[NEWS] "The Wheel of Time" cancelled

    'The Wheel Of Time' Canceled By Prime Video After 3 Seasons
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    Prime Video will not be renewing The Wheel of Time for a
    fourth season. The decision, which comes more than a month
    after the Season 3 finale was released April 17, followed
    lengthy deliberations. As often is the case in the current
    economic environment, the reasons were financial as the
    series is liked creatively by the streamer's executives.
    The TV adaptation of the book series by Robert Jordan and
    Brandon Sanderson, co-produced by Sony Pictures TV and
    Amazon MGM Studios, is a high-end, pricey fantasy drama,
    which ushered in the genre on Prime Video, later joined by
    The Lord Of the Rings: The Rings Of Power.
    Starring Rosamund Pike, The Wheel Of Time got off to a
    strong start in 2021 as Prime Video's most watched series
    premiere of the year and one of the platform's Top 5 series
    launches of all time.
    Three seasons in, the series has remained a solid performer
    but its viewership has slipped, with the fantasy drama
    dropping out of Nielsen's Top 10 Originals chart after the
    first three weeks of Season 3 while staying on the list for
    the entire runs the previous two seasons. (The Wheel of
    Time was back on the Originals ranker for the week after
    the Season 3 finale at #10.)
    The Nielsen rankings reflect U.S. viewership. Streaming
    renewal decisions are made based on how a show does around
    the world, and The Wheel of Time is a global title. It did
    rank as #1 on Prime Video in multiple countries with the
    most recent season. Still, the Season 3 overall performance
    was not strong enough compared to the show's cost for Prime
    Video to commit to another season and the streamer could
    not make it work after examining different scenarios and
    following discussions with lead studio Sony TV, sources
    said.
    With the cancellation possibility - and the show's
    passionate fanbase - in mind, the Season 3 finale was
    designed to offer some closure.
    Still, the news would be a gut punch for fans who have been
    praising the latest season as the series' best yet
    creatively. Prime Video executives also have spoken of the
    show getting better creatively every season, which is
    supported by critics as Season 3 ranks 97% on Rotten
    Tomatoes, up from 86% for Season 2 and 81% for Season 1.
    Prime Video and Sony TV will continue to back the Emmy
    campaign for The Wheel of Time's third season.
    The series stars Pike as Moiraine Damodred, Daniel Henney
    as al'Lan Mandragoran, Josha Stradowski as Rand al'Thor,
    Zoe Robins as Nynaeve al'Meara, Madeleine Madden as Egwene
    al'Vere, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, Dónal Finn as
    Mat Cauthon, Ceara Coveney as Elayne Trakand, Sophie
    Okonedo as Siuan Sanche, Kate Fleetwood as Liandrin Guirale,
    Natasha O'Keeffe as Lanfear, Ayoola Smart as Aviendha, Kae
    Alexander as Min Farshaw, Priyanka Bose as Alanna Mosvani,
    Taylor Napier (Hanna) as Maksim, Hammed Animashaun as Loial,
    Meera Syal as Verin Mathwin, Jennifer Cheon Garcia as Leane,
    Johann Myers as Padan Fain, Jay Duffy as Dain Bornhald, Laia
    Costa as Moghedien, Isabella Bucceri as Faile Bashere,
    Olivia Williams as Queen Morgase Trakand, and Shohreh
    Aghdashloo as Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan.
    The Wheel of Time was adapted for television by executive
    producer and showrunner Rafe Judkins. Rick Selvage and Larry
    Mondragon of iwot productions, Ted Field of Radar Pictures,
    Mike Weber, Marigo Kehoe, Ciaran Donnelly, Justine Juel
    Gillmer, Dave Hill and Rosamund Pike also serve as executive
    producers.
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