High fantasy
Subgenre of fiction
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| 2025 | Third season of The Wheel of Time TV series is set to be released, covering plot events from the fourth and fifth novels in the book series: The Shadow Rising (1992) and The Fires of Heaven (1993). |
| 2025 | Ryan Condal discussed creative tensions with George R. R. Martin regarding the adaptation of Fire & Blood in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. |
| April 1 2025 | Film is scheduled to be released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD. |
| 2025 | A second prequel series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is scheduled to debut. |
| March 26 2025 | Set to be released on Disney+ streaming platform. |
| 2025 | Emma D'Arcy received another Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama nomination. |
| March 21 2025 | Filming for the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender was completed. |
| March 21 2025 | Filming for the third season began at Leavesden Studios, Watford, with expected production lasting from March to October. |
| 2025 | Third season of The Wheel of Time television series is set to be produced, continuing the adaptation of Robert Jordan's fantasy novel series. |
| March 16 2025 | Film climbs to No. 2 on Fandango at Home's digital sales chart for the week ending March 16. |
| March 13 2025 | Third season of The Wheel of Time is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video. |
| March 2025 | Fifth season had begun filming. |
| March 2025 | Third season premiered in March 2025. |
| March 5 2025 | Film moves to No. 4 on the UK's Official Film Chart for the week ending March 5. |
| March 2025 | Tommy Flanagan and Dan Fogler were announced to have joined the cast as Ser Roderick Dustin and Ser Torrhen Manderly, respectively. |
| February 18 2025 | Digital download release of the film. |
| February 18 2025 | Digital download release of 'Mufasa: The Lion King'. |
| February 18 2025 | Film is released for digital download. |
| February 18 2025 | Released for digital download. |
| February 11 2025 | The second animated film, Sirens of the Deep, was released. |
| January 2025 | James Norton was announced to have joined the cast for the third season as Lord Ormund Hightower. |
| January 3 2025 | The film received notable box office success in India, earning 129 crore rupees within 2 weeks of its release, competing with other major film releases. |
| January 3 2025 | Mufasa: The Lion King film reportedly earns 129 crore rupees in India within 2 weeks of its release, competing with other major film releases like Godzilla x Kong, Deadpool and Wolverine. |
| 2024 | The episode 'Legends' was nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) at the Emmy Awards. |
| 2024 | Gordon Cormier was nominated for Favorite Male TV Star (Family) at the Kids' Choice Awards. |
| 2024 | The TV series was nominated for Favorite Family TV Show at the Kids' Choice Awards. |
| 2024 | The series was nominated at the 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards in the category of Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic or Real-Time Project. |
| 2024 | Amazon released the first two seasons on their YouTube channel for free for a limited time, preceding the third season's release. |
| 2024 | Season 2 premiered with 7.8 million viewers across linear and streaming, representing a 22% decline from season 1's 10 million viewers. |
| 2024 | Second season of the television series 'House of the Dragon' is set to be released, continuing the narrative of the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. |
| 2024 | Filmmaker Robert Eggers cited the movie as one of his favorite films of the year, specifically praising Barry Jenkins' unique directorial approach. |
| 2024 | Blue Ivy Carter won the NAACP Image Award for her performance in the film. |
| 2024 | Film 'Mufasa: The Lion King' was released, receiving mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its animation and technical achievements while drawing criticism for its narrative approach and musical compositions. |
| 2024 | The film received nominations for multiple awards, including Artios Awards, Black Reel Awards, Golden Reel Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and Visual Effects Society Awards. |
| 2024 | James Hannigan released 'Terry Pratchett's Discworld - Main Audiobook Theme' on digital music platforms including Spotify and Apple Music. |
| 2024 | The series received a nomination for Best Special, Visual and Graphic Effects at the British Academy Television Craft Awards, with Andy Scrase, Patricia Llaguno, Beau Garcia, Oliver Winwood, Huw Evans, and Jodie Davidson recognized |
| 2024 | Shadow and Bone was nominated at the Visual Effects Society Awards for Outstanding Animated Character for the Nichevo'ya the Shadow Monster in the 'No Funerals' episode, with team members José María del Fresno, Matthieu Poirey, Carlos Puigdollers, and Guillermo Ramos |
| 2024 | Willow TV series was nominated for Outstanding Compositing and Lighting at the Visual Effects Society Awards |
| 2024 | Willow TV series was nominated for Outstanding Effects Simulations at the Visual Effects Society Awards |
| December 2024 | Shohreh Aghdashloo was reported to portray Elaida a'Roihan in season three. Olivia Williams (Morgase Trakand), Luke Fetherston (Gawyn Trakand), Callum Kerr (Galad Trakand), and Nuno Lopes (Lord Gaebril) were also announced as part of the cast. |
| December 20 2024 | Release of follow-up film Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel and sequel directed by Barry Jenkins. |
| December 20 2024 | The film was released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. |
| December 20 2024 | Film released in the United States, after being delayed from its original July 5, 2024 release date due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. |
| December 20 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King was released in theaters, featuring reprising roles for Seth Rogen (Pumbaa), Billy Eichner (Timon), and John Kani (Rafiki). |
| December 13 2024 | First part of season 2 was released on Hulu. |
| December 9 2024 | Film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. |
| December 9 2024 | World premiere of 'Mufasa: The Lion King' held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. |
| December 4 2024 |
The NeverEnding Story
A 40th anniversary deluxe edition was released in Australia, featuring the original US theatrical version restored from the original negative, the German version, and new special features including the 'Life After Neverending Story' documentary, packaged in a replica of the film's book with replicas of original promotional materials.
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| November 2024 | Several new supporting cast members were announced, including Chin Han, Hoa Xuande, Justin Chien, Amanda Zhou, Crystal Yu, Kelemete Misipeka, Lourdes Faberes, and Rekha Sharma. |
| November 11 2024 | HBO released a 'first look' teaser for the 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' TV series. |
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Mufasa: The Lion King, The Legend of Vox Machina, Willow (TV series), The Lion King (2019 film), Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024 TV series), The NeverEnding Story (film), The Wheel of Time (TV series), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series), House of the Dragon, The Witcher (TV series), The Bravest Knight, Discworld, Shadow and Bone (TV series) & Game of Thrones, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.