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In the latest press release from Prime Video, more exciting details about the online fan event this Saturday were finally revealed! So let's do a quick recap of everything we know about this event from this press release! The digital watch-party will begin at 10am PT on Saturday, March 8th 2025 Debuting at the start of the event, prior to Episode 301, is Unraveling The Wheel of Time, a unique two-part behind-the-scenes look at the making of the first two seasons of the series. The first episode of Season 3 will be premiered in full after the behind-the-scenes look. After the episode, they will be airing the pre-recorded Q&A from The Dusty Wheel Live event in London, hosted by Matt Hatch as he interviews Rosamund Pike, Marcus Rutherford, Ceara Coveney, and show-runner Rafe Judkins. Special messages from Rosamund Pike will be sprinkled in throughout the event! Hyped yet? You should be! If you STILL have not yet RSVPed for this event, you can still register at this link here! Hope to see you all there!

The seals on the press junket embargo have finally been broken, and WoT fans will have been flooded with new interviews that occurred on a recent press tour for Season 3 of The Wheel of Time. Dragonmount was lucky enough to secure three interviews. The first, recorded way back during The Comic-Con Expo in Brazil (CCXP), was conducted in person by our own Humberto Tramujas, who attended the convention representing Dragonmount. He was lucky enough to interview Showrunner Rafe Judkins, Madeleine Madden (Egwene al'Vere) and Josha Stradowski (Rand al'Thor). In this interview, we were able to learn a bit more about their favorite dinosaurs, as well as a hint towards a new Shadow Spawn in season 3 (and one tragic Shadow Spawn that keeps getting left on the cutting room floor). And good news: still statistically the best! You can watch this CCXP interview in full here! The second interview was with Marcus Rutherford (Perrin Aybara) and Donal Finn (Mat Cauthon), as part of the official press junket, and was conducted by our fearless leader Kathy Campbell! In this interview, Donal reflects on accent work when learning to speak the Old Tongue, while Marcus reflects on Perrin finally meeting his falcon in Season 3 and the "Gentle Giant + Pocket Rocket" dynamic the two bring together. You can watch this interview with Marcus & Donal here! Our final interview was part of the same press junket, and Kathy was able to once more interview Rafe Judkins! In this interview, Rafe reflects on some of the changes made to the abilities of the Aiel Wise Ones, and talks about the essential book scenes needed to successfully bring the relationship between Siuan Sanche and Moiraine Damodred to the screen. Watch the solo interview with Rafe here! What did you like hearing the most about from these? Let us know!

Today, in spectacular Wot Wednesday fashion, Prime Video released the FULL trailer for Season 3 of The Wheel of Time, with only one month remaining until the premiere on March 13th, 2025. If you’ve somehow ended up here without seeing the trailer yet, or you just want to give it another view, please indulge yourself now before continuing the article. Watch the Trailer here! Alright, you back now? One more rewatch? OK let’s get back to it. If you’ve avoided any Season 3 knowledge up to this point, then you may be surprised to learn that storylines of Season 3 are primarily based on The Shadow Rising (Book 4), potentially with a sprinkle of some Fires of Heaven (Book 5) as a treat. A common fan favorite among book readers, The Shadow Rising is often referred to as the book where “The Wheel of Time” becomes “The Wheel of Time”, with definitive scenes and chapters that truly set this series apart from other sci-fi/fantasy series. This trailer is full of glimpses of such scenes, bringing viewers to new locations such as the dangerous port-city of Tanchico, the throne room of Camelyn, the vast deserts of The Aiel Waste, and the forbidden city of Rhuidean within it. Meanwhile, in more familiar locations, tensions between the Aes Sedai reach a breaking point in The White Tower, as the armies of The Dark One gain more power and begin to move more openly in places like The Two Rivers. All of this, and likely so much more to come, when Season 3 of The Wheel of Time premieres on March 13th 2025. Much like the prior seasons, the first 3 episodes of the season will be included in the premiere, with weekly releases until the season finale on April 17th, 2025. But wait, there’s more! On a livestream yesterday, Matt Hatch, The Innkeeper of The Dusty Wheel, announced that he would be hosting an exclusive fan-screening event for Episode 1 of Season 3! This event will take place in London, on February 22nd, 3pm GMT, and will feature special guests Rosamund Pike & Showrunner Rafe Judkins, including a Q&A lead by the innkeeper himself. Interested? RSVP Here! First Come, First Serve! Still here and looking for a breakdown of every second of the trailer? In that case, you might be interested in one of the many trailer breakdown livestreams within the fandom! Join the conversation, and embrace your inner HCFF! Dragonmount Livestream Threefold Talk Livestream The Dusty Wheel Trailer Gai'don

If you’re currently sitting in a cold, dark basement like I am, then another WoT Wednesday to keep you warm and cozy is just what the Wisdom ordered! Today, Prime Video unveiled the very first “First Look” images for Season 3 of The Wheel of Time, with 10 incredible stills to keep the TheoryCrew busy (at least until next week’s drop…) as we all pass the time until the new season premieres on March 13th 2025. Posted below the 10 images here, I will lightly speculate on the potential context of each image, so please avoid that section if you are so inclined. I will restrict any book spoilers to through the end of The Shadow Rising + New Spring, but no further. Aiel Overlook Features: Bair, Melindhra, Lan, Rhuarc, (two unknown Aiel behind Rhuarc), Rand, Moiraine, Egwene (behind Moiraine), Melaine. Overlooking Rhuidean, alternate angle to the opening teaser shot. Morgase + Elaida Features: Morgase in full queen regalia, and Elaida at her side in red. They stroll side by side in the halls of The White Tower with people watching along from the sides. Wonder Girls (Egwene testing?) Features: Elayne, Egwene, and Nynaeve on horseback. Elayne is in noble green clothing, has a green ajah aes sedai ring. Egwene is in gold regal armor with the flame of tar valon on the chest, with an aes sedai ring that might be gold or yellow. Nynaeve is in yellow accented armor and a yellow dress, ring not visible. Possibly a scene from Egwene’s accepted test where she is the Amyrlin Seat, Elayne is Green Ajah, and Nynaeve is Yellow Ajah. Rand & Lan Features: Rand and Lan back to back, mirroring each other practicing sword forms likely in the Aiel Waste Siuan blast Features: Siuan Sanche, in her full Amyrlin Regalia, seemingly shouting in anger, her face contorted in rage, as she channels threads of fire and air around herself and around her outstretched arm towards some unknown entity. Lanfear smirk Features: Lanfear, notably with shorter hair, glancing back over her shoulder as she rounds a corner and enters house, possibly on the streets of Tar Valon. Moiraine Orb Features: Moiraine with weaves of the one power coalescing around her as she holds a glowing palm sized orb in her outstretched hand. A seer, a wisdom, and a gambler walk into a bar Features: possibly a bar in Tanchico, an unknown man in a black and brimmed hat holds onto a cloth in front of Mat Cauthon, Nynaeve al’Meara, and Min Farshaw who all stare seemingly at him or his hat in shock. Mat is in an unbuttoned shirt with a loose robe over top of it, Nynaeve in a shoulderless dress, and Min with her hands in the pockets of her loose black pants and a belt that seemingly has a dagger tucked into a sheath on the front where the buckle would be. Avilayne Features: Elayne Trakand and Aviendha, sit together looking into each other’s eyes as they each hold up the glass they are drinking from. They share a small smile as they stare fondly at each other. The Boys Features: Rand al’Thor, Perrin Aybara, and Mat Cauthon all stand near a bar, Rand leaning against a stone column and holding a mug while smiling towards Mat. Perrin is beside Rand looking stoicly at Mat, holding two mugs, one for himself and one for Mat presumably, notably with his eyes still golden. Mat is just nearly out of frame, is somewhat out of focus, but appears to also be smiling or laughing with Rand. Season 3 airs on March 13 2025 only on Prime Video

Happy first WoT Wednesday of 2025! Today, Prime Video officially revealed five new cast members debuting in Season 3 of The Wheel of Time! Isabella Bucceri is Faile Bashere, a Hunter of the Horn Nukâka Coster-Waldau is Bair, eldest Wise One of the Taardad Aiel Salóme Gunnarsdóttir is Melaine, Wise One of the Taardad Aiel Björn Landberg is Rhuarc, Clan Chief of the Taardad Aiel Synnøve Macody Lund is Melindhra of the Taardad Aiel Isabella Bucceri An exciting emerging talent, Isabella Bucceri moved from Australia to the UK in 2022 and has already begun to steadily build her resume with credits including the feature films Finally Me, Everything in Between, and Threshold. Her character, Faile Bashere, similarly left her home in pursuit of glory. Born in the Borderland nation of Saldaea, Faile left her old life behind and took the oath to become a 'Hunter of the Horn', one who seeks to find The Horn of Valere. Her adventure to locate this treasured relic has led her to a familiar place, The Two Rivers. Nukâka Coster-Waldau Nukâka Coster-Waldau is a Danish-Greenlandic actor born in Greenland, and comes with an impressiv resume on stage, as an actress, dancer, and singer. Coster-Waldau previously starred in the thriller series Thin Ice directed by Cecilie A. Mosli, and Anori by director-writer Pipaluk K. Jørgensen, as well as the critically acclaimed theatre production Plus Minus Null in 2011/12, staged by the Swiss director Christoph Marthaler. Her wealth of experience will be easily matched, as she portrays the Aiel called Bair, the eldest of the Wise Ones of the Taardad Aiel. Her authority and wisdom are held in high regard among Wise Ones, even higher than that of the Clan Chief. If that was not enough for this formidable woman, Bair also has the ability to channel the One Power, as well as an uncommon ability pertaining to the world of dreams. Salóme Gunnarsdóttir Icelandic actress Salóme Gunnarsdóttir has built a robust resume of memorable roles across television, film and theater. Her most recent television credits include The Lazarus Project, The Reunion, Pennyworth, Knightfall, Legends, The Lava Field, and Stelpurnar 5. Gunnarsdóttir’s character is called Melaine, also a Wise One of the Taardad Aiel. Well respected in her own right, Melaine does not actually have the ability to channel the One Power at all. Despite lacking this access, she does still share the same uncommon ability in the world of dreams that Bair also has. Björn Landberg Kevin Björn Wolfgang Kraus, perhaps a Gleeman in disguise, was born in Berlin, Germany. His artist name, Björn Landberg, was created in 2015 when he started his career as a German pop singer for Electrola and Universal Music, with the album Björn Landberg. It was during this time that he realized he wanted to become both a professional actor and singer. Since then, he has portrayed ‘Gaston’ in the German stage production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, he’s used his stage combat skills as the modern gladiator in a German experimental TV show named Galileo Mystery, and began dubbing as a singer in Disney’s Coco for Benjamin Bratt, as ‘Enrico de la Cruz’ for Andy Garcia in Barb and Star go to Vista del Mar, for Jay Hernandez in Bright, Omar Sy in X-Men, Daniel Sunjata in Power Book II: Ghost, Greg Wise in Strange Angel, Victor Webster in Working Mums, Adam Copeland in Vikings and Malcolm Barrett in The Boys and Preacher. More recently, in 2023, he founded Dreamwalk Audio, an audio production company for podcasts, audio books, voice-over and advertising, and in January 2025, ‘Bed on the Beach,’ the English version of ‘Bett am Strand,’ will be published. In May 2024, Landberg also published the podcast ‘Mutter Natur,’ featuring lovingly arranged nature sounds, gentle music, and his soothing voice. Impressed yet? Good, that’s a natural reaction when you’re in the presence of Rhuarc, the Clan Chief of the Taardad Aiel. Certainly a book-reader fan favorite, Rhuarc carries much respect among the Aiel in his own right. As a Clan Chief, Rhuarc was able to complete the perilous Clan Chief trial in the city of Rhuidean, a trial very few return from. As such, he knows what mysteries lie within the fog of that city, though he is forbidden to discuss it with any who have not seen what he has seen. Synnøve Macody Lund Synnøve Macody Lund is a Norwegian actress, director, and journalist. She made her acting debut in 2011, as the lead in Jo Nesbø’s Headhunters, directed by Academy Award-nominated Morten Tyldum. Since then, she has appeared in projects such as The Girl in the Spider's Web, Riviera, and the popular Netflix series Ragnarok (2020-2023), captivating audiences over multiple seasons. Most recently, Macody Lund starred in the Prime Video series Everybody Loves Diamonds, and played fan-favorite Cecilia Pederson in the horror blockbuster film, Saw X. Macody Lund gets to play another fan favorite, though with a new sprinkle of spice that will entice even a knowledgeable book reader. Her character is Melindhra, an Aiel warrior with a thing for pretty eyes. Per the press release from Prime Video, Melindhra is “a Malkieri survivor who was taken in and raised by the Taardad Aiel”. The fallen kingdom of Malkier should sound familiar to a show-only fan, as the lost home to the uncrowned king Lan Mandragoran. After Malkier fell to the encroaching blight, refugees who survived could be found scattered across the Borderland nations. Malkieri survivors within the Aiel is an unexplored concept in the books, however Lan himself does carry an almost mythical status among the Aiel, many referring to him, in the Old Tongue, as “Aan’allein” which means “He who walks alone” or “The Man that is an entire people”. Even with my own knowledge of the books, the unknowns around Melindhra already have captured my attention and my interests in a major way. The Wheel of Time Season 3 premieres March 13th 2025, on Prime Video.

CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE BELOW ARTICLE, PER CORRECTED UPDATE FROM AMAZON LUKE FETHERSTON IS GAWYN CALLUM KERR IS GALAD Just last week, we were treated on WoT Wednesday with a casting announcement from Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time which revealed that Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo will join Season 3 as Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan, Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. This was met with great excitement from Shohreh and fans alike on social media, with Shohreh poking fun at this being a poorly kept secret at best. The excitement continues this WoT Wednesday, as the Royal Court of Andor is finally revealed: Award Winning Actress Olivia Williams is Morgase Trakand, Queen of Andor Luke Fetherston is ‘Lord Gawyn’*, First Prince of House Trakand Callum Kerr is ‘Lord Galad’*, of House Trakand Nuno Lopes is ‘Lord Gaebril’, consort and advisor to Queen Morgase Olivia Williams Olivia Williams has an impressive resume across film, television, and theatre, well known for roles such as ‘Anna Crowe’ in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense and as ‘Rosemary Cross’ in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore. Her wealth of experience should be a major boon in portraying Morgase Trakand, a queen who did not inherit her throne, but instead won it through a brutal succession war against a half-dozen noble rivals. She leads the nation of Andor benevolently, hoping her daughter-heir Elayne (Ceara Coveney) can one day inherit her throne peacefully. Callum Kerr Callum Kerr first debuted as a regular on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, filming 70 episodes during his time there. After moving to the US in 2021, he had roles in Hulu/Fox’s Monarch, and Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic. Kerr will also soon appear in the second season of One Piece and season six of Virgin River, both on Netflix. It was widely theorized amongst fans that Kerr would actually be cast as Galad, so news that he will actually be portraying Gawyn Trakand may come as a surprise to many! And it may even be regarded as a welcome surprise, to be sure! We look forward to your Gawyn! Update: We learned that the speculation was in fact correct, and that Kerr will indeed be playing Galad. Another surprise to be sure, time will see if it is a welcome one. Luke Fetherston Luke Fetherston has found success on stage and screen, and expects to have an exciting 2025 with Season 3 premiering March 13, 2025, as well as starring opposite Simone Ashley and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin in the forthcoming Prime Video romantic comedy Picture This. And, yes, it is he who will portray Galad, the quite skilled swordsman who also happens to look like a male model. While Gawyn and Galad are so often compared, they share a mind on one thing: protect Elayne Trakand at all costs. It should be exciting to see how these two fare on the warder training grounds. Update: As stated above, Luke will instead be portraying Gawyn. Nuno Lopes Nuno Lopes was found success and renown for his chameleon-like ability to change across a wide range of characters, his initial breakthrough coming from his role in the film Alice, and his other award-winning performances including Blood of My Blood, and Lines of Wellington. A skillset that Lopes can hopefully use to bring Lord Gaebril to life on screen. Any lover and advisor to a queen as savvy as Morgase is going to need to strike a fine balance of being politically capable in his own right, without forgetting that Andor will only ever have a Queen, never a King. The Wheel of Time Season 3 premieres March 13th 2025, on Prime Video.