WiC Weekly: March 2-8, 2026

Do you know what happened this past week in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books? Very soon, you will, because we're going to recap it all here in WiC Weekly.

First up, we have some news about an iconic character coming to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for its third season. And you just may recognize who's playing him:

Brandon Sanderson has been the biggest name in fantasy literature for years, but are his books in danger of collapsing in on themselves?

If this had happened on Severance, the vibe would have been very different:

We don't know exactly how long The Wheel of Time will last on Prime Video, but showrunner Rafe Judkins is trying his hardest to give the story its due:

The fifth and final season of The Witcher is a go!

Twenty years ago, Keanu Reeves starred in a superhero movie, before the superhero movie boom really took off. Is it time to revisit that?

The cast and crew of House of the Dragon gathered this week and teased the next season of the show, which begins filming in just a couple weeks! Showrunner Ryan Condal dropped some hints about what's to come, and we're here to read for too much into them:

It's hard to overstate how excited we are for the new season of The Wheel of Time. Here's yet more info on it:

Every month, we put together a list of all the new sci-fi and fantasy books worth reading in the coming month. March is as rich and full as always:

We're coming up on the end of the second season of Severance, and the theory mill is turning faster than ever:

And that's just the beginning. Stick around WiC all week for more news, reviews, interviews, and beyond.

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