Finding the Perfect Cast - Part 2 | The Wheel of Time | Prime Video

Welcome back to our miniseries featuring X-Ray's look into the making of the Wheel of Time! Join us for part 2 of these exclusive, behind-the-scene peeks that X-Ray does best. Join us today as we learn about the casting process that brought all your favorite characters to life in season 1 of the Wheel of Time.

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Set in an epic fantasy world, The Wheel of Time follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the incredibly powerful all-female organization called the Aes Sedai, as she arrives in the small town of Two Rivers. There, she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young villagers, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn... the one who will either save or destroy humanity.


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[goldielocks]

The actors did their job marvelously, Especially Matt, Rand and Nynaeve. Egwene and Perrin, Lan and Moirraine were amazing too. Everyone did a good job when it came to acting. But Matt and Rand were my favourite.

[ElanorNarmolanya]

They nailed the casting SO WELL in this show. They are all so incredibly talented and engaging. It's honestly astonishing how attached I got to them as a person who hasn't read the books, considering how little time they each got to really LIVE their characters in the show.

I know it's behemoth task trying to condense a 13 book series into 7-8 seasons, so worldbuilding and plot are massively important, but with these beloved characters, played by these amazing actors, they NEED to make more time for them to develop and each have their own arcs. Even as a person with secondary knowledge of the WoT, I am shocked that we went the whole first season and they didn't even make it clear that Lan is like the best swordsman who ever lived?? Don't get me wrong, I LOVED his character in the show, he had some great writing to work with (more than most of the others) and killed his acting, but his fighting was honestly displayed as no more deadly than the other warders we see. I know he talked in interviews about this crazy choreography that he had to learn for the Winter's Night scene, but the final edit barely showed any of it. I get they wanted to focus on showing of the channeling, but I don't think showing his prowess would have taken away from that. It's just weird choices like this that I think made the characters feel vague. They are lucky that the actors brought so much life to every scene, leaving us craving more rather than simply not caring about them, haha.

I desperately hope that Amazon gives them more episodes after the success of the first season!

[madchemistry]

This cast is fantastic from top to finish, led by the amazing Rosamund Pike, who's simply on another level. But they all embody their characters so well and emotionally engage me as a viewer. I just wish we'd had more time with them in Season 1, and hope to get to know all the characters better in the coming seasons.

[genericallyentertaining]

Barney Harris playing that game with the others at 2:24...
I'm not crying, you're crying.

[kastrooutlaw]

if they only would have taken their time with the show and added 2-4 episodes....the preperation, art work and so on is amazing..its a shame if this show doesnt improve masivly in the next season

[ciaranmcsavvy]

Great casting, all the actors were absolutely fantastic, but please for the love of god just give us more time with them in Season 2. We needed way more in Season 1.

[UnderOpenSkies]

I am not sure Daniel Henney knows what he signed up for. Once they get to a certain point in the show, he will never again get to go out in public without someone shouting: The Golden Crane flies for Tarmon Gai’don

[donvineyard]

The casting is amazing. Pike and Henney have been beyond stellar. And the young cast are superb. Probably my favorite part of the show... which is saying something.

[bluelight]

I love the cast so much, it's a joy to see them interact (i keep saying it but i'm really missing Barney). Josha is so cute, when he jumped out at 4:30 lol And there was the badger scene!
(Now if only it were possible to reshoot Tarwin's Gap in a more reasonable way and stop using fake out deaths so

[hexmage]

Please give 12 - 16 episodes next season. Don't cut corners, be brave Amazon!

[Edward-W]

Is Barney Harris ok? I really hope he's alright and I wish Dónal Finn all the best for stepping into those shoes. Let's hope they won't need any more major recastings

[ringbling]

I can't imagine having to go that extra 11 months to get one single season done - that is the education this series needs and it's apparent that extra time will solidify season 2 and onward. The only thing I want in life right now is to see this series go the full distance.

[aliciasorenson]

As a long time book reader I loved these actors! They did a wonderful job with the characters.

[tigriska]

I'm so in love with Barney Harrys and his play. So I'm so sad he quit. Please, just tell us he's OK

[laceymurphy]

The casting and acting has been the icing on my adaptation cake.

[micphi]

I cannot wait for season 2. I know alot of people don’t like the fact that the show deviated from the books but I’ve never seen a movie or show that was 100% depicted like the source material. At face value the series is good.

[GFHW]

The cast was fine. Outstanding actually IMO. It's the writers that need work lol

[Visforelvenshireling]

The cast is the glue and the gold to this show! Even when I didn't enjoy some of the plot, I was still happy for every second with these characters! Well done on the casting! Well done all the actors!

[goldielocks]

I will miss Barney Harris as Matt so much😢

[MrBreakdownBoy]

In terms of casting, acting and directing character performances...this show has done an amazing job. There was an obvious quality downgrade from the moment Barney Harris stepped away, the rewrites and reshoots are obvious. Hopefully the show can rebound from the two weaker final episodes and kick off the Hunt for the Horn with a bang.