The Wheel of Time is doing pretty damn well for Amazon, with plenty of people tuning in to see the new episodes released every week.
Season 1’s final instalment dropped today (December 24) on the platform, but you don’t need to wait to see if it’ll get renewed for a second run.
Amazon already ordered season 2 before season 1 even premiered, after seeing the rough cuts of the first few episodes.
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In fact, that’s where we are with season 2, as Vernon Sanders, Amazon Studios’ Head of Global TV, told TVLine: “[Showrunner Rafe Judkins] and his team just sent us their first cuts of the first episodes of season 2, and I cannot wait for the audience to see what we have in store.”
Does that mean we could get a season 3 eventually? The numbers are indeed good, so we wouldn’t be surprised, but Sanders wouldn’t be drawn.
What he did admit was that there are lots of conversations going on as to when might be best for season 2 to arrive, especially with Amazon’s hugely expensive Lord of the Rings TV series coming, which it plans to premiere next September.
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“We are going to be really thoughtful about how we release these shows,” Sanders added. “In our minds, they are very different shows, but we are cognisant of our genre fans.”
Interestingly, he referred to The Wheel of Time as “the Christmas gift that keeps giving”, so maybe season 2 will be released over the festive season next year.
The Wheel of Time season 1 is now available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
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