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The Wheel of Time will not return for a fourth season. Prime Video canceled the fantasy drama a month after the third season wrapped on the streaming service.
Rosamund Pike, Josh Stradowski, Marcus Rutherford, Zoë Robins, Madeleine Madden, and Daniel Henney star in the series, which the books by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson inspired.
Deadline revealed that the decision to cancel the series was “financial as the series is liked creatively by the streamer’s executives.”
The following was also revealed about the show’s performance for its third season:
“Three seasons in, the series has remained a solid performer but its viewership has slipped, with the fantasy drama dropping out of Nielsen’s Top 10 Originals chart after the first three weeks of Season 3 while staying on the list for the entire runs the previous two seasons. (The Wheel of Time was back on the Originals ranker for the week after the Season 3 finale at #10.)
The Nielsen rankings reflect U.S. viewership. Streaming renewal decisions are made based on how a show does around the world, and The Wheel of Time is a global title. It did rank as #1 on Prime Video in multiple countries with the most recent season. Still, the Season 3 overall performance was not strong enough compared to the show’s cost for Prime Video to commit to another season and the streamer could not make it work after examining different scenarios and following discussions with lead studio Sony TV, sources said.”
What do you think? Did you watch The Wheel of Time on Prime Video? Were you hoping for a third season?
Please continue this wonderful series! It has followed the books and the casting is awesome! It would be such a terrible mistake not to continue with what has been a landmark of a series!
My husband and I LOVED the show Wheel of Time!!!! Hope another network is smart enough to pick it up and produce more!
If they create them and put them on a shelf to sell as dvd’s they would see how many people like it.
Nelson households are not the best way to find out what people like.
No one who actually watches the show will be happy by this news
I’ve watched this show from the beginning and have read all the books. The acting and the storyline is FANTASTIC. Please find a way to keep this show going!! So many good shows are cancelled it really is upsetting.
I have watch every session and was looking forward to the next season and the way America cancels good show over show that are pointless makes America Jack Asses
I’m an American and I completely agree with you Mr. Roy!!
the show was garbadge, thanl god its cancelled
Why, I was so looking forward to another season. It just stared exploring the story lines of the characters and their strengths. Love this show please reconsider canceling it!
They will sink all their money for rings of power. And they can’t even admit how many people is watching it.
Great, another good show cancelled. This is so irritating.
Seriously! Why are ALL the good shows being cancelled, and the stupid ones keep coming back. Wheel of Time is worth keeping. It keeps you coming back for more. Please rethink this and bring it back! I love Wheel of Time.
I honestly think it’s the diversity the show represents!!
I think Prime and Sony Executive made a mistake. Season 3 was the best season yet and to cancel it due to financial problems is short sighted. There are ways to cut costs if they really wanted too. What really hurts is that non book reading fans of the show will never know how this fantastic series ends.
Do you know how much money Amazon has? Real reason this got cancelled is, it had poor viewership AND was highly left-leaning, in a time when Amazon wants to make peace with conservatives. If USA election went the other way, nothing in this world would made them cancel it.