Prime Video’s Wheel of Time: a solid Rings of Power alternative

As The Rings of Power reaches Season 2, viewers looking for another epic series can turn to Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time. Based on Robert Jordan’s bestselling novels, the show stars Rosamund Pike and Daniel Henney and unfolds in a sprawling fantasy world where time is cyclical and history repeats.

The story begins in the rural Two Rivers, where five young people — Rand al'Thor (Josha Stradowski), Mat Cauthon (Barney Harris/Dònal Finn), Perrin Aybara (Marcus Rutherford), Egwene al'Vere (Madeleine Madden) and Nynaeve al'Meara (Zoë Robins) — are swept up by Moiraine, an Aes Sedai who believes one of them is the Dragon Reborn.

Trolloc attacks send them on a dangerous, world-spanning journey that scatters the characters and forces them to confront new powers: Rand can channel the One Power, Perrin begins to communicate with wolves, Mat faces dark influences, and Egwene and Nynaeve begin their training.

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