Prime Video cancels this series only one month after the release of its season 3

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Despite a third season more successful than the previous ones, the fantastic series The wheel of time has just been canceled by Video premiumand will therefore not be entitled to a fourth season. As reported Deadlinethe reason behind this decision is mainly financial, to the chagrin of the many fans of the series.

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End of history for the reincarnated dragon

Subscribers to Video premium who have not read Robert Jordan’s books on which The wheel of time is based will not know what happens to Rand Al’thor (Josha Stradowski) and I Damodred (Rosamund Pike) after the end of season 3 of the show, broadcast since April 17 on Amazon’s streaming service.

The first two seasons of The wheel of time made it one of the most popular series of Prime Video with more than 100 million viewers around the world, but season 3 was less attracted.

According to our colleagues from Deadlineif it has climbed the top of the top of the most seen programs in several countries in several countries through the globe, as a whole the third season of The wheel of time did not have enough success for Video premium May continue to justify the cost of the series. Because of it, the platform decided not to continue the adventure of the reincarnated dragon.

The wheel of time was adapted for the small screen by the Rafe Judkins showrunner and produced by Sony Pictures TV and Amazon MGM Studios. The budget of the first two seasons of the series is estimated at $ 260 milliona sum certainly imposing but well below what Amazon spends for The Lord of the Rings: the rings of power And its billion dollars budget for its first season only.

Even if the end of season 3 of The wheel of time Was designed to bring a conclusion to certain aspects of his story, the show fans will necessarily be disappointed not to see this story go further, especially since this season has been largely perceived as the best in the series with a score of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.