The Wheel of Time cancelled after three seasons; fantasy series will not return for a fourth instalment
The news was broken by Deadline in an exclusive report, marking the close of the high-budget adaptation after just three chapters.
The Wheel of Time has been cancelled after three seasons. After much deliberation, it was announced that the show will not continue with a fourth season. This news was officially announced by Deadline in their exclusive report.
Based on the best-selling novels by Robert Jordan, the series debuted to much fanfare with Rosamund Pike leading the cast as Moiraine, a mysterious and powerful member of the all-female organisation Aes Sedai.
The show followed Moiraine as she embarked on a dangerous, globe-spanning journey with five young companions, one of whom is destined to either save the world or destroy it — the Dragon Reborn.
That figure is revealed to be Rand al'Thor, played by Josha Stradowski, whose struggle between light and darkness becomes the central theme of the second and third seasons. Throughout the series, Moiraine and Egwene al'Vere (Madeleine Madden) work to guide Rand and protect him from the dark forces pulling at his destiny.
The ensemble cast also featured Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Marcus Rutherford, Dónal Finn, Ceara Coveney, Kate Fleetwood, Natasha O'Keeffe, Ayoola Smart, Kae Alexander and Sophie Okonedo, each bringing various corners of the sprawling fantasy world to life.
While fans are disappointed that The Wheel of Time won't continue, the series leaves behind a loyal fanbase and three visually rich seasons that brought Jordan's epic universe to the screen.
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