Summary

  • Fans petition for a continuation of The Wheel of Time after Amazon cancels season 4.
  • The devoted fan base created 'Save WOT' petition with 130k+ signatures.
  • The series performed well in season 3, but won't be shopped to other platforms.

Things started out pretty well for the TV series The Wheel of Time, which is adapted from the novel series by author Robert Jordan. Even though some critics and fans of its fantasy world criticized season 1 for its rushed and predictable narrative, it did well enough on Amazon Prime to warrant another installment. However, after its third season, which ironically has been cited as its best season, Amazon called it quits and canceled any further development, causing an eruption of grief among its dedicated and loyal fan base.

Not willing to take this disappointing news lying down, The Wheel of Time devotees ended up creating an entire website dedicated to a petition called 'Save WOT', in which to showcase how much love there still is for the series and to convince another streaming platform to pick it up. With almost 130 thousand signatures at the time of writing, the campaign shows off fans' desire for a season 4, deeming it unfair that the series won't get a continuation of its story. The site also shows how well Wheel of Time season 3 has done compared to other shows like House of the Dragon season 2, The Witcher 3, and Rings of Power season 2, seemingly soaring above the other three fantasy shows with a score of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, it seems like even this hasn't been enough.

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The Wheel of Time is Getting an Open-World RPG

The popular fantasy series The Wheel of Time is being adapted into an open-world RPG, bringing its richly detailed world to the video game medium.

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Even More Bad News Has Hit the Fantasy Series The Wheel of Time

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Rosamund Pike as Moiraine in 'The Wheel of Time' Season 3.
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As reported recently on TV Line, The Wheel of Time is reportedly not being shopped around to other streamers, cable networks, or platforms after Amazon Prime's cancellation of season 4. Despite fans' outcry and the thousands of signatures for its story to be picked up by another network, it seems as though season 3 really was the show's final outing. The Wheel of Time adapted around five novels from Robert Jordan's books throughout its three seasons, and with 14 in the complete series, it's certainly a crying shame that these are now highly unlikely to see the light of day on the small screen.

Fans of The Wheel of Time have even called for The Rings of Power to be cancelled instead, stating that the Middle-earth show is nowhere near as good as Wheel of Time, even though it received a much bigger production budget and has been greenlit for a third season. Other fans of the series think that Amazon ending The Wheel of Time marks a huge hole in the fantasy TV genre, stating that a drought of good, big-budget magical fantasy series has now taken effect.

Since HBO's Game of Thrones showcased such incredible success across its eight seasons, networks have been keen to duplicate the same success with fantasy shows like The Witcher, His Dark Materials, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, but never quite reaching the glory of the iconic series. Whether that's to do with the lasting effects of the Covid pandemic or larger problems like patience remains to be seen, but for a series that was doing so well in its third season to then get cancelled, it certainly paves the way for a bleak future for the fantasy TV genre.

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The Wheel Of Time Season 3 Finale Recap

The Season 3 finale of The Wheel of Time saw Rand trying to prove he is the real Car'a'Carn, while Siaun faced brutal challenges in the White Tower.

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The Wheel of Time
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Release Date
2021 - 2025-00-00
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Prime Video
Showrunner
Rafe Judkins
Directors
Sanaa Hamri, Ciaran Donnelly, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Thomas Napper, Maja Vrvilo, Wayne Che Yip
Writers
Amanda Kate Shuman, Dave Hill, Rohit Kumar, Justine Juel Gillmer, Celine Song, Rammy Park, The Clarksons Twins, Katherine B. McKenna
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    Rosamund Pike
    Moiraine Damodred
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    Daniel Henney
    al'Lan Mandragoran
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The Wheel of Time

Source: TV Line