The Wheel of Time: 5 Things to Know Before You Watch

Amazon’s The Wheel of Time is an epic high-fantasy TV series based on author Robert Jordan’s novels of the same name. From the powerful Aes Sedai to the cast and characters, here are five things to know before you watch The Wheel of Time. Sponsored by Amazon Prime Video. The Wheel of Time takes place thousands of years after an event known as the breaking. Since then, only women have been able to use magic, known as the One Power. The series follows the mysterious Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) who is searching for an individual known as the Dragon. Moiraine believes in a prophecy that tells of the reincarnation of the dragon, the individual responsible for the breaking. In the town of Two Rivers she discovers five people who could all be the Dragon reborn, Rand (Josha Stradowski), Egwene (Madeleine Madden), Perrin, (Marcus Rutherford), Mat (Barney Harris) and Nyneve (Zoë Robins). Led by Moiraine and her warden Lan (Daniel Henney) the five go on a journey to stop the dark one’s forces rising and bring