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Production
Background
In 2000, NBC optioned the screen rights to Robert Jordan's fantasy novel series The Wheel of Time but did not ultimately proceed with the production.[1] In 2004, Jordan sold the film, television, video game, and comic rights to the series to production company Red Eagle Entertainment.[1] In 2015, Red Eagle Entertainment paid air time to cable network FXX to air Winter Dragon, a 22-minute pilot for a potential The Wheel of Time series starring Billy Zane and Max Ryan that allowed Red Eagle to hold on to the rights to the project.[16] Subsequently, the company sued Jordan's widow, Harriet McDougal, for her comments about the pilot;[17] the lawsuit was settled in 2016.[18]
Development
A new adaptation of the series was announced on April 20, 2017, produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures. Rafe Judkins was expected to serve as showrunner for the series and executive produce alongside Rick Selvage, Larry Mondragon, Ted Field, Mike Weber, Lauren Selig and Darren Lemke. McDougal was set to serve as a consulting producer.[19] By October 2018, the series had been in development for a year, and Amazon Studios had agreed to produce it.[1][20][21] Uta Briesewitz was confirmed as the director of the first two episodes in February 2019.[22] On May 20, 2021, Amazon renewed the series for a second season ahead of the series premiere.[23] The first episode of the second season is titled "A Taste of Solitude", with the teleplay by Amanda Kate Shuman.[24]
The lead characters from Emond's Field were written as older compared to their book counterparts, as the production team thought that television shows with seventeen-year-old lead characters could feel like young adult fiction, which was not a genre they felt was suitable for the series.[25]
Casting
Rosamund Pike was cast as the lead Moiraine in June 2019.[4] Further main cast members were announced in August 2019: Daniel Henney as Lan Mandragoran, Josha Stradowski as Rand al'Thor, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, Zoë Robins as Nynaeve al'Meara, Barney Harris as Mat Cauthon, and Madeleine Madden as Egwene al'Vere.[6] In September 2021, Dónal Finn was cast as Mat Cauthon for the second season when it was announced Harris would not be returning to the role after the first season.[7] In October 2021, Ceara Coveney, Natasha O'Keeffe and Meera Syal joined the cast as series regulars for the second season.[26]
Filming
Principal photography for the first season started on September 16, 2019.[27] Filming in Prague was halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[28] but had resumed by April 2021[29] and concluded in May 2021.[30] Filming for the second season began on July 19, 2021[31] and is scheduled to conclude in February 2022.[32][33]
Release
The series premiered on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video on November 19, 2021, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis.[34][35] The first two episodes premiered in theaters in London, UK, and select cities across the US on November 15, 2021, ahead of the streaming release of the first three episodes.[36] The series was the most watched Prime Video premiere of 2021 and among the most watched Prime Video premieres on record;[37] the premiere was also the most pirated television program of the week.[38]