Every week here at WiC, we recap the top stories to come out over the past seven days from the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books. It's that time again. Welcome to WiC Weekly.
We begin with a list of book recommendations to make sure your April is as nerdy as possible:
11 fantasy and science fiction books to read in April 2025: https://t.co/EE3Q8gORL0 https://t.co/EE3Q8gORL0
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
Next up: It's celebration time for House of the Dragon fans as filming on the third season officially gets underway!
House of the Dragon season 3 begins filming as two important new characters join cast: https://t.co/UtMRwuv43y https://t.co/UtMRwuv43y
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
But there was also some less pleasant House of the Dragon news, as we got more information on the divide between showrunner Ryan Condal and author George R.R. Martin, who wrote the source material:
House of the Dragon boss says George R.R. Martin was "unwilling" to work with the show "in a reasonable way": https://t.co/nd8RYhvUph https://t.co/nd8RYhvUph
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
But back on the happy side of things, the third season of House of the Dragon will start with what could be one of the most spectacular battle scenes to ever appear on the small screen: 9:16
House of the Dragon: The Battle of the Gullet is "probably the most complex sequence" ever filmed for television: https://t.co/hb59bj75cO https://t.co/hb59bj75cO
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
Another week brought another excellent episode of The Wheel of Time, and we scored an interview with one of the show's creepiest villains:
The Wheel of Time star breaks down that chilling Moghedien scene in Episode 306 (Exclusive): https://t.co/bk0GgpTs8z https://t.co/bk0GgpTs8z
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
We're desperate for Amazon to renew The Wheel of Time, and star Rosamund Pike is right there with us:
Rosamund Pike explains why The Wheel of Time deserves more seasons: https://t.co/UjFp58FZp2 https://t.co/UjFp58FZp2
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
There's a whole new Harry Potter TV show on the way. Does that mean that the original movie series will be forgotten? At least one star is thinking about it:
Original Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs fears being "erased From history": https://t.co/EM8ALyJUD3 https://t.co/EM8ALyJUD3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
Amazon has released a new series called The Bondsman, starring Kevin Bacon as a bounty hunter working for the devil. Is it worth your time?
The Bondsman: Recaps for 8 episodes of Prime Video's new horror series: https://t.co/j6ZkT9vskw https://t.co/j6ZkT9vskw
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
The third and final season of Squid Game is airing on Netflix in just a few months! Don't pretend you haven't wondered how you'd do in some of those deadly games:
All 8 games from Squid Game, ranked by how utterly terrifying they'd be to play: https://t.co/UUmxVm7J70 https://t.co/UUmxVm7J70
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
Finally, let's circle back to the ongoing George R.R. Martin-House of the Dragon feud. With all due respect to the people involved, none of whom seem to be acting malicioiusly, I've definitely take na side:
George R.R. Martin is right to be upset about House of the Dragon: https://t.co/8rvR07Kjh1 https://t.co/8rvR07Kjh1
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) April 6, 2025
Check back here all week for more stuff like this!
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