Rosamund Pike Will Lead Amazon's THE WHEEL OF TIME Adaptation As Moiraine Damodred

Rosamund Pike Will Lead Amazon's THE WHEEL OF TIME Adaptation As Moiraine Damodred

Amazon's small screen adaptation of Robert Jordan's sprawling series of fantasy novels, The Wheel of Time, has found its lead in Gone Girl actress Rosamund Pike, who will play the powerful Moiraine...

By MarkCassidy - Jun 19, 2019 12:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Amazon
Source: Via Deadline
J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is widely considered to be the greatest fantasy tale of all time, but for many, Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time would be part of the conversation.

Late last year it was announced that The Wheel of Time had been ordered to series at Amazon, and it's now been revealed that Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Jack Reacher, Die Another Day) has been cast in the lead role of Moiraine Damodred.

In the books, Moiraine is a a member of the powerful all-female organization known as the Aes Sedai, who embarks on a perilous mission to protect (or, if needs be, destroy) a young man who is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn.

Survivor contestant-turned-TV writer Rafe Judkins will serve as showrunner and executive producer on The Wheel of Time, which doesn't have a premiere date yet.

Check out a Tweet welcoming Pike on board the series, along with the official synopsis.


The Wheel of Time is set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists, but only women can use it. Meaning that in this series — women hold the keys to power. The story follows Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the ‘Aes Sedai’ as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Moiraine’s interested in these five because she believes one of them might be the reincarnation of an incredibly powerful individual, whom prophecies say will either save humanity or destroy it. The series draws on numerous elements of European and Asian culture and philosophy, most notably the cyclical nature of time found in Buddhism and Hinduism.
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knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 6/19/2019, 12:03 PM
am i bad person for really liking Wrath of the Titans ?
rebellion
rebellion - 6/19/2019, 12:07 PM
Started reading the eye of the world a few days ago and i am HOOKED. almost finished. These news are amazing!!!!
ExSOLDIER
ExSOLDIER - 6/19/2019, 12:39 PM
@rebellion - I wish I could read them all again not knowing anything. You are in for a ride, mate!
rebellion
rebellion - 6/19/2019, 12:42 PM
@ExSOLDIER - great to hear that!
Pathogen
Pathogen - 6/19/2019, 4:54 PM
@rebellion - Its great! But there is a long drop of the magical, mystical feeling that you get in the first book. Stick with it, tho, you do care about the characters
Atomicockroach
Atomicockroach - 6/19/2019, 9:55 PM
@rebellion - The first book is pretty good. Seems like yet another Lord of the Rings wannabe fantasy books, but keep reading... this series ended up being my all-time favorite book series, second only to Terry Brooks Shannara series, which ironically, also started out an awful lot like LotR.

But as you read, pay attention to the secondary characters. Just about everybody ends up being more important than you expect. It'll save you from rereading later. =P
fadersdream
fadersdream - 6/19/2019, 12:08 PM
Ahhhh the Wheel of Time trilogy... I mean five parter... I meant 7 books, it'll be 7 books... nope, we're gonna wrap it up in twelve... oops, the author died.

I would say I lost my motivation for this series a pretty long time ago.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/19/2019, 12:10 PM
I read two of the books as a kid and really liked them. I'll try and catch up, I guess. Love Rosamund Pike. Watch her in anything.
DeathSeal
DeathSeal - 6/19/2019, 12:24 PM
Just started reading this in April I'm up to book six. It's great, can't wait for the show!
narrow290
narrow290 - 6/19/2019, 12:30 PM
Had me up until: Survivor contestant-turned-Tv writer?!?
MrDandy
MrDandy - 6/19/2019, 12:34 PM
Just finished the entire series. It’s great if you can survive the bad pacing of books 7-10 and Sanderson does a great job finishing it off. She is a great pick for moraine.

Really hope this adaption is true to the series and does it justice.
bropous
bropous - 6/19/2019, 12:50 PM
Sanderson did a GREAT job on the finish.

Jordan, not so much.

He lost me around book 6 or 7. I still read 'em, but I lost my enthusiasm for the series. He just went to the well far too many times. The books just became tedious.

Have they cast Rand yet?
MrDandy
MrDandy - 6/19/2019, 5:05 PM
@bropous - 6 was great. 7 is when Jordan succumbed to the worst aspects of his pacing and it just became brutally slow. He did, however, finish on a high note with 11. I liked that one a lot.
PeaceMaker1
PeaceMaker1 - 6/19/2019, 8:56 PM
@MrDandy - I completely agree. Also the time we had to wait between books being released made 7-10 extra painful to read and stick with the series but I’m still glad I did. Have recently started reading the whole series again, half through book 3.
bropous
bropous - 6/21/2019, 10:59 PM
@MrDandy - Agreed 1,000%. Maybe to 3,000 buddy.

What we need more is a Michael Moorcock series with The Eternal Champion. Elric of Melnibone. Corum Jhalein Irsei. Dorian Hawkmoon.
Erokose. THAT is the series we really need.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 6/19/2019, 1:01 PM
No a single good pic of Rosamund in here?

willyburz
willyburz - 6/19/2019, 8:20 PM
@LongMayHeReign - lmao
bropous
bropous - 6/21/2019, 11:03 PM
@LongMayHeReign - I will reply.

Buddy.



LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 6/22/2019, 7:38 AM
@bropous -

Polaris
Polaris - 6/19/2019, 1:23 PM
One of my friends loves this books and has been telling me to read them for years, maybe it's time lol
Vanillain
Vanillain - 6/19/2019, 1:27 PM
How do you pronounce Moiraine? Mwah-rain?
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 6/19/2019, 2:29 PM
Rosamund Pike?

BigDriggs
BigDriggs - 6/19/2019, 2:39 PM
Good God that woman is exquisite. Rosamund is gorgeous!
Deagle
Deagle - 6/19/2019, 2:43 PM
She is accepted, nice job.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/19/2019, 2:48 PM
This is the same show where Dafne Keen (X-23) stars in right? If so then Rosamund Pike is another good addition.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 6/19/2019, 5:06 PM
@NinnesMBC - No. That's Golden Compass, which does look really good.
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 6/19/2019, 3:24 PM
I'll watch her in anything after her role in this movie.
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