The Wheel of Time TV Series Ordered by Amazon Studios

Amazon has officially ordered The Wheel of Time TV series based on Robert Jordan's epic fantasy saga.

Amazon Prime Video will release the one-hour epic fantasy to over 200 markets, and according to Deadline, it's being produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios and is adapted by Rafe Judkins (Agents of SHIELD, Chuck). Amazon's series has been in development for over a year.

The Wheel of Time is a 14-book epic fantasy series set in a world where magic exists but can only be used by women. Book 1, The Eye of the World, was published in 1990. Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson completed the final three books of the series after Jordan passed away in 2007.

"The Wheel of Time is endlessly fascinating and resonates hugely with fans as one of the best-selling global properties, and we were drawn to its timely narrative featuring powerful women at the core," said Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke in a statement. "We're thrilled to extend our relationship with devotees who've found the book series transformative and welcome new ones by bringing it to life on Prime Video for viewers worldwide."

"Developing and producing Robert Jordan's beloved fourteen-books-series for TV is a big undertaking, and we don't take it lightly," said Sharon Tal Yguado, Head of Event Series and Amazon Originals. "We believe that Rafe's personal connection to the material and soulful writing will resonate with the book's passionate fans."

"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to produce The Wheel of Time with our friends at Amazon," said Sony Pictures Television Co-President Chris Parnell. "In Rafe Judkins, we've found a brilliant visionary that is a true fan of the books and ready to bring Robert Jordan's world to life."

"For so many people, including me, this book series has served as a world to escape to, to lose yourself in, to devour and inhabit completely," Judkins added. "And I couldn't be more honored to be the one finally bringing that world to life on screen, for old fans to lose themselves in all over again and new fans to discover for the very first time."

The Wheel of Time TV series is the second major epic fantasy series that Amazon is developing. The first one is The Lord of the Rings TV series, set in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth.

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