The Wheel of Time might have been quietly canceled, and even Brandon Sanderson didn’t get the memo? That’s crazy. The guy who literally wrote half the series didn’t know Amazon was pulling the plug? Sanderson casually dropped that he wasn’t really involved and hadn’t heard about the show’s future being officially canned.
Frankly, it’s kind of shocking, especially since Season 2 ended with a bang and left fans hungry for more. If the show’s done, this isn’t just poor communication, it’s borderline disrespectful to the fans and the author who helped wrap up Robert Jordan’s epic.
Not even the author saw it coming: Brandon Sanderson blindsided as The Wheel of Time gets the axe
Turns out The Wheel of Time really is out of time, and not even Brandon Sanderson saw it coming. The fantasy author, who famously completed Robert Jordan’s original book series, learned of the cancellation just like the rest of us: from the news.
In a YouTube comment, Sanderson admitted he “wasn’t really involved” with the Prime Video series and had only been told the team was “renegotiating.” Then… silence. Two months later, boom, canceled. He, however, didn’t seem too heartbroken about being left out of the loop. “I won’t miss being largely ignored,” Sanderson said, adding that they used his name for “legitimacy” but never involved him in any meaningful way.
It stings even more because Season 3 was actually good. Fans and critics finally agreed – great pacing, better character focus, and a 97% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. But Amazon didn’t bite. After “lengthy deliberations,” they pulled the plug, claiming a fourth season just didn’t make financial sense. Ouch.
Sanderson wasn’t alone in thinking fans “deserved better.” Viewers rallied hard with petitions and campaigns like Save WOT, but the show’s fate was already sealed. And despite some rumors, no other network has swooped in to rescue it.
So yeah, after three seasons, the story ends – not with a bang, but with a blindsided author, a bummed-out fandom, and a missed chance to let The Wheel of Time roll a little longer.
Brandon Sanderson ditched Amazon, built his own empire, and still lets the books do the magic
The Stormlight Archive author just dropped Wind and Truth, a 1,300-page monster of a book, and he’s wide awake at 1 p.m., fresh from a writing session that lasted till 4 a.m. That’s how Sanderson rolls. While fans are devouring the latest Cosmere saga, he’s reflecting on his break from Amazon. “I realized I don’t work for the fans anymore. I work for Amazon,” he said, explaining why he built his own publishing house, Dragonsteel (via The Guardian).
His success is part skill, part luck, part Wheel of Time boost. But he’s still a book-first guy. “It wouldn’t be fantasy without magic, but that’s not what makes it great.” Characters are his core, and fans agree. Add in $42M Kickstarter campaigns and a Cosmere fandom that needs buggies at cons, and it’s clear: Sanderson’s stories aren’t slowing down anytime soon.
Hollywood? Maybe. But the real magic’s still on the page.
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