An Update On ‘The Wheel Of Time’ Season 4 On Amazon Prime Video

The Wheel of Time just wrapped up what seems to inarguably be its best series yet, finally making it to the top of Amazon’s most-watched shows list for its finale. Most would agree it’s better than the (wildly more expensive) Rings of Power, and now the question becomes, will The Wheel of Time get a season 4?

Even if it’s not LOTR, it’s still an expensive, VFX-filled fantasy production. But there is promising news about season 4 based on what we know.

Actor Josha Stradowski (Rand al’Thor) did an interview with TechRadar and said the following:

“Yeah, we’re confident that a fourth season will be greenlit.”

And here’s showrunner Rafe Judkins on his conversations with Amazon:

“That is the same thing that I’ve been sort of asking Amazon,” Judkins told THR about wanting a renewal. “What is the end game for the show? I really want to deliver this full series, so how do we best do that?”

“I think one reason we went with Amazon, because we had options of who was going to buy the series when we first went out with it, is that Amazon felt like a place where they do want to invest in shows for the long term. There’s not a lot of places doing that anymore.”

So the idea is that Amazon wants longer-running, complete series, though with Wheel of Time the complication is that there are roughly 14 books in the series, and this isn’t going to run for 14 seasons, “long term” commitments or otherwise. This isn’t Grey’s Anatomy. So, how do you do a complete run of the show? It’s a big question.

But all of this implies the obvious existence of a season 4, and with a well-watched, incredibly highly rated season (97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 15-20% higher than the first two seasons) you would imagine that a season 4 announcement would be coming soon. Amazon has suffered a blow with The Rings of Power season 2 having its viewership reportedly drop by half compared to season 1. I do not imagine that is happening to the same extent with The Wheel of Time, and maybe it’s time to wrap up Rings of Power and focus harder on its better, cheaper fantasy counterpart.

I would expect a season 4 announcement for The Wheel of Time shortly, and so does the cast and crew, it seems.

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