Wheel of Time’s Moraine Makes a Memorable Entrance in a New Clip

Amazon’s much-anticipated adaptation of Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy novel sequence arrives subsequent month. To fire up much more pleasure for The Wheel of Time, the streamer has launched a brand new clip as a part of its New York Comic Con 2021 panel. Also introduced: a trio of recent solid members who’ll be becoming a member of Rosamund Pike and the opposite season one stars when the present returns for its second installment.

First up, right here’s the NYCC clip. It’s from the primary episode, quickly after we’ve met the quartet of younger characters who’ll quickly grow to be essential to Wheel of Time’s central quest. But this scene—set within the native tavern, the place the city of Two Rivers recurrently gathers for drinks and gossip—incorporates an much more essential introduction, because the assembled crowd will get a glimpse of the powerfully magic Moraine (Rosamund Pike) and her touring companion Lan Mondragoran (Daniel Henney) for the primary time. Everyone within the bar stops to stare (what’s the fantasy-tale equal of a report scratch?) and Moraine stares proper again—as if she’s looking for somebody very explicit.

You know anytime somebody dramatically whips off their hood, it’s a personality you will need to take note of. Also glimpsed on this scene: Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor, Madeleine Madden as Egwene al’Vere, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, and Zoë Robins as Nynaeve al’Meara. They all play essential components within the story to return; right here’s the present’s official description as a refresher: “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.”

Wheel of Time’s NYCC panel, headed up by showrunner Rafe Judkins, additionally revealed three new sequence regulars for the beforehand introduced season two: Ceara Coveney as Elayne Trakand, plus Natasha O’Keeffe and Meera Syal in as-yet-unrevealed roles. Season one begins streaming November 19 on Amazon Prime.

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