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Apple TV+ has unveiled the first official trailer for the eight-episode series “Prime Target,” enticing viewers with a conspiracy and the fate of the world.

Leo Woodall stars as Edward Brooks (“The White Lotus”), a gifted math postgraduate who is about to find a key breakthrough in prime number patterns. After Edwards runs into an Nsa agent, played by Quintessa Swindell (“Black Adam”), the two work together to uncover a troubling mystery as unseen enemies try to destroy Edward’s idea that could unlock the key to every computer.

The supporting cast includes Stephen Rea, David Morrissey, Martha Plimpton, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jason Flemyng and Harry Lloyd, among others.

“Prime Target” is created by Steve Thompson (“Sherlock”), who also serves as executive producer. The first two episodes premiere Jan. 22 exclusively on Apple TV+ with the following episodes dropping weekly.

Watch the official trailer below.

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Prime Video has announced five...

Game of Thrones is easily the biggest fantasy TV show of the 21st century, and a lot of other fantasy shows were greenlit at least in part because the studios hoped they could get a taste of its success. That applies to series like The Witcher on Netflix and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Prime Video. Both of those shows are based on material that exists outside of Game of Thrones, but the success of the HBO show likely inspired the studios to invest money in adaptations.

Then there's The Wheel of Time, another Prime Video series. Fans have been waiting many years for someone to adapt Robert Jordan's massive fantasy series, which spans 14 books. Prime Video's show is about to enter its third season, and is still adding lots of new cast members. The latest batch includes actor Nukâka Coster-Waldau as Bair, a...

Brandon Sanderson is the fantasy author behind such series as The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and the final three books of The Wheel of Time, and in the genre writing world, he's got a reputation for being a veritable book-making machine. Few authors write as doggedly as Sanderson, who has in the past written surprise books for his fans to take breaks from other books he's writing, among other antics. And he's extremely transparent with his readers about his progress, posting weekly updates to his YouTube channel as well as popping onto sites like Reddit to discuss what he's up to.

Last month, Sanderson released Wind and Truth, the fifth book in his epic fantasy series The Stormlight Archive. It marked an important turning point for the series, wrapping up its first major arc and drastically shifting the status quo for the interconnected fictional universe where all of Sanderson's adult fantasy stories are set,...

We wish we could jump forward in time to the release of The Wheel of Time season 3. It's almost here though, fellow fans. Just hang in there a little longer. Thankfully, we have a teaser trailer to get us ready for all the adventurous action coming up next!

And even though we don't have the full-length trailer yet, there's a lot of information out there about the new season. And we want you well-informed ahead of the new season's debut. So here's three updates you need to know about before the fantastical series returns to Prime Video.

Courtesy: Prime Video The Wheel of Time season 3 release date

It's not much longer now, let the countdown begin! The Wheel of Time season 3 premieres Thursday, March 13, 2025 on Prime Video. There will be a total of eight episodes, just like the first two seasons. There's a total of 14 novels, and season 3 is based on the fourth book,...

Today's a Wednesday, and we've got some big Wheel of Time news for you to start your day. Yes, if you're one of those perpetually online Wheel of Time fans, the hallowed "#WoTWednesdays," when Prime Video drops exciting updates or behind-the-scenes looks at the series, are back! The Wheel of Time season 3 premieres on March 13, which is just around the corner. Prime Video clearly want us to know it is time to start getting hyped.

To wit, today the studio announced five new cast members who are joining The Wheel of Time for its third season, along with the characters they're playing. This is the third major casting announcement so far for season 3, following Shohreh Aghdashloo as the Aes Sedai Elaida and the royal family of Andor.

Season 3 will largely be adapting Robert Jordan's novel The Shadow Rising, which vastly expands the cast of The Wheel of Time story...

The Wheel of Time will start spinning again when Season 3 of the Prime Video adaptation premieres on Thursday, March 13.

The release date was announced at CCXP24 in Sao Paolo, Brazil, alongside the premiere of a first trailer for Season 3, seen below.

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On Jan. 15, two months out from the premiere, another five castings were revealed, detailed below.

The Wheel of Time...

Exclusive: Deadline has the first trio of stills from Hallow Road, the new psychological thriller from BAFTA winner Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow), which stars Golden Globe and Emmy winner Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) and Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (Saturday Night).

In the film, marking the first produced script by William Gillies, two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.

We were first to report on the project, shot in Ireland and Prague, in November 2023. It was commissioned and developed by Lndn, which produced alongside Anvari’s Two & Two Pictures and XYZ Films. Lucan Toh of Two & Two Pictures produced alongside Ian Henry of London Film & TV and Richard Bolger of Hail Mary Pictures. XYZ Films and Screen Ireland co-financed.

XYZ and Two & Two reteamed here after collaborating on Anvari’s films...

Lori Loughlin, best known to TV audiences for family friendly fare like ABC’s Full House and Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart, is not who you would expect to see preside over a squad room on a Dick Wolf procedural. But after some time away from the limelight, the Tgif vet reports for duty as Bishop, a no-nonsense lieutenant in the Long Beach police department, on Prime Video’s On Call.

In her very first scene, Bishop gathers her police force and uses some very salty language as she relays pertinent intel regarding the prime suspect and “piece...

I really like The Wheel of Time, Prime Video's adaptation of Robert Jordan's beloved epic fantasy book series. The show's third season is just around the corner, so now is a good time to start building hype, but I don't know if the show has really penetrated overmuch into the wider culture. You don't see people chattering incessantly about The Wheel of Time the way they did about Game of Thrones back in its heyday, for instance.

But maybe that tide is changing. The other night, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon dressed up as Logain, the false dragon played by actor Álvaro Morte. To be fair, he got there by a pretty circuitous route. Fallon challenged his viewers to send in pictures of people that they thought he looked like. One of those people was Morte, glowering into the camera as an imprisoned Logain. Other candidates included a singer named Mod Sun,...

Each week, we recap the biggest and best stories from the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, books and TV. This week is a special week, because it has one foot in 2024 and the other in 2025. What happened during this magical gap week? Let's see!

The new year is here and it's full of TV. Here are the fantasy shows we're most looking forward to seeing back on our screens in 2025

6 returning fantasy shows that we're most excited to watch in 2025: https://t.co/ab4wFFmaI2 https://t.co/ab4wFFmaI2

— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 5, 2025

And here are some of the brand new ones coming down the pike:

7 new fantasy shows we're most excited about in 2025: https://t.co/zTGK2uHBHL https://t.co/zTGK2uHBHL

— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) January 5, 2025

And why stop at fantasy? There's a lot of genre TV coming in 2025. Here's a giant list...

The Shadow Rising is the fourth installment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, and it is one of the most important books in that series. It advances the story more than almost all of the other books and sets the table for how characters evolve as the series continues.

The story accelerates at a rapid pace in this book. Readers shouldn’t rush through this one. So many vital facets of the overall tale are first mentioned or revealed in The Shadow Rising. Take your time and savor the story. It will be hard because you won’t want to put this book down. It may be one of the longest in the series, but it may take you the least time to read.

In The Dragon Reborn, lead character Rand al’Thor teamed up with the Aiel people to seize the Stone of Tear, a previously...

Whether they're brand new series or new seasons of existing shows, there is a ton of fantasy and sci-fi TV coming our way in 2025. I keep waiting for the pace of new releases to slacken but it never seems to happen. A good problem to have, overall.

Still, keeping up with all this TV can be exhausting. That's why, for the New Year's Day episode of our Take the Black podcast, we're running through 20 of the biggest sci-fi/fantasy shows on the horizon and putting them in order of how excited we are to watch them. Click below to see if your picks match up with ours! And maybe we'll remind you of a few shows you forgot were even coming that you're psyched to see:

After much discussion, here's how our rankings broke down, together with where you can watch them and release dates (when we know them):...

There were a lot of great shows that hit the airwaves in 2024, but there is absolutely no denying that 2025 is going to be one of the biggest years in TV history!

In the year ahead, dozens of both new and returning shows will grace our screens including some of the most-watched shows in the game.

Among the shows coming in the year ahead are new seasons of many shows we haven’t seen in several years such as Wednesday, The Wheel of Time, and The Last Of Us. This year also brings with it the return of Charlie Cox as Daredevil in what promises to be one of Marvel's biggest Disney+ original series ever, bringing the beloved character back into the fold seven years after Netflix canceled Daredevil after three seasons.

2025 also brings about what is one of the most anticipated TV events since the series finale of Game of Thrones...

Earlier in December, fantasy author Brandon Sanderson posted his yearly "State of the Sanderson" blog post, where he went over everything he'd worked on in the past year and everything he plans to get to in the next few years. These posts are very popular with fans, largely because Sanderson always reveals some morsel or other of news that can't be gotten anywhere else. And in this year's post, some of the secrets Sanderson dropped were big.

For example, the author revealed that the Mistborn film project he's been trying to get off the ground for the last half a decade has, unfortunately, been scrapped. This puts Sanderson "back to square one" on the Mistborn movie, and Cosmere adaptations as a whole.

Now that Sanderson has let us all down as easily as he could, he's opening up a bit more about what that Mistborn project looked like. And, surprise surprise,...

Welcome to the final WiC Weekly of 2024! One last time this year, let's go over the biggest stories from the worlds of fantasy, sci-fi, movies, TV and books that we covered on this site over the past seven days. And then we'll meet you in 2025 for a whole year of new stuff.

First up, let's revisit the season 1 finale of Dune: Prophecy, which came in under the wire to brighten up this final stretch of 2024 with some deep space scheming:

Dune: Prophecy hits the gas in eventful season 1 finale (Episode 6 review): https://t.co/qe6v4Cze3c https://t.co/qe6v4Cze3c

— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 29, 2024

The X-Files star Gillian Anderson weighs in on one of the original sci-fi/fantasy prestige series:

Gillian Anderson explains her decision to ditch The X-Files: "I didn’t have a voice in it": https://t.co/RllKpbfI05 https://t.

A ton of TV shows are returning in 2025, some of which we were worried might somehow fall by the wayside, never to be seen again, let alone conclude in a satisfying way. But we are very excited to share six returning fantasy shows that we simply cannot wait to see!

From Stranger Things coming to an end to a new and wild season of the live-action One Piece adaptation, let's highlight these returning shows and talk a little about what fans can expect.

The Sandman. (L to R) Tom Sturridge as Dream, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death in episode 106 of The Sandman. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 1. The Sandman season 2 (Netflix)

We begin our list is the return of The Sandman, based on the comic book series by Neil Gaiman. Although Gaiman has found himself in the middle of an ongoing scandal, to put it mildly, we want to focus on The Sandman TV show,...

I can't believe it's been a little over a year since Netflix announced the sad news that Shadow and Bone had been cancelled. The streamer shared the update back in November 2023. Since then, many of us fans have still been thinking about the fantasy series.

Now, look. Season 2 was not my cup of tea and I did not enjoy it very much overall. However, because of how great season 1 was, it's following, and with so much more story still left to tell, I do think Netflix should have given the series one more shot.

But, here we are in this unfortunate position still. That doesn't mean the fantastical tale doesn't cross our minds every once in a while. If you're like me and looking for something to give you the same vibes, I've got your back. Here's 4 good shows like Shadow and Bone to watch if you miss the fantasy series.

The fantasy television genre has ebbed and flowed over the years; recently it seems like there's been more of an interest in sci-fi and horror than the more magical side of speculative fiction. Even so, it's hard to deny the cultural impact of recent fantasy series like Arcane and Agatha All Along. Here at WinterIsComing, we've naturally also had our eyes on epic fantasies like House of the Dragon, The Wheel of Time, and The Rings of Power.

While plenty of these franchises have new seasons coming out in the next year or two, it's always wise to keep an ear out for new fantasy series that might win our hearts. There are many books and series that have been tapped to become the next big fantasy show, but many have been left on the shelf or developed only to be dropped later. It's hard to get a new idea off the ground.

Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time book series is widely known for its detailed, well-planned, well-paced storytelling. Over the course of 14 works epic fantasy, he does a fantastic job of developing his characters and the world they live in slowly, without too many big, unexplained jumps. It is all quite masterful.

As good as these books are, there are some flaws. Jordan can be overly descriptive at times. Although I don't personally subscribe to this line of critique, some think that the story is too long and takes too much time to tell; there's a whole section fans have dubbed "the slog" which runs roughly from books 7 through 10.

But probably the biggest issue with these books is the sexism, which is almost constant until author Brandon Sanderson takes over authorship of the series will Book 11, after Jordan's death in 2007. It's not necessarily a prejudicial or discriminatory type of sexism...

After over three years away, Squid Game returned to Netflix this week with a whole new second season. Season 2 picks up right where the first left off: Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) was determined to find the people who were praying on the poor and desperate, pitting them against each other in a series of life-or-death games with the promise of a huge cash prize at the end, all for the entertainment of some sick billionaires who have nothing better to do than watch the poor kill each other for entertainment. Gi-hun found himself back in the games this time around, but with a whole new perspective. But his journey is far from over.

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has planned a third and final season of Squid Game to air sometime next year. And right now, that's literally all we know about it. We don't know the exact release date...

There were some good fantasy TV shows this year, but some deserved a lot more attention!

Every year, TV networks and streamers produce fantasy shows. In 2024, we got new seasons of House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power, and there’s always more around the corner. 2025 will feature the returns of shows like The Wheel of Time and the debut of a new Game of Thrones prequel in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, both of which we can see getting a lot of love and acclaim.

But sadly, some shows slip under the radar. Some fail to find an audience and end before their time, while others survive and have a chance to grow their viewership. Here are eight fantasy series from 2024 that deserved more attention and provided fantasy lovers with great entertainment!

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2024 is almost over, and while it was a pretty good year for Prime Video and its subscribers because of all the marvelous content we got. In my opinion, it is nothing compared to what Prime Video has in store for us for 2025, as some of the most highly-anticipated Prime Video original shows will be returning in the upcoming year. So, let’s find out which of your favorite Prime Video original shows or some incredible new shows are coming to Prime Video in 2025.

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Invincible is an adult animated superhero action thriller drama series created by Robert Kirkman. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, Season 3 of the Prime Video series will see Mark Grayson, aka Invincible, forced to face his past and...

Earlier this month, author Brandon Sanderson released Wind and Truth, the highly-anticipated fifth volume in his magnum opus fantasy series The Stormlight Archive. Sanderson has a reputation for churning out excellent books, but even by his own lofty standards, Wind and Truth is special. The Stormlight Archive is a massive series, Sanderson's own attempt at writing a wildly ambitious, door-stopping fantasy series in the vein of Malazan Book of the Fallen or The Wheel of Time — the latter of which he wrote the final three volumes for after original author Robert Jordan's untimely death in 2007. Sanderson has been open with fans for years now that The Stormlight Archive will be split into two distinct "arcs," with a time jump in the middle to act as a sort of soft reset for the series.

Wind and Truth is the conclusion of the first of those arcs, and is brings lots...

Amazon’s epic fantasy series is returning with new episodes in 2025, and we’ll fill you in on all the important details!

The wheel of time continues to turn! The epic fantasy show “The Wheel of Time,” based on the novel series of the same name by Robert Jordan, is returning to Prime Video with new episodes soon. We’ll give you the lowdown on what you can expect in the new season, who has joined the cast, and show you a trailer for the latest batch of episodes below so you’re prepared when it comes back!

Everything you need to know about “The Wheel of Time” Season 3

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Is there a trailer for ‘The Wheel of Time’ Season 3? When is Season...

What happened in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, books and TV during the penultimate full week of 2024? As usual, a lot. Let's start by giving you a book recommendation to read in front of a roaring fire this holiday, or literally anytime and anywhere:

Why you should read The Dragon Reborn, where The Wheel of Time shakes up our point of view: https://t.co/3LrdYtgNI1 https://t.co/3LrdYtgNI1

— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 22, 2024

It's been 13 years and we're still sifting through rumors about when the sixth book in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter, might come out:

Publishing insider clears up rumor about the status of The Winds of Winter: https://t.co/f61Q56HqaZ https://t.co/f61Q56HqaZ

— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 22, 2024

The Witcher 4 is coming out! As if that weren't enough, we're...

HBO's new hit fantasy series Dune: Prophecy wrapped up its stellar first season with the season finale on Dec. 22, but fans don't have to worry about the show coming to an end. Ahead of the first season's conclusion, HBO announced the renewal of season 2. The Sisterhood will be back! But what will fans watching while waiting for the second season?

Since the Dune prequel series features heavy elements of both science fiction and fantasy, there are so many good shows to watch next. Maybe you have already binge-watched some of these recommendations, but on the off chance that you have managed to miss out on the latest Apple TV+ sensation Silo or you haven't taken the plunge with the Game of Thrones prequel, here's your sign.

If you're looking for your next binge-watch after finishing Dune: Prophecy season 1, here's hand-picked selection of four shows like the sci-fi fantasy series to watch right now.

It sounds like we won't be watching Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere on the big screen any time soon.

We're only a few short days away from Christmas, and you know what that means: it's the time of the year when author Brandon Sanderson publishes his yearly "State of the Sanderson" blog post, going over everything he did in the previous year and everything he hopes to do in the immediate future. Sanderson has made a habit of writing these posts going back to 2013, and they've become very popular with fans thanks to the author's candor about his various works.

This year's State of the Sanderson is a monstrously long post, as could be expected from a year where Sanderson wrapped up the first arc of his epic fantasy series The Stormlight Archive. There's a ton to parse in there, from the future of Stormlight and Mistborn, to his timeline for his next books,...

The other week, Prime Video released the first trailer for the upcoming third season of The Wheel of Time, its adaptation of Robert Jordan's beloved epic fantasy series. Naturally, we wanted to break the trailer apart every which way til Sunday, which we did, in written form. But we didn't get a chance to break it down on Take the Black, our weekly chat show where we talk all things sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books. We were out that week and aired out "Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shows of 2024" episode instead.

But now it's a new week, we had a new live show, and we got to talk all about it. Watch the newest episode of Take the Black below, where we go over the biggest highlights from the first teaser trailer for The Wheel of Time season 3. Watch below:

And let's not forget the fantastic casting. The...

The upcoming third season of Prime Video's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time will adapt The Shadow Rising, often considered one of the best books in Robert Jordan's 14-book strong novel series. The second season improved on the first and the show is gaining momentum, especially after a wicked new trailer dropped the other week:

We also learned that The Expanse veteran Shohreh Aghdashloo will be joining the show in its third season as the morally flexible Aes Sedai sorceress Elaida, a meaty role. And today, we can reveal several other actors coming on board, playing a number of important characters book fans have been waiting to see introduced. First up...

The Wheel of Time season 3 Olivia Williams headshot | Direct from Prime Video press contact Olivia Williams as Queen Morgase Trakand

Queen Morgase Trakand is the queen of Andor, the most influential country in the Westlands, where most...

“Wheel of Time” Season 3 is continuing to build out its cast.

Variety has learned that Olivia Williams, Callum Kerr, Luke Fetherston, and Nuno Lopes have all joined the high-fantasy series at Amazon Prime Video. They will play members of the royal family of the kingdom of Andor.

They are the latest additions to the cast, alongside previously announced Season 3 cast member Shohreh Aghdashloo. Rosamund Pike will return for Season 3 alongside Sophie Okonedo, Daniel Henney, Josha Stradowski, Zoë Robins, Madeleine Madden, Marcus Rutherford, Dónal Finn, Ceara Coveney, Kate Fleetwood, Natasha O’Keeffe, Ayoola Smart, and Kae Alexander.

Williams will play Morgase Trakand, the Queen of Andor. The official character description states, “Morgase did not inherit her throne. Rather, when the succession was left without an heir, she waged a brutal war against a half-dozen noble rivals, and thanks to her political savvy and utter ruthlessness, she won. She has sworn ever since...

Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense), Luke Fetherston (Doctor Who), Callum Kerr (Hollyoaks) and Nuno Lopes (White Lines) have joined the Season 3 cast of Prime Video‘s fantasy epic series The Wheel of Time, starring Rosamund Pike, Madeleine Madden and Josha Stradowski.

Williams, Fetherston, Kerr and Lopes will portray the royal family of the kingdom of Andor. Andor is the largest, most populous, and most influential country within the heart of the Westlands, the fictional land depicted in Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy book series on which the television series is based.

Williams portrays Morgase Trakand, the Queen of Andor. Morgase did not inherit her throne. Rather, when the succession was left without an heir, she waged a brutal war against a half-dozen noble rivals, and thanks to her political savvy and utter ruthlessness, she won. She has sworn ever since to shield her daughter and heir, Elayne, from ever having to endure what she did…...

“The Wheel of Time” Season 3 has assembled the remainder of House Trakand with Olivia Williams at the head.

Williams – who is currently appearing on HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy” – has been cast as Morgase Trakand, the Queen of Andor and mother to Elayne (Ceara Coveney). Queen Morgase sits on the throne of Andor, a seat she didn’t inherit through succession but rather won it through political savvy and ruthlessness against a handful of political rivals when the country was left without an heir. Rather than become a tyrant after her victory, Morgase is considered one of the greatest rulers in Andor’s history.

Williams isn’t the only new casting for House Trakand. Season 3 also adds Luke Fetherston as Lord Galad and Callum Kerr as Lord Gawyn, brothers to Elayne and sons of Queen Morgase. Galad, the younger of the two, is a renowned fighter known for being protective of Elayne,...

The Wheel of Time continues to build out the cast for its upcoming third season.

The fantasy drama, which is set to premiere March 13 on Prime Video, has cast Olivia Williams, Luke Fetherston, Callum Kerr and Nuno Lopes as members of the royal family of Andor, the largest and most influential country in author Robert Jordan’s fictional world. News of their casting follows that of Shohreh Aghdashloo as Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan, a powerful member of the Aes Sedai.

Williams (Dune: Prophecy, The Crown) will play Morgase Trakand, the queen of Andor, who ascended to the throne after a brutal war pitting her forces against several rivals. “She has sworn ever since to shield her daughter and heir, Elayne, from ever having to endure what she did — and do what she did,” the character description reads. “But far from being a tyrant, Morgase has become one of the...

Olivia Williams is making the long, long trek from Wallach IX to Andor.

Currently starring on HBO’s Dune: Prophecy, Williams is among four cast additions for The Wheel of Time Season 3, which will premiere Thursday, March 15, 2025 on Prime Video.

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In the fantasy adaptation’s third season,...

In 2020, fans experienced the heartbreaking news that one of their top series, Criminal Minds, had been canceled after fifteen seasons. When the show received a reboot two years later, not all of the cast returned.

Criminal Minds: Evolution brought back some of our favorite profilers, only one of whom had been with the show since the beginning and a few who replaced original team members who had left before the show ended.

One of the most significant losses in the show’s history was that of boy-wonder Dr. Reid Spencer, played by Matthew Gray Gubler.

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During the fifteen-year original run of Criminal Minds, Reid played the nerdy academic with an eidetic memory and a brilliance for profiling criminals.

Fans adored the awkward genius that was Dr. Spencer Reid, whether it was his close relationship with J.J. (A.J. Cook) and her sons, his bromance with former Bau...

Writer/director Natalie Erika James made her feature debut with the psychological horror drama Relic and followed that up with the Rosemary’s Baby prequel Apartment 7A. Now, Deadline reports that filming is underway on James’ third feature, a psychological horror film called Saccharine, and Midori Francis of Grey’s Anatomy and The Sex Lives of College Girls has the lead role.

Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw are producing Saccharine, which is a Carver Films and Thrum Films production. Production investment came from Screen Australia, XYZ in conjunction with Ipr.Vc, and Stan, in association with VicScreen. Ben Morgan is a co-producer. Deadline notes that the film will be distributed theatrically in Australia and New Zealand by Maslow Entertainment and will launch as a Stan Original Film on Stan.

Francis is taking on the role of Hana, a lovelorn medical student who becomes terrorized by a hungry ghost after taking part in an...

Exclusive: Filming is underway in Australia on Saccharine, with Grey’s Anatomy and The Sex Lives of College Girls star Midori Francis in the lead role.

The under-the-radar project marks the third film from writer-director Natalie Erika James, following Julia Garner horror Apartment 7A and breakout horror hit Relic with Emily Mortimer.

James again partners with producers Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw of Carver Films, whose credits include Relic, Run Rabbit Run and Snowtown.

The movie follows Hana (Francis), a lovelorn medical student who becomes terrorised by a hungry ghost after taking part in an obscure weight-loss craze: eating human ashes.

Starring alongside Francis are Danielle Macdonald (Patti Cake$) playing Josie, Hana’s best friend, and Madeleine Madden (The Wheel of Time) as Alanya, a personal trainer and fitness influencer.

The project is a Carver Films and Thrum Films production. Production investment comes from Screen Australia, XYZ in conjunction with Ipr.Vc,...

We're only a couple weeks out from the end of the year, but there's still plenty of news to be learned and shared in 2024. As proof, check out WiC Weekly, where we catalog the biggest and best stories to land on WinterIsComing.net over the past seven days.

This Sunday, let's start with our look back at the best damn vampire sitcom to ever air on TV (technically there's still one episode to go but we think the vampires would appreciate an early funeral):

All 6 seasons of What We Do In The Shadows, ranked worst to best: https://t.co/2rQO4BeuzH https://t.co/2rQO4BeuzH

— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 15, 2024

Moving onto books, Brandon Sanderson released his hotly anticipated fantasy novel Wind and Truth the other week. He's out there hitting the press trail saying some very interesting things:

Brandon Sanderson thinks J.K. Rowling "should not have...

The Dragon Reborn is the third book in The Wheel of Time series. It serves as an important bridge book toward The Shadow Rising, widely considered one of the best in the series. But just because it's a bridge book doesn't diminish its importance to the overall story.

Author Robert Jordan uses a different tactic in this third book. He takes the central figure of the series, Rand al'Thor, out of the narrative for most of the novel. Audiences were used to seeing events through his point of view, but in The Dragon Reborn, that point of view is limited to a few pages as the book focuses on the adventures of his friends from Emond's Field, all of whom are very important to the story.

Every character always feels Rand's presence, but Jordan has Rand go off alone and follows him with a few short narrative check-ins. That...

Criminal Minds fans, get ready to see a familiar face when the show returns for the upcoming season of the revival of the hit show. However, there is a twist to the return of Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid.

Ever since Criminal Minds: Evolution premiered, fans have wondered when we will see Spencer Reid rejoining the team. Along with Daniel Henney’s Matt Simmons, the two were said to still be with the FBI, but on assignment elsewhere.

It has always been teased by showrunner Erica Messer that scheduling conflicts kept them from the show. But they were always welcome to come back permitting they did not have other projects that kept them busy.

Dr. Spencer Reid will return to Criminal Minds

Now it has officially been confirmed that Gubler will make a return to the show he starred on for 15 seasons. However, there is a catch. His...

This past weekend, author Brandon Sanderson published Wind and Truth, the fifth novel in The Stormlight Archive, an epic fantasy series set on a world wracked by dangerous storms. Sanderson's fame has been on the rise for a while. According to The Guardian, he's sold 34 million books over the course of his career, which really got going with the publication of Elantris in 2005. After that came Mistborn. That brought him to the attention of Harriet McDougal, who picked Sanderson to finish The Wheel of Time series after original author Robert Jordan, her husband, died.

And then came The Stormlight Archive, Sanderson's own attempt at a Wheel of Time-level epic tale. It's been hugely successful, in part because of how everything in The Stormlight Archive is related to the rest of Sanderson's work; most all of his stories take place in a vast interconnected universe called the Cosmere, and the linkages...

Over the weekend, Prime Video revealed the first trailer for the third season of The Wheel of Time, its fantasy show based on the book series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Over the course of its first two seasons, The Wheel of Time has consistently improved and delved deep into its source material to create a vivid fantasy world onscreen. But if this trailer is any indicator, we ain't seen nothing yet.

At the heart of The Wheel of Time is a young man named Rand al'Thor who discovers he's a prophesied figure named the Dragon Reborn who is destined to fight against the forces of the Dark One. The first two seasons were largely about Rand coming to grips with this weighty destiny as his friends and allies grappled with their own divergent paths. In season 3, Rand will face a new challenge: getting the support of world powers...

For more than a year, rumors have swirled that Shohreh Aghdashloo, the actor who played foul-mouthed politician Crisjen Avasarala for six seasons on The Expanse, was joining the cast of Prime Video's fantasy show The Wheel of Time in a major role. Now at last, we have confirmation from the source itself. The official Wheel of Time X account announced today that Aghdashloo will play Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan, an Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah who is one of the key figures at the White Tower in Robert Jordan's book series.

"The whispers are true. Shohreh Aghdashloo is officially an Aes Sedai," they wrote, captioning a picture which reads "Shohreh Aghdashloo is Elaida in The Wheel of Time" over a picture of the Iranian-American actor.

The whispers were true. Shohreh Aghdashloo is officially an Aes Sedai. pic.twitter.com/11Z1xTXUMi

— The Wheel Of Time (@TheWheelOfTime) December 11, 2024

Aghdashloo...

Fresh off her run on The Penguin, Emmy Award winner Shohreh Aghdashloo has been announced as a Season 3 cast addition to Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time.

Aghdashloo joins series lead Rosamund Pike in portraying one of the powerful Aes Sedai — specifically, Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan, a highly anticipated character from Robert Jordan’s fantasy novels upon which the TV series is based.

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The Wheel of Time is bringing a key character from its source material to the screen.

The Prime Video series has added Emmy winner Shohreh Aghdashloo to its cast. In The Wheel of Time‘s third season, due in March, Aghdashloo (The Expanse, House of Sand and Fog) will play Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan, an important character in the fantasy novels by Robert Jordan on which the series is based.

Elaida is described as “a ruthlessly powerful Aes Sedai as proficient in politicking as she is in channeling. She has a deep history with Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) and Siuan (Sophie Okonedo), and scores to settle with both of them when she returns to the White Tower. Elaida is someone who believes in ends over means, and is willing to do anything to achieve what she envisions to be the greater good.”

Prime Video recently unveiled a teaser for season...

Shohreh Aghdashloo has been tapped for a major role in “The Wheel of Time” Season 3.

Aghdashloo will play Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan, a powerful member of the Aes Sedai sisterhood. Elaida is a member of the Red Ajah – the sect of the Aes Sedai tasked with hunting down men who can channel the One Power – and has a long history with Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) and Siuan (Sophie Okonedo) that bubbles back to the surface upon her return to the White Tower.

Aghdashloo is an Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated actress with a mountain of impressive credits. She won an Emmy for her role in the miniseries “House of Saddam” and earned an Oscar nomination for 2003’s “House of Sand and Fog.”

More recently, she lent her voice to roles in “Arcane,” “Damsel,” and the video game “Assassin’s Creed: Mirage” and appeared in HBO’s Batman spinoff “The Penguin,...

The Wheel of Time season 3 has a release date! It's been a long time coming, but we finally know when the new season of The Wheel of Time premieres on Prime Video, thanks to showrunner Rafe Judkins who revealed the news at Ccxp 24 in Brazil on Saturday, Dec. 7. Thankfully, Judkins tipped fans off to the big release date news before it was announced over the weekend.

The Wheel of Time season 3 premieres on Thursday, March 13, 2025, which is a bit earlier than most were expecting when the second season ended in the fall of 2023. Honestly, I was going to be happy if we saw the new season by Fall 2025. I will definitely take the Spring 2025 release date!

Recently, Josha Strawdowski and the other stars of the series based on Robert Jordan's book series of the same name started doing press for season 3. Fans became more excited that we could see...

Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil, unveiled several new first-looks, including for “Yellowjackets” Season 3, the prequel series “Dexter: Original Sin,” the Paramount+ original movie “Star Trek: Section 31,” “Invincible” Season 3, and “The Wheel of Time” Season 3.

Check them out below.

“Yellowjackets” Season 3

“Yellowjackets” Season 3 debuts on Feb. 14 on Paramount+ with Showtime. As previously announced, both Hilary Swank and Joel McHale will guest star in the new season. The returning cast includes: Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Lauren Ambrose, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Courtney Eaton, Liv Hewson, Steven Kruege, Warren Kole, Kevin Alves, Sarah Desjardins, and Simone Kessell, with Elijah Wood returning in a recurring role.

“Dexter: Original Sin”

“Dexter: Original Sin,” which traces the origin of serial killer killer Dexter Morgan, debuts on Dec. 13 on Paramount+ with Showtime. Paramount released an exclusive first-look clip at the show, which can be seen below. The series stars Patrick Gibson Dexter Morgan,...

It's time for WiC Weekly, where we go over the past seven days in sci-fi, fantasy, movies, books, TV and whatever else we find interesting that moment. What did we get up to round these parts this past week? So much, starting with this round-up of all the chapters of The Winds of Winter yet released. Yes, George R.R. Martin may be taking forever to finish the long-awaited next entry in his Song of Ice and Fire series, but at least a lot of it is out there already:

All 9 existing chapters of The Winds of Winter, explored and explained: https://t.co/bNFtbXeWDl https://t.co/bNFtbXeWDl

— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) December 8, 2024

Sticking with all things Westeros, the actor who played young Ned Stark on Game of Thrones is 100% down to star in his own prequel show, as you might expect:

Of course the actor who played Young Ned...

Prime Video has released the first footage from the upcoming third season of The Wheel of Time via an exciting teaser trailer, while also announcing that the fantasy adventure series is set to return to our screens on March 13, 2025.

In the promo, we see Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) attempt to come to terms with the prophecy that will claim either her life or that of Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski), who may hold the future of humanity in his hands as the Dragon Reborn.

Season 3 will be primarily based on the fourth book in Robert Jordan's series, The Shadow Rising, which finds Rand and his companions travelling to the Aiel Waste in an attempt to win over its people to their cause.

“The first 15 minutes of Season 3 is one of the most bonkers set pieces I’ve ever seen on television,” said executive producer Rafe Judkins in a recent interview.