The trailer for the adaptation of the fantasy novel, The Wheel of Time, reveals more details about the series. In addition, it confirms the premiere date of its first season.
While we wait a year for Amazon to release the series of The Lord of the rings, now we are presented with the trailer for The Wheel of Time, an epic fantasy story based on Robert Jordan’s novels of the same name. As we can see, it will have a large budget since the recreation of that world is spectacular.
The series has already been announced several times before the release of the latest trailer. They are just a few seconds of images that reveal the favorite characters of fans, such as Moiraine damodred from Rosamund pike (Lost, 2014) and Mandragoran al’Lan from Daniel Henney (Criminal Minds: Without Borders, 2016 – 2017). This is the first time that we can see the scope of this new series that will air on November 19.
It has an extensive cast
In addition to Pike and Henney, the cast of The Wheel of Time also includes Josha Stradowski (Gewoon Vrían, 2018) as Rand al’Thor; Marcus Rutherford (Obey, 2018) as Perrin Aybare; Zoë Robins ( Power Rangers Ninja Steel, 2017 – 2018) as Nynaeve al’Meara; Barney harris (The Hollow Crown, 2012 – 2016) as Mat cauthon; Madeleine madden (Dora and the Lost City, 2019) as Egwene al’Vere; Michael McElhatton (Mammal, 2016) as Tam al’Thor and Alvaro Morte (The Money Heist, 2017 – 2021) as Logain Ablar, and many more.
Rafe judkins (Agents of SHIELD) will be the showrunner (executive producer and scriptwriter) of the project. “I have loved this story since I was a teenager. Seeing it come to life with the resources to make it truly worthy and capture what’s on the page is a wonderful thing. I am looking forward to being seen by the fans of the books ”.
Uta Briesewitz, director of Westworld, Stranger Things, among others, will be in charge of the first two episodes. Rosamund pike She will also serve as executive producer.
A classic of the fantasy genre
Amazon has enough material to continue with the adaptation of the novel by Robert Jordan. The filming of the series began in September 2019. Six months later, the filming in Prague (Czech Republic), were paralyzed by COVID-19. A project has been delayed which, under normal circumstances, would have already reached the platform.
Jordan began writing the first volume The eye of the world, in 1984, and it was published in January 1990. The author died in 2007 while working on what was planned to be the twelfth and final volume in the series. He prepared extensive notes so that another author could complete the book according to his wishes. It was intended to be a six-book series, but ultimately had 14 novels, a prequel, and a companion book. After the death of the writer, Brandon sanderson decided to close the saga with three more books.
The saga draws on numerous elements from European and Asian mythology, notably the cyclical nature of time found in Buddhism and Hinduism, the metaphysical concepts of balance and duality, and the respect for nature found in Taoism. The wheel of time It stands out for its length, its detailed fictional universe, its well-developed magic system, and its large cast of characters.
According to Jordan’s publisher, the series has sold between 80 and 90 million copies worldwide. It is the best-selling epic fantasy saga after The Lord of the rings. The series of The Lord of the rings arrives at Amazon on September 2, 2022.
Trailer and Synopsis
It is set in a vast and epic world where magic exists and only a few women can access it. The story follows Moiraine, a member of the incredibly powerful women’s organization called Aes Sedai, when he arrives in the small town of Two Rivers. There he embarks on a dangerous journey around the world with five young men, one of whom has been prophesied as the Dragon Reborn, which will save or destroy humanity.
Do you want to see it? The series premieres on 19 November 2021 on Amazon Prime Video.