for this year:
8 returning sci-fi shows we're most excited to watch in 2025: https://t.co/jJkpl3NAqZ https://t.co/jJkpl3NAqZ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
And a few new sci-fi shows on the docket as well, including the first ever Alien TV series:
Alien and Blade Runner are getting their first-ever TV shows. A couple of sci-fi Marvel series are on the way, and even some shows that are completely original! Here are 7 new sci-fi shows we can't wait to watch in 2025:https://t.co/eFwrlT6EYy
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 26, 2025
This is the final WiC Weekly of January! The first month of the new year has gone pretty well, if I do say so myself. Let's do it 48 more times before welcoming 2026.
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