The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time is an epic fantasy television series that premiered on November 19, 2021 on Prime Video. It is renewed through a third season.
The series is based on the book series of the same name written by Robert Jordan.
== Synopsis ==
The Wheel of Time follows Moiraine Damodred, a member of the powerful, all-woman organization called the Aes Sedai, who goes on a journey across the world with five young people, one of whom she believes might be the reincarnation of a person prophesied to save or destroy humanity.
== Cast ==
Main cast:
*Rosamund Pike as Moiraine Damodred
*Daniel Henney as Lan Mandragoran
*Zoë Robins as Nynaeve al'Meara
*Madeleine Madden as Egwene al'Vere
*Josha Stradowski as Rand al'Thor
*Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara
*Barney Harris as Mat Cauthon (Season 1)
*Dónal Finn as Mat Cauthon (Season 2 onwards)
*Ceara Coveney as Elayne Trakand (Season 2 onwards)
Browse additional cast and characters by season:
* Season 1 characters and season 1 cast
* Season 2 characters and season 2 cast
* Season 3 cast and characters
== Episodes ==
The Wheel of Time is currently renewed through a third season.
Season 	Episodes	Premiere episode 	Premiere date	Finale episode 	Finale date
Season 1	8 	Leavetaking 	2021 Nov 19 	The Eye of the World 	2021 Dec 24
Season 2	8 	A Taste of Solitude	2023 Sep 1 	What Was Meant to Be 	2023 Oct 6
Season 3	8 	To Race the Shadow 	tba 	He Who Comes With the Dawn	tba
Showrunner Rafe Judkins has plotted the entire series to be adapted into eight seasons,In the San Diego Comic Con 2021 Amazon panel, Rafe states at about 13:30: "I sat down and broke out what I thought eight seasons of the show might look like".Deadline, ‘The Wheel Of Time’ Boss Says Dónal Finn Taking Over As Mat Cauthon Will Be “Seamless”, Sees Series Going Eight Seasons by Rosy Cordero. November 10, 2021. Relevant excerpt: Rafe "believes the books will work better as a series, one he imagines could run for about eight seasons." or 50-60 episodes.Entertainment Weekly, The Wheel of Time showrunner answers our burning questions about the season 1 finale by Christian Holub. December 24, 2021. Relevant excerpt: "Even if we're lucky enough to go as long as we possibly can go, that's still only gonna be 50 or 60 episodes of television." Producers Mike Weber and Marigo Kehoe are planning for ten seasons.Collider, 'The Wheel of Time' Producers on How Many Seasons the Show Might Run and Why Rosamund Pike Wears Pants by Liz Shannon Miller. November 10, 2021. 
== Development ==
=== Earlier attempts ===
In 2000, Robert Jordan sold a TV rights option to NBC. NBC planned to adapt the books as a network TV series spanning several seasons. However, interest in the project dried up after the writers involved departed from NBC. The rights subsequently returned to Robert Jordan.Deadline: Amazon Orders Adaptation Of Fantasy Drama ‘The Wheel Of Time’ To Series by Peter White. October 2, 2018.Thus Spake the Creator (archived).
Shortly after this, a Japanese animation studio contacted Jordan and proposed an anime series based on the first three books. However, they only wanted to adapt those books and not the complete series. Jordan was not interested in this adaptation and talks stalled before any formal deal could be discussed.
In 2004, Robert Jordan sold the TV, film, video game, and comic book rights to Red Eagle Entertainment, a rights-handling company set up to develop multimedia projects based on the novels. This deal was worth approximately $640,000 and was due to last for eleven years, unless a long-running TV series or movie franchise was in production by that time.
In 2008, Red Eagle re-sold the film rights to Universal Pictures for a "seven-figure sum". Universal developed a film script based on The Eye of the World. However, Universal decided not to proceed with the adaptation and the rights returned to Red Eagle.
In 2014, Sony Television developed an interest in the property as an ongoing, big-budget TV series. They discussed the project with Red Eagle and with Harriet McDougal, Robert Jordan's widow, editor and literary heir and executor.IO9: Producers Of That Wheel Of Time TV Pilot Are Suing Robert Jordan's Widow by Charlie Jane Anders. February 16, 2015.
In 2015, the TV and film rights were due to revert to the Robert Jordan Estate (the Bandersnatch Group) on February 11. In order to retain rights, Red Eagle self-produced a 22-minute short film titled Winter Dragon based on the prologue to The Eye of the World, starring Billy Zane and Max Ryan, and paid to have it broadcast on the FXX Network in the United States during an infomercial timeslot on February 8, 2015. Red Eagle argued that this constituted getting a TV or film series into production and thus they should retain the rights.The Verge: A Wheel of Time pilot was produced and aired when no one was looking by Chaim Gartenberg. February 9, 2015.IO9: The Real Story About That Wheel Of Time Pilot That Aired Last Night by Charlie Jane Anders. February 9, 2015. Legal discussions followed to clarify the situation.
On April 28, 2016, the Robert Jordan Estate issued a statement confirming that the legal discussions had been resolved satisfactorily and that a TV adaptation of The Wheel of Time was being developed with a "major studio".IO9: The Wheel of Time Is Going to Be a TV Series After All by Katharine Trendacosta. April 28, 2016.Dragonmount: Wheel of Time Television Show by Mashiara Sedai. April 28, 2016.
=== Move to Amazon Studios ===
On October 2, 2018, it was confirmed that Amazon had given the greenlight for the series to begin production, with Rafe Judkins serving as showrunner.IGN: The Wheel of Time Series Given the Greenlight by Amazon Studios by David Griffin. October 2, 2018. Filming for season 1 began in September 2019.
On November 13, 2019, while season 1 was still filming, Rafe Judkins revealed that work had begun on writing season 2.Rafe Judkins' Twitter: Starting the S2 writers’ room on Wheel of Time and the Czech builders didn’t fully grasp how many whiteboards are needed to break an entire season of television. Ha. November 13, 2019.
==Gallery==
===Images===
Day 1 of filming Emond's Field.jpg|Day 1 of filming
===Videos===
The Wheel Of Time – Official Teaser Trailer|September 2, 2021
The Wheel of Time - Main Trailer 360 Experience - Prime Video|October 27, 2021
==Trivia==
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== References ==
Category:The Wheel of Time Wiki