Look what’s rolled into city! Why, it’s the primary trailer (lastly) for Amazon’s much-anticipated fantasy tv collection The Wheel of Time. It’s later than we anticipated, given the present is at the moment set to premiere on November 19, however was it definitely worth the wait?

Based on Robert Jordan’s huge, best-selling, 15-book fantasy collection (the previous couple of of which had been co-written by writer Brandon Sanderson after Jordan’s loss of life in 2007), The Wheel of Time serves because the “connective tissue between Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones,” as showrunner Rafe Judkins put it at San Diego Comic-Con. We have been anxiously anticipating the trailer after a couple of very tiny teases and the primary pictures being launched simply earlier this month. Well, what are you ready for? Give it a watch!

The trailer delves into the naked bones of The Wheel of Time’s large, sprawling story: In a fantasy world the place solely girls referred to as Aes Sedai are allowed to make use of magic, the highly effective sorcerer Moiraine (performed by Rosamund Pike) comes throughout three boys and two women—Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski), Mat Cauthon (Barney Harris), Perrin Aybara (Marcus Rutherfort), Nynaeve al’Meara (Zoë Robins), Egwene al’Vere (Madeleine Madden)—one in all whom she suspects is likely to be the reincarnation of the legendary Dragon, an entity so highly effective he might destroy the world.

If you’re a lover of the books, you’ve possible instantly famous a discrepancy within the present. Originally, solely the three male characters had been seen as candidates to be the magic-wielding Dragon Reborn, as a type of yin to the Aes Sedai’s yang. But the official synopsis makes it sound like Nyneave and Egwene are contenders as properly: “Set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to access it, the story 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 men and women, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, who will either save or destroy humanity.”

The trailer additionally leans closely into the Aes Sedai as wholly virtuous protectors of the world. In the books, whereas the Aes Sedai definitely noticed themselves as protectors of the world, in actuality, they had been callous, supercilious, and infrequently misandric. I’m not saying they have to be good angels within the TV collection, however let’s simply say Jordan’s portrayal of feminine characters left loads of room for enchancment, of which hopefully the present has taken benefit. As for the look of the present, the clips are so transient it’s laborious to get an excellent learn on it. The vivid colours are fantastic and the CG appears to be like nice, however a number of the units…properly, they give the impression of being very very like studio units to me, versus the gorgeous, on-location scenes of Game of Thrones. Still, it’s value remembering Amazon has preferred what it’s seen of The Wheel of Time a lot that it’s already filming a second season.

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That’s excellent news for the remainder of the present’s large solid, which incorporates (takes a deep breath): Daniel Henney as al’Lan Mandragoran, Michael McElhatton as Tam al’Thor, Álvaro Morte as Logain Ablar, Priyanka Bose as Alanna Mosvani, Jennifer Cheon Garcia as Leane Sharif, Kate Fleetwood as Liandrin Guirale, Sophie Okonedo as Siuan Sanche, Kae Alexander as Min Farshaw, Clare Perkins as Kerene Nagashi, Orphan Black’s Maria Doyle Kennedy as Illa, and so, so, so many extra. Please supply your effusive reward/constructive criticism/infuriated rants concerning the trailer within the feedback. And, uh, don’t overlook there’s a separate Wheel of Time film trilogy additionally within the works now…

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