Sci Fi TV Highlights: A look at the upcoming schedule of sci fi and fantasy shows as well as recent news and/or trailers of note.
Sci Fi TV New:
The Game of Thrones spin-off series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, which follows the adventures of Dunk and Egg, has moved into pre-production at HBO per an announcement during the Warner Bros. Discovery earnings call. No casting announcements have been made yet, but House of the Dragon writer Ira Parker is working on the show and word is that it will be faithful to the George R.R. Martin novellas it is based on. Following is the logline for the series:
A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.
The show is currently targeting a late 2025 release for its six-episode first season, but that is very tentative at this point.
American Horror Story co-creator Ryan Murphy has a new horror series in the works at FX titled Grotesquerie. Not much is known about it at this point, but it will star Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance, and Lesley Manville and it is set for a Fall 2023 premiere. He released the following teaser on Instagram with a cryptic voice-over from Niecy Nash-Betts:
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In a shakeup behind the scenes at the Apple TV+ production of Foundation, David S. Goyer will be stepping back from his showrunner duties allegedly due to a dispute over the show’s budget for its upcoming third year. He will continue to write for the series and will retain the showrunner title, but he will be less involved in the day-to-day running of the series.
Marc Guggenheim has walked back his previous comments about a potential television series spinning out of Brandon Routh’s Superman Returns movie. He clarified that he was referring to past conversations with the act and nothing is currently in the works related to that property.
In scheduling news, Prime Video’s The Boys has received a June 13th release date for its fourth season, and The Spiderwick Chronicles will have its premiere on The Roku Channel on April 19th.
Keep up with the latest sci fi TV news and discuss current and past shows at r/SciFiTV and stay up to date on the status of all the current sci fi and fantasy shows with our Cancellation Watch posts.
Schedule Notes:
After five premieres this past week, there are no new or returning shows arriving on the schedule during the coming week. In fact, March looks pretty sparse at this point with only three premieres currently lined up. Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for March and beyond at this link. The two-week view of the schedule is available here.
Prime Time Sci Fi TV Listings for the Week of Feb 26 – Mar 3
Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info, trailers, updates and more. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: Zap2It.com
| Monday February 26 |
| Halo (Showtime) 8:00-10:00 Encore Run |
| Tuesday February 27 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Wednesday February 28 |
| Not Dead Yet (ABC) 8:30-9:00 |
| Resident Alien (Syfy) 9:00-10:00 |
| Constellation (Apple TV+) Streaming |
| Star Wars The Bad Batch (Disney+) Streaming |
| Thursday February 29 |
| Ghosts (CBS) 8:30-9:00 Preempred |
| Halo The Series (Paramount+) Streaming |
| Friday March 1 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Saturday March 2 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Sunday March 3 |
| Krapopolis (FOX) 8:30-9:00 |
| The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC) 9:00-10:00 |
Sci Fi TV Trailers
Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+): The fifth and final season will find Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well… dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it. Premieres April 4th.
You can see more recent sci fi TV trailers at this link.
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