The Wheel of Time cast reveal how much of season 3 has been filmed: ‘A good chunk is done’
Exclusive: ‘We’re still shooting it’
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Editor’s note:these interviews took place prior to the Hollywood actors strike, which began on July 14.
The Wheel of Timeseason 3 has a long way to go before it’ll be ready to air onPrime Video, according to the series' cast.
Speaking exclusively to TechRadar atThe Wheel of Timeseason 2’s junket in late June, Josha Stradowski and Daniel Henney revealed there were plenty more left to shoot of the high fantasy show’s next installment.
In October 2022,AmazonStudios announced it would make a third season of its hit TV series, even though season 2 wouldn’t debut on its primary streaming service for another 11 months. Clearly, Amazon retains confidence inThe Wheel of Time, even though it’s been somewhat overshadowed in the fantasy stakes byThe Rings of Power, Prime Video’sLord of the Ringsprequel series.
Unfortunately, the chances ofThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 arriving on one of the world’sbest streaming servicesin the near future are effectively zero. Filming only got underway in April 2023 (perWoTseries.com) and, thanks to the ongoing actors strike, production was halted on the show’s next installment in mid-July.
Before that industrial action began, though, I had the opportunity to ask Stradowski and Henney, who play Rand al’Thor and al’Lan Mandragoran on the show, how much of season 3 was in the can. Understandably, the pair were hesitant to reveal too much, but did provide some clues as to how much work had been completed.
“I was on set yesterday (June 26),” Stradowski told me on June 27. “With everything [the 2023 writers strike, which has been resolved] going on, I’m very thankful that I’m in a position where I can be creative. But yeah, season 3, we’re still shooting it. We’ve drawn in the lines with seasons 1 and 2, and now I feel like we can really explore this world, throw some color around, and turn it into something great.”
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“Filming has begun,” Henney added on the same date. “We had the scripts done [before the writers strike], so we were one of the lucky shows that had them locked. As of right now, we’re still shooting and we were able to get a good chunk of it done. But we’ll have to see what happens down the road.”
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It’s hard to say when principal photography will start again onThe Wheel of Timeseason 3. At the time of writing, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are locked in talks to try and find a resolution to the strikes. PerDeadline, those discussions were going as of Monday, October 2, with a fresh round of talks set for October 4. Once a new deal is agreed by all parties, SAG-AFTRA members, includingThe Wheel of Time’s cast, can get back to work.
Equally, it’s difficult to determine how much time is needed to shoot the rest of season 3. Thanks to the covid-19 pandemic, the show’s first season took 18 months to shoot. Meanwhile, season 2’s untroubled production meant filming was completed in just seven months. If Wotseries.com’s aforementioned report can be believed, season 3 has spent six months in full production, although almost three of those have been spent in limbo due to the writers and actors strikes.
In short: don’t expectThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 to be with us until late 2024 at the very earliest. But, withThe Rings of Powerseason 2likely due out next year, we may not see Stradowski, Henney, and company back on our screens in one of thebest Prime Video showsuntil 2025.
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