Another seven days, another 10 stories highlighting the biggest bits of news to come out in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books in the past week. You're gonna be okay: it's time for WiC Weekly.
Let's start off our run-down with a look at a new Vikings sequel show on the way; this one is set after the original Vikings but before Vikings: Valhalla:
Xavier Molyneux lands lead role in new Vikings series: Bloodaxe: https://t.co/Ok8czgXXTP https://t.co/Ok8czgXXTP
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
We were irritated when we learned that HBO was pushing back its new Game of Thrones prequel show. Now we at least know why, or at least we think we do:
HBO does reshoots on new Game of Thrones show A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: https://t.co/7QZR7Jd3Wz https://t.co/7QZR7Jd3Wz
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
It's summer, which means it's beach season, which means it's beach read season. We've got recommendations for you:
5 fantasy book series that are hard to get into (but worth it): https://t.co/hRLbGzoxUC https://t.co/hRLbGzoxUC
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
Now as ever, The Wheel of Time fans set themselves apart:
The Wheel of Time fans sing in front of Sony headquarters to try and save the show: https://t.co/e4XNZGr4Qb https://t.co/e4XNZGr4Qb
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
Netflix dropped new episodes of The Sandman this week! Start with our spoiler-free review and move onto our deep dives on each episode:
The Sandman season 2 is a trippy adaptation that will please fans and may confuse others: https://t.co/jxMpGpLMcA https://t.co/jxMpGpLMcA
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
The third season of House of the Dragon will introduce a number of new characters, including one who will wear a big honking set of armor:
Tom Cullen wears "the heaviest costume they've ever made" in House of the Dragon season 3: https://t.co/SknivN93ay https://t.co/SknivN93ay
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
Let's go back in time to celebrate some of the best sci-fi and fantasy shows of yesteryear:
15 best sci-fi/fantasy shows of the 1990s, ranked: https://t.co/tkvBIDbazi https://t.co/tkvBIDbazi
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
Staying on memory lane, let's look back at some shows that overstayed their welcome, either by a little or a lot:
4 sci-fi/fantasy TV shows that went on way too long: https://t.co/Z4JZBGY90w https://t.co/Z4JZBGY90w
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
The Witcher began life on Netflix as a fan favorite, but enthusiasm dropped after a while. The show is about to enter a new era, with Liam Hemsworth stepping in for Henry Cavill in the lead role. The fourth season is supposedly coming out sometime this year. While you wait...
9 dark fantasy shows to binge while waiting for The Witcher: https://t.co/xFZAPiwZ0n https://t.co/xFZAPiwZ0n
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
Let's end by circling back to books. As usual, there's a bunch of new ones coming out; we've sorted through them so you don't have to:
15 new fantasy and science fiction books to read in July 2025: https://t.co/C0Gdq5w3IL https://t.co/C0Gdq5w3IL
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) July 6, 2025
As usual, there's much much much more where this came from Stick around WiC all week to see what I mean.
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