While the show’s new season is loosely adapted from the second and third volumes of the Wheel of Time novels , we see some surprising events from the other books, such as Rand and Logain’s first meeting. Some iconic moments were also recalled, such as Nynaeve’s passage through the silver arches. Fans will also get their first glimpses of several of the show’s iconic characters, including Elayne, Lady Sudoth and Aviendha.
The series stars Rosamund Pike as Moiraine Damodred, Daniel Henney as Lan Mandragoran, Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor, Zoë Robins as Nynaeve al’Meara, Madeleine Madden as Egwene al’Vere, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, with Dónal Finn replacing Barney Harris as Mat Cauthon and Ceara Coveney joining the cast as Elayne Trakand.
Check out the latest trailer below:
Based on Robert Jordan’s best-selling fantasy series The Wheel of Time , Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski, “Gran Turismo”) learns that he is the Dragon Reborn – a dangerous historical figure destined to either save the world… or destroy it. An army of powerful women seeking to protect him from the Dark One must reckon with Rand’s growing power and madness. The Wheel of Time turns and the Final Battle draws near. Though Rand thought he had destroyed the Dark One, evil did not disappear from the world. In season two, new and very old threats pursue young friends from the Two Rivers scattered around the world. The woman who found them and was their guide is now unable to help them, so they must find other sources of strength – in themselves or in each other. In the Light… or in the Darkness.
– we read in the official description of the 2nd season of The Wheel of Time