Amazon Adds 5 Cast To ‘Wheel Of Time’ Adaptation – L to R: Josha Stradowski, Marcus Rutherford, Zoe Robins, Barney Harris & Madeleine Madden
Amazon has added 5 new cast members to their upcoming adaptation of ‘The Wheel of Time‘ high fantasy novels, written by James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under the pseudonym Robert Jordan.
‘The Wheel of Time’ is set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists, but only women can use it. Meaning that, in this series, women hold the keys to power. The story follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the ‘Aes Sedai’ as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Moiraine’s interested in these five because she believes one of them might be the reincarnation of an incredibly powerful individual, whom prophecies say will either save humanity or destroy it.
The new cast includes Josha Stradowski (‘SpangaS’) as Rand Al’Thor, Marcus Rutherford (‘Obey’) who portrays Perrin Aybara, Zoe Robins (‘Power Rangers Ninja Steel’) playing Nynaeve, Barney Harris (‘Clique’) as Mat Cauthon, and Madeleine Madden (‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’) who is playing Egwene Al’Vere. They join the previously announced cast of Rosamund Pike (‘Gone Girl’), who takes the lead as Moiraine.
The drama comes from writer/producer Rafe Judkins, whose previous work includes ‘Agents Of SHIELD’ and ‘Chuck’. He will serve as showrunner and exec produce alongside Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon of Red Eagle Entertainment, Ted Field and Mike Weber of Radar Pictures and Darren Lemke. Harriet McDougal is a consulting producer. Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios will produce the series.
‘The Wheel of Time’ spans 14 novels in total, a number of which landed on the New York Times Best Seller list. The entire series was also nominated for a Hugo award and has sold 80 million copies worldwide, making it the largest selling fantasy series after ‘Lord Of The Rings’… which Amazon is also turning into a tv series.
No news yet on when ‘The Wheel of Time‘ will land on Amazon, but if it is casting now, it will be at least 2020 before we see it. We’ll let you know when we hear more.
