‘The Wheel of Time’ Season 3 Starts Production – We Still Know Virtually Nothing About Season 2
The Wheel of Time season 3 starts production and gives big hints about it’s plot.
The Wheel of Time had a pretty rocky first season. Filled with changes and new materials, it failed to really even cover large parts of the first book. That however did nothing to stop the show from getting a second season. Or a third. In fact, The Wheel of Time season 3 has started production. We still know very little about season 2, but now we’ve been given some big hints at season 3.
The Mysterious Second Season
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The Wheel of Time season 2 remains a pretty big mystery at this point. More than a year after season one ended and season two started filming we don’t have a release date. We in fact have very very few details about the season, beyond a couple of early teasers and a few pictures. It was widely rumored that the season might come out at the end of 2022 or early 2023. However, that proved to be false. We are now a third of the way through 2023 without any solid release date for the season. This is worrying to many people, as the second season has a lot to do. It’s not only got to cram two books into one season, but it really got to redeem the flaws of season 1. Or maybe it doesn’t, since season 3 is already moving ahead.
The Wheel of Time Season 3 Has Started Production
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We’ve known since mid-2022 that the Wheel of Time had been renewed for a third season. This was seemingly in spite of a poorly received season 1 and no knowledge of how audiences would take to season 2. Still, it is nice to see a studio have some faith in its shows. One might assume that despite the renewal work on season three would mostly wait till after season 2 was out. This is however not at all the case. Production and set building for season three started earlier this year. Amazon is clearly intent on rolling forward with the show no matter what. Unless they pull a WB and decide to burn a fully completed production without releasing it, but that seems unlikely.
What Wheel of Time Season 3 News Tells Us
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The production news from season 3 does give us a few new details on the show. We know the set they’ve been seen working on the most is a rebuilding of the Emond’s Field/Two River set from season 1. This is a pretty strong indication that season 3 will at least in part focus on adapting The Shadow Rising, the fourth book of the series. This book sees some of the main characters return to Emond’s Field and a large portion of the book is set there. This also seems to again confirm that season 2, will adapt both the second and third books. It’s not clear if season 3 will only cover The Shadow Rising or if it will also include material from other books, such as The Fires of Heaven.
Starting production at this point also has one other major implication. It means the show will have much less opportunity to see how people react to season 2 and what it does. With a completely unknown release window for season 2, it’s possible that season 3’s filming could be completed before season 2 airs. This doesn’t give the show much chance to change things up if season 2 faces a negative reaction. This is a big risk. Still, I think the big question on everyone’s mind, is not what’s going on with season 3, but when in the heck season 2 will actually air. For that, we just need to wait and see.
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