Here’s the trailer for the Lord of the Rings replacement

Amazon’s The Wheel of Time announced the start date of season 2 back in May, and now the fantasy series based on the books by Robert Jordan is also delivering its first real trailer. In which, among other things, you can experience a newly cast main character in action for the first time.

Amazon’s The Wheel of Time introduces its Lord of the Rings replacement in the Season 2 trailer

The 1st season of The Wheel of Time (The Wheel of Time) reached us on Amazon Prime * at the end of 2021 as a test run for the series epic The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which started a year later. In 2023, Amazon is sticking to the established fantasy autumn and sending it off September 1 the 2nd season of The Wheel of Time.

We remember: In a universe where only women who are Aes Sedai are allowed to practice magic, a chosen one was prophesied to save or destroy the world. Hunted by the minions of evil, Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) embarked on a journey with five possible candidates. However, only one of them turned out to be a “dragon reincarnated” at the end of Season 1.

Watch the trailer for Season 2 of Amazon’s fantasy series The Wheel of Time

Anyone who knows Robert Jordan’s novel series * about The Wheel of Time knows that the 14-volume fantasy cycle has many Lord of the Rings parallels, especially at the beginning (companions, magical expedition leaders, Moria replacements, their own ring spirits, etc.) and will also find this in Season 2.

A noticeable change in the 2nd season concerns a newly cast main character: Gambler and dagger thief Mat Cauthon is no longer owned by Barney Harris but by Donal Finn embodied.

Amazon’s fantasy sequel: what is wheel of time season 2 about

And what’s next in season 2 of The Wheel of Time? The paths of the friends around Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski) have parted. They pursue different missions as Perrin (Marcus Rutherford) explores his wolf side and Nynaeve (Zoe Robins) and Egwene (Madeleine Madden) pursue their magical abilities. However, Moiraine was stripped of her magic.

Season 2 of The Wheel of Time is intended to be based on the second book, The Great Hunt, in which the Horn of Valere is the focus, which can call fallen heroes to battle. In addition, there is a threat of a new one danger from the seato enslave the Aes Sedai. Not to mention that the series’ evil antagonist, the

Dark King
(Fares Fares), far from stopped, but his strongest lieutenant was released.

Although the first trailer has now been released by Amazon, it is not the first video that fantasy fans have received for season 2 of The Wheel of Time: a few months ago, Rafe Judkins’ series already released a short sneak peak Insights, what you can see here again:

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