Amazon’s Wheel of Time show finally revealed in its first trailer

The first trailer for The Wheel of time The TV series has arrived, giving a preview of Amazon’s upcoming adaptation of Robert Jordan’s epic 14-pound fantasy series ahead of its November 19 release date on Amazon Prime Video.

The trailer sets the stage for the series, establishing some of the basics of Jordan’s world, with a special focus on Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike), a member of a group of female magicians known as Aes Sedai. , who are able to wield the One Power to accomplish feats like controlling the elements and healing others.

The trailer also shows a first look at The wheel of timethe youngest actors of: Madeleine Madden as Egwene al’Vere, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, Barney Harris as Mat Cauthon, Zoë Robins as Nynaeve al’Meara and Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor – the five central characters of Jordan’s books which Moiraine ends up framing their journey to save the world from darkness.

Fans will also recognize other key pieces of Jordan’s story teased in the trailer, including a visit to Shadar Logoth, a Cursed City in the Shadows; the white tower of Tar Valon and an overview of the various color-coded orders of Aes Sedai; and the series’ take on the Myrddraal and Corrupted Trollocs who will oppose the Moiraine group.

It’s been a long road for The wheel of time series to become a television show. Amazon first announced that it had given the green light to a series in 2018, but production has been delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Amazon’s show is technically not the first time an attempt to Wheel of time the show got screened: in 2015, FXX aired a half-hour episode of The wheel of time: Winter dragon, a pilot that had been secretly produced and aired in the dead of night in an attempt to prevent the show’s adaptation rights from reverting to Jordan’s estate.

The wheel of time is just part of Amazon’s plans for a fantastic big-budget adaptation to try and succeed as the heir to Game Of Thrones. The company is also working hard on a new the Lord of the Rings series that appears to be one of the most expensive TV shows ever made, which will debut on September 2, 2022.