Prime Video released The Wheel of Time Season One recap and Season Two sneak-peek reel during the Prime Video Presents: The Wheel of Time & The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power panel presentation at New York Comic Con. The panel also treated fans to exclusive first looks at Dónal Finn as Mat Cauthon and Ceara Coveney as Elayne Trakand, along with a special welcome video from series star Rosamund Pike. In July, it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con that the series was picked up for a third season, following the wrap of production on Season Two earlier this year. The first season of The Wheel of Time, which premiered November 19, 2021, is exclusively available on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The series is a co-production with Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television.
TheWheel of Timeis one of the most popular and enduring fantasy series of all time, with over 90 million books sold. Set in a sprawling, epic world wheremagic existsandonly certain women are allowed to access it, the story follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the incredibly powerful all-female organization called the Aes Sedai, as she arrives in the small town of Two Rivers. There, she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, who willeither save or destroy humanity.
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The Wheel of Time also stars Daniel Henney (Criminal Minds) as Lan Mandragoran, Zoë Robins (Power Rangers Ninja Steel) as Nynaeve al'Meara, Madeleine Madden (Dora and the Lost City of Gold) as Egwene al'Vere, Josha Stradowski (Just Friends) as Rand al'Thor, and Marcus Rutherford (Obey) as Perrin Aybara.
Based on Robert Jordan’s best-selling fantasy novels, which have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide,The Wheel of Timewas adapted for television by executive producer and showrunner Rafe Judkins (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,Hemlock Grove). Larry Mondragon and Rick Selvage of Red Eagle Entertainment (Winter Dragon), Ted Field and Mike Weber of Radar Pictures (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Winter Dragon), Darren Lemke (Shazam!, Goosebumps, Winter Dragon), Marigo Kehoe (Outlander, The Crown), Justine Juel Gillmer (The Survivor, Halo), and Sanaa Hamri (Empire, Lovestruck) also serve as executive producers. Rosamund Pike serves as producer and Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson as consulting producers.The Wheel of Timeis co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television.