Showrunner Rafe Judkins first comments following the cancellation of The Wheel of Time at Amazon are not promising for fans with hope. It’s been a week or two now since we got the news Amazon had cancelled The Wheel of Time after three seasons. I think so many fans were hurt due to Season 3 being critically the second highest rated season of fantasy TV to date. Only Game of Thrones Season 4 was rated higher on the likes of RT.

So, over to Rafe as per his post in Instagram.

“I’ve been asked the same question many times the last week – why was The Wheel of Time cancelled? And the truth is, I don’t know. I wish I could say something clear and tidy that explains to all those who love it why it’s coming to and end, but sadly, I can’t.”

“What I can say is that the actors and crew on our show are the most talented and wonderful group of people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with. And we’ve all been incredibly lucky to make soemthing that not only was beloved by fans (and even critics! Ha!), but was also watched by huge numbers of people all over the world, appearing in the Nielsen Top 10 for nearly 20 weeks, a feat very few shows have been able to match in the last decade.”

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“One of my core goals in making this show. even from the earliest crafting of the pitch, has been to tell the whole story. Because The Wheel of Time books do what television has always done best – get better as they go. And as our actors and team came on board, they too could see the potential if we were allowed to finish this incredible story. We made many sacrifices, both personal and creative, along the way to get to that ending, so coming up short feels like a devastating blow for us all.”

“Much has been written about this larger trend in TV toward fewer seasons with less episodes and finding quicker ways to acquire additional streaming subscribers. But I genuinely believe that this goes against the fundamental strength of television – long-form storytelling. It is an art form, much like epic fantasy, which at its very best, gives people a place to go and spend time with the characters that they love year after year after year. And I believe there are executives, studios and networks who know that. I believe that we find our way through this current iteration of the industry and back to what we do best – bringing great characters into people’s living rooms and lives every week.”

Any Hope?

“Will The Wheel of Time get to do that with another network and finish the story? Sadly it’s not something that happens often. But it does happen. In fact, one of the reasons we first chose Amazon as a home for the show was because they were in the midst of picking up The Expanse after SYFY cancelled it. So who knows, perhaps The Wheel of Time show will do what the books have always managed to do since day one –  defy the traditional definitions of “beginnings” and “ends”. I certainly hope it does – because this book series and these fans deserve to see the story finished.”

Some hope perhaps, but I really cannot see this happening. I think I sense from what Rafe says here that he feels like me. Hoping beyond hope for a miracle still, but only a fools hope.

Problem is, if a network or rival streamer don’t pick the show up soon, the actors and crew will all take new jobs. Honestly, for me only Apple could pull this off given the current climate and they’ve never done anything like this before. Amazon have made a mistake in my opinion, but as a studio, they won’t bat an eyelid at that.

What do you think of his words as showrunner Rafe Judkins first comments following the cancellation of The Wheel of Time at Amazon? Thoughts below as always.

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