A major Prime Video series to rival Game of Thrones and the Rings of Power is returning to the small screen soon, and it’s showing with a big trailer.
While The Boys season four is unlikely to arrive in 2023 due to the writers’ strike, an Amazon Prime Video series is definitely poised to make a comeback. One of the most expensive in history for the platform and the world of television in general. A program that undermined even the competition like Netflix.
One of the most expensive Amazon Prime Video series ever
What is the mysterious Prime Video series announcing its comeback? rings of power? No, as for The Boys, it’s off to a bad start as this new adaptation of Lord of the Rings is a casualty of the Hollywood strike. The TV show that’s about to end up in September 1, 2023It is The wheel of time Season 2. A $100M Amazon Prime Video Series Starring the Very Talented Rosamund Pike (Ex girlfriend) In the main role.
“The lives of five villagers change dramatically when a powerful and mysterious woman reveals to them that one of them is the child of an ancient prophecy that could plunge the world into darkness forever. Will they agree to follow this stranger to save the world before the Dark One escapes from his prison and the ultimate battle begins? » This was the recap of Season 1 of The Wheel of Time currently available on Prime Video.
During the airing of the first season, the show quickly climbed into the top 5 best launches on Amazon’s SVOD platform. And unlike other shows, viewers really wanted to finish the show, not stop along the way. A live-action adaptation of Robert Jordan’s novels, rated 7.1/10 on IMDB and has a critical score of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes. It gets even worse for the general public, who make little more than 59% of over 5,000 returns. Prime Video has big things planned for this second season and hasn’t hesitated to commit to an even bigger budget.
The Wheel of Time reveals its second season
With 1.16 billion minutes watched, a number that Prime Video is particularly interested in, The Wheel of Time has never been in jeopardy. A record that, at the time, made it possible to bring nine Netflix series to the top, including “Tiger King”, which nonetheless benefited from good media coverage. Season 2 is out in September and according to the Amazon Studios co-director, the budget this time is over $100 million. “The Wheel of Time is one of the most expensive series we have ever funded. We are very proud of this investment, we believe it will show up on screen and we will be spending more on Season 2 than we planned on Season 1.” revealed Vernon Sanders (via Tears Pierre).
The synopsis for The Wheel of Time can be found here. “Rand thought he had destroyed the Dark One, but the evil has not gone away and threats new and old are emerging. These dark forces are looking for the young friends of Two Rivers, who are now scattered all over the world. The woman who found and guided them is now helpless and can no longer help them. The group of friends must find other sources of strength: in each other or in themselves, in the light… or in the dark.”.
The Wheel of Time returns to Amazon Prime Video on September 1, 2023.
