The Wheel of Time
Amazon Prime recently announced at Comic-Con @ Home that its next highly anticipated fantasy series The Wheel of Time will officially debut in November 2021. A poster showing Rosamund Pike as Moiraine, the show's lead, was also shared. >The series is inspired by Robert Jordan's famous fantasy novels, whose story is set in a fantasy world where magic exists, but only some women can access it. The tale follows Moiraine (Pike), a member of a magical, dark and influential all-female organization who guides five young men on a journey around the world. In the group, however, there is also a mysterious individual who is said to be the Dragon Reborn (Josha Stradowski), a powerful individual who will save humanity or destroy it.
Here is the official poster:
The Wheel of Time: cast and writers
The series also features Josha Stradowski as Rand al'Thor, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, Zoë Robins as Nynaeve, Sophie Okonedo as Siuan Sanche and Barney Harris as Mat Cauthon. Last, but not least, are Madeleine Madden who will play the role of Egwene Al'Vere, Kae Alexander as Min Farshaw, Miguel Alvarez as the King of Ghealdan, Naana Agyei Ampadu as Danya, Daniel Henney as al ' Lan Mandragoran and Michael McElhatton will play Tam Al'Thor.These are still some of the names that will be part of the great cast of The Wheel of Time from Amazon Prime Studios. Rafe Judkins and Uta Briesewitz are the showrunners on the show with Briesewitz also directing the first two episodes. We recall that The Wheel of Time is a work characterized by the presence of 14 volumes which have sold over 90 million copies internationally, making it the best-selling fantasy series since the time of The Lord of the Rings. If you haven't read this fantastic literary work, you can retrieve it in its entirety on Amazon.
‘The Wheel of Time’ to Debut on Amazon Prime Video in November (Comic-Con Roundup)
Amazon Prime Video announced that upcoming fantasy series “The Wheel of Time” will debut in November.
The series is adapted from Robert Jordan’s book series of the same name and stars Rosamund Pike as Moiraine, a member of a magical all-female organization who leads five young people on a journey around the world while trying to learn which one of them will fulfill the prophecy of the Dragon Reborn.
“The Wheel of Time” was adapted by showrunner Rafe Judkins. Larry Mondragon and Rick Selvage of Red Eagle Entertainment, Mike Weber, Ted Field of Radar Pictures, Darren Lemke, Marigo Kehoe and Uta Briesewitz also serve as executive producers, with Briesewitz set to direct the first two episodes. Pike will serves as producer and Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson serve as consulting producers. “The Wheel of Time” is co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television.
See a new poster below.
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