WiC Weekly: March 23-29, 2025

We talk to people behind The Wheel of Time TV show, read the tea leaves regarding HBO's new Game of Thrones prequel show, ogle the cast list for Avengers: Doomsday, and more.
Image Courtesy of Steffan Hill/HBO
Image Courtesy of Steffan Hill/HBO

Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we break down the latest and greatest pieces of news (and articles where we babble about the news) from the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books.

We love sci-fi and fantasy here at WinterIsComing. For those who have no idea what we're on about, consider these entry points:

Can't watch all of those because you don't pay for all the 3,000 streaming services on the market? We have recs for the one everyone has:

The Wheel of Time season 3 rolls on, and we scored an interview with one of its most exciting newcomers, not to mention a sci-fi/fantasy icon in her own right:

Marvel is rolling out the red carpet for the next Avengers movie, which will star approximately 30,000 characters from the MCU:

HBO will premiere a new Game of Thrones prequel series this year, and we're narrowing down the release date:

We're still reeling from "The Road to the Spear," the best episode of The Wheel of Time yet produced. It was packed with great moments, and showrunner Rafe Judkins originally wanted to pack in more:

We got to talk to the director of "The Road to the Spear," Thomas Napper, about bringing this remarkable episode of TV to life:

The second season of The Last of Us is almost here! You might as well start crying and throwing things at the TV now:

Speaking of The Last of Us, this next season will adapt the video game The Last of Us Part II. But what happens after the show is done adapting the games?

Let's end with The Wheel of Time, which we'll confess has been filling our heads of late. In this article, we contemplate the unthinkably unpleasant:

It was another big week here at WiC and we have no plans to slow down. Stick around!

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