A lot happened over the past seven days in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books. If only there was a weekly post where we went over it all. Wait a minute...there is, it's called WiC Weekly, and you're reading it right now!
Let's start with books. We talked to fantasy author Brandon Sanderson about all sorts of things, starting with his plans for the next leg of his Mistborn series:
Brandon Sanderson has been waiting 20 years to write Ghostbloods, his third Mistborn series (Exclusive): https://t.co/5He7zGHhIy https://t.co/5He7zGHhIy
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
No, we still don't know whether Amazon and Sony will renew The Wheel of Time TV show. Yes, it sucks. At least the actors are trying to raise awareness:
The Wheel of Time stars spread the word about renewal petition: https://t.co/KPsKLeE1Yn https://t.co/KPsKLeE1Yn
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
We don't know who will play Harry, Ron and Hermione in HBO's new Harry Potter show, but we're getting closer:
New Harry Potter show reportedly casts Harry, Ron and Hermione: https://t.co/GZffJqxo3a https://t.co/GZffJqxo3a
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
Look at the screen! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a man named David Corenswet playing Superman!
Superman wrestles with doing the right thing in first trailer for James Gunn's movie: https://t.co/h0sGK1TRjg https://t.co/h0sGK1TRjg
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
Ugh. We have bad news about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms:
New Game of Thrones prequel show delayed: https://t.co/SeIymxuVQW https://t.co/SeIymxuVQW
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
Hulu is rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The new lead actor hails from the galaxy far, far away:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot casts new Slayer: https://t.co/CunR8UGHwS https://t.co/CunR8UGHwS
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
The final-ever episodes of Star Wars: Andor aired this week. As usual, they hit it out of the park. One last time, let's celebrate what may be the best Star Wars show yet produced:
21 Easter Eggs you may have missed in the final 3 episodes of Star Wars: Andor: https://t.co/ZdkU0xxvIR https://t.co/ZdkU0xxvIR
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
We still don't know whether Amazon and Sony will do the right thing and renew The Wheel of Time for a fourth (and maybe a fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth while they're at it) season, but we're holding onto every scrap of hope we can get our hands on:
Amazon and Sony reportedly "pretty close" to renewing The Wheel of Time: https://t.co/h5akQs0pBA https://t.co/h5akQs0pBA
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
A brand-new sci-fi series debuted on Apple TV+ this week, and it's up to their typically high standards. Here's why you should watch Murderbot:
Murderbot hits the ground running with fun, engaging two-episode premiere: https://t.co/Rpmj1K84dy https://t.co/Rpmj1K84dy
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
Finally, we bring you our super-sized interview with author Brandon Sanderson, his first major interview since he published the fifth book in his Stormlight Archive series, Wind and Truth, last year:
The Brandon Sanderson interview: Wind and Truth, Ghostbloods, and the space age of the Cosmere (Exclusive): https://t.co/N8Kwhho7dK https://t.co/N8Kwhho7dK
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025
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