The wheel rolls on, and news stories come and go. We're here to remind you of all the biggest ones to come out over the past seven days in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books.
Let's start with a look at some of the great fantasy series that we could see on our screens if Hollywood can ever get its act together:
8 fantasy books to read ASAP before they get adapted: https://t.co/ZOMRNkCQDU https://t.co/ZOMRNkCQDU
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
Sticking with books, one of most popular genres making waves is cozy fiction. Where should you start with this genre?
Why cozy fantasy is taking over the genre (and 5 books to try): https://t.co/lqtI3vPc1o https://t.co/lqtI3vPc1o
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
There are so many books out there, way more than can ever be adapted. Still, it would be nice if Hollywood made good on some of these promises:
10 fantasy book adaptations seemingly stuck in development hell: https://t.co/aJ6vT4d3P8 https://t.co/aJ6vT4d3P8
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
Okay, we're done with book lists for the moment! What's happening on TV? To start, we finally learned who's playing Daeron Targaryen on House of the Dragon:
Major House of the Dragon character finally cast: https://t.co/Y3nP9UmgZu https://t.co/Y3nP9UmgZu
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
HBO has officially started filming its Harry Potter TV show. How is this going to play out?
HBO will film seasons of Harry Potter back to back (but they're short): https://t.co/ILrKxAAz9r https://t.co/ILrKxAAz9r
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
Amazon cancelled The Wheel of Time months ago, and fans haven't let up since. Will they actually be successful in getting Amazon or someone else to revive the show? No comment. Are their efforts beyond impressive? Definitely yes.
Petition to save The Wheel of Time reaches major milestone: https://t.co/AIV4Q97iHN https://t.co/AIV4Q97iHN
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
Netflix is going forward with a live-action adaptation of Assassin's Creed. Will this continue the recent trend of great video game adaptations?
Netflix greenlights live-action Assassin's Creed show: https://t.co/mI7MLZWXi8 https://t.co/mI7MLZWXi8
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
Speaking of video games, Nintendo revealed who will be playing the two lead roles in its live-action Legend of Zelda movie:
Here's who's playing Zelda and Link in The Legend of Zelda movie: https://t.co/AEoe5P7DEo https://t.co/AEoe5P7DEo
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
3 Body Problem is one of the best new sci-fi shows to come out in recent years. A second season is coming, and sooner than we'd feared...if not as soon as we want:
3 Body Problem will return earlier than expected: https://t.co/RXwMmGRQcB https://t.co/RXwMmGRQcB
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
Let's wrap up with some news about Fourth Wing, one of the biggest fantasy series in the words right now:
Fourth Wing Author Rebecca Yarros shares disappointing update on the fourth book: https://t.co/S02f56VI6R https://t.co/S02f56VI6R
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 20, 2025
We're just getting going! Check back in with WiC all week for more. And here's one more thing about Fourth Wing for the road:
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