'The Wheel Of Time' Canceled By Prime Video After 3 Seasons
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Prime Video will not be renewing The Wheel of Time for a
fourth season. The decision, which comes more than a month
after the Season 3 finale was released April 17, followed
lengthy deliberations. As often is the case in the current
economic environment, the reasons were financial as the
series is liked creatively by the streamer's executives.
The TV adaptation of the book series by Robert Jordan and
Brandon Sanderson, co-produced by Sony Pictures TV and
Amazon MGM Studios, is a high-end, pricey fantasy drama,
which ushered in the genre on Prime Video, later joined by
The Lord Of the Rings: The Rings Of Power.
Starring Rosamund Pike, The Wheel Of Time got off to a
strong start in 2021 as Prime Video's most watched series
premiere of the year and one of the platform's Top 5 series
launches of all time.
Three seasons in, the series has remained a solid performer
but its viewership has slipped, with the fantasy drama
dropping out of Nielsen's Top 10 Originals chart after the
first three weeks of Season 3 while staying on the list for
the entire runs the previous two seasons. (The Wheel of
Time was back on the Originals ranker for the week after
the Season 3 finale at #10.)
The Nielsen rankings reflect U.S. viewership. Streaming
renewal decisions are made based on how a show does around
the world, and The Wheel of Time is a global title. It did
rank as #1 on Prime Video in multiple countries with the
most recent season. Still, the Season 3 overall performance
was not strong enough compared to the show's cost for Prime
Video to commit to another season and the streamer could
not make it work after examining different scenarios and
following discussions with lead studio Sony TV, sources
said.
With the cancellation possibility - and the show's
passionate fanbase - in mind, the Season 3 finale was
designed to offer some closure.
Still, the news would be a gut punch for fans who have been
praising the latest season as the series' best yet
creatively. Prime Video executives also have spoken of the
show getting better creatively every season, which is
supported by critics as Season 3 ranks 97% on Rotten
Tomatoes, up from 86% for Season 2 and 81% for Season 1.
Prime Video and Sony TV will continue to back the Emmy
campaign for The Wheel of Time's third season.
The series stars Pike as Moiraine Damodred, Daniel Henney
as al'Lan Mandragoran, Josha Stradowski as Rand al'Thor,
Zoe Robins as Nynaeve al'Meara, Madeleine Madden as Egwene
al'Vere, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, Dónal Finn as
Mat Cauthon, Ceara Coveney as Elayne Trakand, Sophie
Okonedo as Siuan Sanche, Kate Fleetwood as Liandrin Guirale,
Natasha O'Keeffe as Lanfear, Ayoola Smart as Aviendha, Kae
Alexander as Min Farshaw, Priyanka Bose as Alanna Mosvani,
Taylor Napier (Hanna) as Maksim, Hammed Animashaun as Loial,
Meera Syal as Verin Mathwin, Jennifer Cheon Garcia as Leane,
Johann Myers as Padan Fain, Jay Duffy as Dain Bornhald, Laia
Costa as Moghedien, Isabella Bucceri as Faile Bashere,
Olivia Williams as Queen Morgase Trakand, and Shohreh
Aghdashloo as Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan.
The Wheel of Time was adapted for television by executive
producer and showrunner Rafe Judkins. Rick Selvage and Larry
Mondragon of iwot productions, Ted Field of Radar Pictures,
Mike Weber, Marigo Kehoe, Ciaran Donnelly, Justine Juel
Gillmer, Dave Hill and Rosamund Pike also serve as executive
producers.
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