NEW Harry Potter First Look, ACOTAR 6 Complete! Lost Footage FOUND! | Fantasy News
2,655A huge wave of fantasy news this week! We’ve got our first look at the new Harry Potter HBO series, confirmation that ACOTAR Book 6 is done, and YouTube is finally preparing to crack down on AI-generated content spam. Plus, new covers, reveals, and updates from Malazan, Empire of Silence, Ilona Andrews, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Murderbot, Borderlands 4, and more. Let’s get into it.
🧙♂️ Timestamps & Sources
00:00 New Harry Potter First Look: https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/harry-potter-hbo-series-starts-filming-first-look-1236453094/
01:34 WoT Project Update: https://www.patreon.com/DanielBGreene
03:09 Dungeon Crawler Carl Webtoon Release
05:17 Operation Bounce House: https://people.com/see-the-cover-of-operation-bounce-house-and-read-an-excerpt-exclusive-11771495
06:36 New Ilona Andrews: https://reactormag.com/cover-reveal-this-kingdom-will-not-kill-me-by-ilona-andrews/
07:55 New Malazan Art: https://bsky.app/profile/thebrokenbinding.bsky.social/post/3ltmf55ujss2v
08:07 On Sunday’s She Picked Flowers: https://bsky.app/profile/sagapressbooks.bsky.social/post/3lthvrdm3u226
08:45 Discworld Deluxe Release: https://x.com/HarperCollins/status/1942956430861943241
09:46 New Book of Dust Cover: https://x.com/Waterstones/status/1942901559505134047
10:51 Empire of Silence Special Edition: https://bsky.app/profile/dawbooks.bsky.social/post/3lthjcei5bo2x
11:49 ACOTAR 6 Finished: https://www.instagram.com/sarahjmaas/reel/DL_He4nSYWY/
12:19 New Ann Leckie Book: https://www.kobo.com/nz/en/ebook/radiant-star
13:32 New Fungalverse Book: [Source: Me]
14:30 Murderbot Finale Thoughts: https://reactormag.com/read-a-new-murderbot-story-for-free-right-after-the-season-finale/
16:56 Indie Games Dominate: https://www.thegamer.com/40-percent-of-2025-top-steam-games-from-double-a-indie-studios/
19:22 Deathstalker Remake: https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3887831/steven-kostanskis-deathstalker-remake-gets-new-sword-and-sorcery-images/
21:25 Borderlands 4 Trailer: • Borderlands 4 - Official Vex 'Purple Frida...
21:54 Ne Zha 2 Coming to U.S.: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/a24-ne-zha-2-release-michelle-yeoh-1236310006/
22:46 First of the North Star Footage recovered: https://vxtwitter.com/LostMediaBuster/status/1944974757788577860
25:08 YouTube AI Crackdown: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/youtube-prepares-crackdown-on-mass-produced-and-repetitive-videos-as-concern-over-ai-slop-grows/
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