Amazon's Fourth Wing TV show continues to be a highly anticipated project. With so much hype surrounding The Empyrean Series' previously published books, and a third book on the way, it seems Amazon is guaranteed success with its adaptation. However, not all fantasy book-to-screen adaptations have been as lucky—with many popular fantasy series in the past having been scrapped too early. And just last year, Netflix made the decision to cancel its popular Shadow & Bone adaptation.

Shadow & Bone was based on Leigh Bardugo's best-selling Grishaverse novels—creating a large scope of world-building and hope for future series spinoffs. But while the series was incredibly popular among fans, Shadow & Bone ultimately joined a list of several canceled Netflix shows. The loss of the show was incredibly upsetting, and its early cancelation left for a lot of untapped potential within the fantasy space. While the show deserved another chance,...