Why Prime Video Canceled Wheel Of Time After Three Seasons

Prime Video’s “Wheel of Time” is officially over. Even if the show was still rushed into the light of a triumphant third season which was greeted by many as a cinematographic realization worthy of all fantastic history, it has now suddenly (but not unexpected).

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As for so many other members of the fans passionate about “Wheel of Time”, it is a new tragic for this poor writer. It is a production that is close to my heart. In addition to being a fan of the original book series, I was invited to visit Jordan Studios in Prague a few years ago. I saw dozens of The most 300 defines the studio For the show (many of which are contained in a huge truck installation of the Soviet era recovered from 350,000 square feet). I interviewed producers, a casting and a crew, I saw sequences of choreography practiced in real time, and I even watched the first two episodes of season 2 in the warm comfort of Winespring Inn with popcorn and a fine flagon of two rivers in hand. (No joke.)

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Believe me when I say that I saw the scale, commitment and love invested in this production. I watched him gain popularity when he has set his story to the scale and managed to adapt a completely overwhelming quantity of source equipment to a truly interesting and convincing serialized adaptation (although severely truncated).

So what’s wrong, then? What sang this apparently healthy and popular project that seemed to have a brighter future than this one? In a word: money.

If you are wondering what killed Robert Jordan’s impressive adaptation, it was the all-powerful dollar. According to DeadlineWho announced the cancellation of the show, the decision not to renew the program for a fourth season has occurred after long deliberations. The publication added:

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As often the case in the current economic environment, the reasons were financial, because the series is appreciated in a creative manner by the leaders of the streamer.

The details of “the current economic environment” stands out. The involvement that if the show had been broadcast in better times, it would always be on the right track for the bites of season 4. The saddest part, however, is this last piece: even the main video leaders who made the difficult decision liked this thing – and they were not alone. It was quite impressive and the public knew it. The notes were at peaks at all times when the show was canceled. The Wheel of Time Rotten Tomatoes audience score increased from 38% to 60% between season 1 and season 2. Season 3 has become darkeraccumulated the pace and reached even higher heights, with an audience score of 83% when writing this article. The scores of criticisms were generally nicer throughout, but still stood at 97% extremely impressive for season 3.

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Nevertheless, the standard of living of a show (real audience) decreased during the three -season race. According to the deadline, The Wheel of Time Season 1 Was the first video video First in the most watched series of 2021 And a top 5 of all time at the time. Although the hearing has remained relatively strong, especially in the world, it was not sufficient. The show did not even reach the table of the first 10 originals of Nielsen during the first three weeks of season 3.

For me, cancellation has always been a possibility after visiting the whole. If it is not clear now, it was not because the show was bad. On the contrary, it was remarkably well done and presented a large distribution. Above all, he also accomplished what I consider as a rare feat in modern media: he consolidated a mountain of source material (14 huge books in the original series of Robert Jordan) in something resembling a coherent and convincing story.

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No, it was not the production itself that made me think that the show was intended for blocking. It was the pure cost associated with production. As it is typical of the Tentpole series of Prime Video, the studio paid a ton of money in everything, from VFX to sets, cinematography and all other elements. On the set, I saw dozens of pieces of hair and elaborate costumes. They had to use a golf cart to move people for interviews, not only for convenience, but because it was legitimately far from walking from one set to another.

The Tar Valon ensemble was particularly impressive. He had a real and gigantic door, was at least two floors in most areas and was sheltered. The secondary roads were real and all the accessories were legitimate. I remember picking up the smallest piece of package package and observing its subtleties done by hand. Cool? Absolutely. (Nerd in me was freeing up all the time.) But expensive? You bet your lower dollar. If something condemned this production from the start, it is the exaggerated investment to make a truly impressive show that impressed the smallest detail of the costumes to the biggest ensemble of another world.

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It’s a shame that “Wheel of Time” was intended for the Hollywood trash can. But do not be mistaken, even if a heavy assessment in a poor economy was what made it, he leaves behind three seasons of the best fantastic adaptation money filmed.