A few weeks ago, news broke the Wheel of Time franchise was being adapted into an open-world role-playing game from Iwot Studios, a subsidiary of the production company behind the show. If that sounds too good to be true, Iwot’s reaffirmed that this is no joke, and the studio hopes to bring the fantasy series back to […]
Expanse Fans Helped Keep Shohreh Aghdashloo Booked and Busy With Wheel of Time
Shohreh Aghdashloo’s career goes back decades, with her big breakout coming in 2003’s House of Sand and Fog, and roles since in X-Men: The Last Stand, 24, The Punisher, The Penguin, and more. But most genre fans look at Aghdashloo and think of one character in particular: The Expanse‘s Chrisjen Avasarala, the fierce, fabulous defender […]
The Wheel of Time’s Rafe Judkins on the Show’s Refreshing Approach to Queer Representation
If you’re a fan of Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time series, you’re well aware that romance is a huge part of the plot, shaping and influencing the characters’ actions as they navigate a world that may be creeping toward its end. And Wheel‘s love stories come in many different forms: straight, queer, loving throuple, […]
Wheel of Time’s Third Season Has Magic but Feels Very Much Like a Midway Point
When last we left Wheel of Time‘s characters at the end of season two back in 2023, the friends from the Two Rivers—including Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski), the emergent Dragon Reborn—and their allies had just triumphed over season two’s biggest bad. But that fight was small potatoes in the fantasy epic’s grand scheme; every character […]
The Wheel of Time Cast on What’s in Store for Their Characters in Season 3
The Wheel of Time season three is nearly here—and the first episode kicks off with a massive, thrilling magic battle scene. (You can watch it here through the end of today, otherwise you’ll have to wait until the premiere.) Ahead of the Robert Jordan adaptation’s return to Prime Video, io9 got a chance to talk […]
Wheel of Time’s Showrunner Hopes to Tell ‘the Whole Story’ in the Prime Video Series
The Wheel of Time is heading back to Prime Video for its third season in just a few weeks—bringing another round of adventures for Rand al’Thor and his pals, frenemies, and enemies, including (maybe?) that long-promised Last Battle. So far, Amazon hasn’t announced additional seasons for the fantasy series, but it could theoretically go on […]