Amazon Prime Video has officially pulled the plug on The Wheel of Time after three seasons. The ambitious adaptation of Robert Jordan’s sprawling fantasy epic, which had become a cornerstone of the platform’s genre programming, won’t be moving forward beyond its already-filmed third season.
The series followed Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the powerful Aes Sedai order, as she shepherded a group of young villagers, one of whom, Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski), is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, a figure destined to either save or doom the world.
Season 2 confirmed Rand’s identity and set the stage for a third season full of spiritual tug-of-war, with both dark and light forces vying for control. Meanwhile, characters like Egwene al’Vere (Madeleine Madden) and Moiraine continued to anchor the show’s moral center.
The ensemble cast also featured Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Marcus Rutherford, Dónal Finn, Ceara Coveney, Kate Fleetwood, Natasha O’Keeffe, Ayoola Smart, Kae Alexander, and Sophie Okonedo.
Rafe Judkins served as the series’ showrunner and adapted Jordan’s massive story for the series. He was joined by a deep bench of executive producers, including Pike, Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon of Iwot Productions. The show was a joint effort between Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios.
News of the cancellation comes just months after it was reported that Iwot Studios is developing a video game based on The Wheel of Time. At the time, the studio stated the game would “build on the global success” of the TV series and was expected to be in development for about three years.
So, while the tv show may fade to black, the franchise isn’t entirely out of lives yet. Between the upcoming video game and the still-untapped wealth of source material, The Wheel of Time may spin again, but not on Amazon Prime Video.
Source: Variety
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