With the 8th episode, the 2nd season of The Wheel of Time comes to an end on Amazon Prime *. Anyone who really wants to see more of Moiraine, Rand and Co. after the huge season finale can rest assured: Because Season 3 of The Wheel of Time is already certain.
Fantasy return: When does the third season of The Wheel of Time start on Amazon Prime?
Long before the start of the second season of The Wheel of Time and the leap in quality of the fantasy series, that was 3rd season of Amazon Prime ordered in July 2022 (via Deadline). According to WOT Series, filming began in April 2023 in the Czech Republic and Slovenia. They were interrupted during the strike by actors and screenwriters in July.
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The Wheel of Time S2: Edge
With the delay caused by the Hollywood strike as well as the long post-production that is usual for fantasy series (for the creation of visual effects, etc.), we can see the 3rd season of The Wheel of Time probably not until 2025 expect. If Amazon Prime continues its alternating fantasy releases with The Rings of Power, probably in the fall of the year after next.
What is already known about the 3rd season of The Wheel of Time
There is plenty of material for the further story of The Wheel of Time in Season 3. After all, the book series by fantasy author Robert Jordans is a 14-volume epic *, of which season 2 only filmed the second and third novels. The new season will most likely focus on… fourth volume of the fantasy saga, The Shadow Rises *, button forward.
In it, the reunited companions part ways again after Rand triumphs and reveals himself to the world as the “Dragon Reborn.” Rand (Josha Stradowski), Mat (the newly cast Dónal Finn) and Egwene (Madeleine Madden) break into the city together Aiel Desert on where the Dragon Warrior life. Perrin (Marcus Rutherford), on the other hand, goes back to the home of the Two Rivers.
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The Wheel of Time S2: Egwene, Nynaeve & Elayne
Daniel Henney also promised Collider that his guardian Lan would meet again with Zoe Robins’ Nynaeve. But the threat in the country continues to grow Confrontation between Rand and the Dark One in an epic battle getting closer. It’s high time we got to know the big villain of the fantasy world of The Wheel of Time better, because so far he has only shown his power through his henchmen Ishamael (Fares Fares) and Lanfear (Natasha O’Keeffe).
After Rosamund Pike was initially less than enthusiastic about her season 2 change, the actress will be back in action as Aes Sedai in The Wheel of Time, as she now has access to her magic again. Showrunner Rafe Judkins already promised on X that “Season 3 is even more sophisticated, richer and deeper than Season 2” would be.
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