Blogging Roundup: 1 February to 31 March 2022

The Wertzone

News

• Gollancz and Tor nab UK and US rights to new Joe Abercrombie fantasy trilogy
• ARCANE and YELLOWJACKETS star Ella Purnell joins the FALLOUT TV series
• HOUSE OF THE DRAGONS to hit the airwaves on 21 August
• HARD WEST II announced for release this year
• Hugh Grant denies being the new DOCTOR WHO
• CD Projekt confirms a new WITCHER video game is in development
• Next Esslemont MALAZAN novel gets a name change and new release window
• Christopher Lloyd joins THE MANDALORIAN
• Paul Wesley cast as Jim Kirk in STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
• MS. MARVEL unveils trailer and release date
• STAR TREK and STAR WARS unveil trailers for their new shows
• Production concludes on STAR TREK: PICARD after three seasons
• Ernie Hudson joins QUANTUM LEAP sequel pilot
• Disney+ to host all six Netflix Marvel shows and AGENTS OF SHIELD from mid-March
• Brandon Sanderson has a serious announcement to make
• Lin-Manuel Miranda no longer involved in adaptation of Patrick Rothfuss's KINGKILLER CHRONICLE trilogy
• New TV tie-in books hint at summer release for HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
• JUSTIFIED star Walton Goggins recruited for FALLOUT TV series
• Next STAR TREK film to reunite the Chris Pine-led reboot cast
• DISCO ELYSIUM, IT TAKES TWO, BIOSHOCK and LIFE IS STRANG TV adaptations in development
• HOUSE OF THE DRAGON wraps production, set for 2022 debut
• STRANGER THINGS gets supersized Season 4 release plan and confirmation of its ending
• Feature film LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM set for April 2024 release, whilst Warner Brothers fights for the film rights
• LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER unveils its first trailer
• Amazon puts cyberpunk TV series BLADE RUNNER 2099 into development
• QUANTUM LEAP continuation picks up its pilot director
• First pictures, plot and character details emerge about LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER
• Netflix releases trailer and airdate for the last season of THE LAST KINGDOM
• STAR WARS: OBI-WAN KENOBI to hit screens on 25 May
• FUTURAMA revival ordered at Hulu
• Saul Zaentz Company to sell its LORD OF THE RINGS screen and merchandising rights
• LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER to drop its first trailer on Sunday
• WHEEL OF TIME (probably) renewed for a third season at Amazon
• Rockstar confirm a new GRAND THEFT AUTO game is on the way
• BABYLON 5 reboot to remain in development for another year
• Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts's RIFTWAR SAGA and EMPIRE TRILOGY optioned for television

Reviews

• Prey (2017)
• Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
• Carnival Row: Season 1
• Expeditions: Rome
• Mythic Quest: Season 2
• Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 2
• The Last Kingdom: Season 5
• Star Trek: Discovery: Season 4
• Doctor Who: Series 11 (Season 37)
• All Systems Red by Martha Wells
• Days Gone
• The Orville: Season 2
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• The Legend of Vox Machina: Season 1
• Kevin Can F Himself: Season 1
• The Book of Boba Fett: Season 1
• Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey
• Succession: Season 1

Articles

• Fire and Blood Money: Why a Lot is Riding on HBO's HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
• RIP William Hurt
• RIP Priscilla Tolkien
• RIP Andy Remic
• RIP Ivan Reitman
• RIP Douglas Trumbull

Atlas of Ice and Fire

• A Map of Kate Elliott's Crown of Stars series

Patreon

• Sequence Complete: The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake

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