WiC Weekly: May 18-24, 2025

This week at WiC, we mourn the passing The Wheel of Time, a show taken LONG before it was due, look forward to The Last of Us season 2, and more.
The Wheel of Time season 1. Image: Jan Thijs/Prime Video.
The Wheel of Time season 1. Image: Jan Thijs/Prime Video. | The Wheel of Time

Every week, we run down the biggest stories in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, books and TV to come out over the past week. As usual, there was plenty to go over. Let's start with a story about The Last of Us before the season 2 finale airs tonight:

HBO is working on a new Harry Potter TV show, and it is determined to make it the biggest series to ever exist:

Jason Momoa has a new show on the way, and it sounds like it could go toe to toe with Game of Thrones when it comes to scope and scale:

Bad news for Marvel fans: the release dates for the next two Avengers movies have been pushed back. Good news for Marvel fans: they're not pushed back by much.

There's officially an Elden Ring movie on the way, directed by someone who might actually have the talent to pull it off:

We got to talk to author Brandon Sanderson all about his career, as well as his thoughts on his first published novel:

There's a new Game of Thrones video game out there for all to enjoy:

We got to talk to Nikhil Koparkar, the composer responsible for "The Hills of Tanchico" song on The Wheel of Time! Check out our exclusive interview:

In much sadder news, the whole show is over, unless someone swoops in and saves it, but we know that's wishful thinking:

No one is happy with the news about The Wheel of Time. This was a great show that was only getting better, and now we won't get to see how it ends (unless some angel investor comes in and saves it, but we're trying to be realistic). The early cancellation of the show signifies the end of an era on TV:

We're not even close to done. Check back on WiC all week for more!

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