Over the last weekend, George RR Martin – the author behind A Song of Ice and Fire, which has been adapted into HBO’s Game of Thrones – took to his blog[1] to clarify that five spin-off prequel shows are currently in development. And yes, he’s still working on the next novel.
After Legion on FX, Fox has a new X-Men[2] series on the way called The Gifted, which received a first trailer[3] on Monday. It’s got misunderstood mutant teens and powerful people chasing them. Burn Notice’s Matt Nix created the series, with X-Men veteran Bryan Singer directing the pilot. It’ll air sometime in Autumn this year.
Fox released a trailer[4] for another upcoming series on Monday, The Orville. Created and starring Seth MacFarlane, the hour-long sci-fi comedy will be Star Trek satire in the form of a workplace comedy. It too will arrive in Autumn.
Wonder Woman[5] is still a few weeks out, but Warner Bros is already planning a sequel, said director Zack Snyder at an event in Shanghai. However, the next DC female superhero film will be Joss Whedon’s Batgirl, with Wonder Woman 2 to come later. You’ll obviously get to see her later this year as well, in Justice League in November.
On Wednesday, a Polish studio revealed that Netflix[6] had signed on to develop and produce a TV series based on The Witcher[7], the series of novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, which spawned the award-winning game series of the same title.
Later that day, star Jason Bateman[8] and showrunner Mitchell Hurwitz[9] confirmed that Netflix had greenlit a fifth season of Arrested Development, the comedy...