“The Wheel of Time” has been renewed for Season 3 at Amazon, Selection has discovered.
The announcement was made as a part of the present’s panel presentation at San Diego Comedian-Con. It was additionally made forward of the second season premiere of the fantasy sequence, which doesn’t but have a premiere date. Season 1 debuted on Nov. 19, 2021.
“I’m so thrilled that we’ll be making a 3rd season of ‘The Wheel of Time,’” mentioned Rafe Judkins, sequence govt producer and showrunner. “The Shadow Rising has all the time been my favourite e book within the sequence, so with the ability to convey it to tv and introduce new audiences to the tales that made me fall in love with these books within the first place is such an honor, and one thing I’ve been working towards since I first pitched the present years and years in the past.”
“The Wheel of Time” relies on Robert Jordan’s best-selling fantasy novel sequence, which have bought greater than 90 million copies worldwide.
Set in a sprawling, epic world the place magic exists and solely sure ladies are allowed to entry it, the story follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the extremely highly effective all-female group referred to as the Aes Sedai, as she arrives within the small city of Two Rivers. There, she embarks on a harmful, world-spanning journey with 5 younger women and men, one among whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, who will both save or destroy humanity.
“We’re so excited to dive deeper into the world of ‘The Wheel of Time’ with Rafe Judkins and his crew, who’ve achieved such a fabulous job of honoring Robert Jordan’s imaginative and prescient and delivering an unimaginable viewing expertise to Prime Video prospects,” mentioned Vernon Sanders, head of worldwide tv for Amazon Studios. “Season One resonated with essentially the most loyal of Jordan devotees, in addition to the uninitiated, who had been experiencing this unimaginable world for the primary time, proving it is a present that really stands out within the style house. We couldn’t be happier to provide followers extra causes to be excited concerning the present and produce extra The Wheel of Time to our prospects worldwide.”
Together with Pike, the sequence additionally stars Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Madeleine Madden, Josha Stradowski, and Marcus Rutherford. The sequence is a co-production with Amazon Studios and Sony Photos Tv.
“Initially, folks across the globe fell in love with Robert Jordan’s ‘The Wheel of Time’ books and now due to Rafe Judkins and his unimaginable crew that epic world has vividly been dropped at life on Prime Video,” mentioned Jeff Frost and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Photos Tv. “We’re so happy to have the ability to proceed the journey and ship this exceptional story to followers all over the world. Sony Photos Tv is proud to proceed its partnership with Amazon Studios as we transfer towards Season Three.”
Judkins tailored the books for tv along with serving as govt producer and showrunner. Larry Mondragon and Rick Selvage of Crimson Eagle Leisure additionally govt produce together with Ted Discipline and Mike Weber of Radar Photos, Darren Lemke, and Marigo Kehoe. Pike serves as producer. Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson are consulting producers.
