Prime Video drops ‘Wheel of Time’ trailer; starts streaming on 19 Nov

Prime Video drops ‘Wheel of Time’ trailer; starts streaming on 19 Nov

The show is based on the fantasy series by Robert Jordan that has sold 90+ million copies.

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Mumbai: Prime Video has released the official trailer of its upcoming fantasy series “The Wheel of Time” based on the best-selling book series.

The first three episodes of season one will premiere on 19 November. New episodes will be available each Friday following, leading up to the season finale on 24 December, it said on Thursday.

Prime Video debuted the trailer with an immersive experience that allowed fans to view the 2-D trailer in a virtual three-dimensional wheel on YouTube. “The Wheel of Time” will be streaming in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Based on Robert Jordan’s best-selling fantasy novel, ‘The Wheel of Time’ was adapted for television by executive producer/showrunner Rafe Judkins. Larry Mondragon and Rick Selvage of iwot productions, Mike Weber, Ted Field of Radar Pictures, Darren Lemke, Marigo Kehoe, and Uta Briesewitz will also serve as executive producers, with Briesewitz set to direct the first two episodes. Rosamund Pike will serve as producer and Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson as consulting producers. “The Wheel of Time” is co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television.

‘The Wheel of Time’ books are one of the most popular and enduring fantasy series of all time, with more than 90 million books sold. They are set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to access it, the story follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the incredibly powerful all-female organization called the Aes Sedai, as she arrives in the small town of Two Rivers. There, she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, who will either save or destroy humanity.