The time wheel canceled after 3 seasons on Amazon Prime Video

We will never arrive at the end of the eight seasons envisaged to adapt the entire literary saga.

It’s official: The wheel of time will not turn anymore. Amazon Prime Video confirmed the cancellation of the fantasy series after three seasons, putting an end premature to the ambitious adaptation of the cult work of Robert Jordan.

The series followed me (interpreted by Rosamund Pike), a member of the powerful female organization of AES Sedai, launched in a journey around the world with five young men and women, one of whom is intended to become the reincarnated dragon – the one who will save or annihilate humanity. In season 2, Rand Al’thor (Josha Stradowski) Discover that he is the elected representative of the prophecy, while season 3 – broadcast in March and April 2025 – explored the tensions between the forces of good and evil that attracted him each of their side, while me and Egwene Al’vere (Madeleine Madden) try to keep it on the right path.

According to Deadlineseveral internal and financial factors have precipitated the end of the series. Although the managers of Amazon appreciated the project, the hearings did not follow. Season 3 quickly disappeared from the Top 10 original Nielsen programs, a worrying signal for such an expensive series. Despite a certain fanbase, The wheel of time never managed to break through the general public or generate the digital buzz of a Game of Thrones.

Except that at the same time, with its shooting divided between Prague, South Africa, Spain and Morocco, and an international casting led by Rosamund Pike And Daniel Henneythe series was expensive: more than $ 10 million per episode, according to certain estimates.

The fact remains that the showrunner RAFE JULY had designed a narrative arc on eight seasons, in order to adapt the whole of the literary saga. After laying the foundations in the first seasons, the creative team was preparing to dive into the deeper intrigues of the Jordan universe. Unfortunately, economic logic was right for artistic vision.