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The Wheel of Time Season 3 Welcomes Williams, Kerr, Fetherston, Lopes

Showrunner/EP Rafe Judkins's The Wheel of Time welcomes Olivia Williams, Callum Kerr, Luke Fetherston, and Nuno Lopes to the Season 3 cast.

After learning that Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Penguin, The Expanse) had been cast in the role of Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan, one of the powerful Aes Sedai, during CCXP Brazil 2024 earlier this month, Amazon's Prime Video and Showrunner/EP Rafe Judkins's Rosamund Pike-starring series adaptation of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" novels rolled out some more major casting news this morning. Olivia Williams (The Crown), Callum Kerr (Monarch), Luke Fetherston (Doctor Who), and Nuno Lopes (White Lines) have joined the Season 3 cast as members of the royal family of the kingdom of Andor. Here's a rundown of who's who, along with the official overview of their respective character:

Williams's Morgase Trakand, the Queen of Andor, did not inherit her throne. Rather, when the succession was left without an heir, she waged a brutal war against a half-dozen noble rivals, and thanks to her political savvy and utter ruthlessness, she won. She has sworn ever since to shield her daughter and heir, Elayne (Ceara Coveney), from ever having to endure what she did… and do what she did. But far from being a tyrant, Morgase has become one of the best queens Andor has ever known."

Fetherston's Lord Galad of House Trakand is a royal prince of Andor and brother to Gawyn and Elayne. Galad is a skilled fighter, famously handsome, and protective of his younger sister. Kerr's Lord Gawyn of House Trakand is a royal prince of Andor and an older brother to Galad and Elayne. Despite being the firstborn, he is not the heir to the throne. Andor is a matriarchy, and so the role of heir falls to his younger sister, Elayne. Lopes's Lord Gaebril, Queen Morgase's male consort, serves as both her lover and adviser, assisting in overseeing matters political and military. Andor is a matriarchal society, and so his power and influence, though vast, are always second to that of his Queen, to whom his loyalties and services are sworn."

In Season 3, as threats against the Light are multiplying, Moiraine Damodred (Pike) and Rand al'Thor (Josha Stradowski) embark on a perilous journey to the Aiel Waste to uncover the true fate of the Dragon Reborn. With the Forsaken in hot pursuit and Rand's corrupted power growing stronger, Moraine must prevent the Dragon from turning Dark… no matter the cost.

Earlier this year, Judkins went on the record with a ten-ton tease about the opening of the third season – dropping the heads-up during the Deadline Studio at Prime Experience. Appearing with Pike, Daniel Henney, costume designer Sharon Gilham, and make-up/hair designer Davina Lamont, Judkins looked to prepare viewers who might be expecting Season 3 to start off on a quiet, introspective note. "The first 15 minutes of Season 3 is one of the most bonkers set pieces I've ever seen on television," Judkins shared during the conversation. "I was just watching it this week, and it is absolutely bananas what our team pulled off … just a bunch of women in their 40s and 50s shredding each other, and it is wonderful to behold."

Let's not forget the upcoming Kari Skogland (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Walking Dead)-directed feature film prequel, The Age of Legends. With a screenplay from Zack Stentz (Thor, X-Men: First Class), the film is the first in a planned trilogy that will explore how the world represented by Jordan in the author's works came to be. And since everyone's in a good mood, let's look back at some of the best moments not to be lost on the cutting room floor – with Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Madeline Madden, Zoe Robins, Josha Stradowski, Marcus Rutherford, Donal Finn, and more:

Prime Video's The Wheel of Time stars Rosamund Pike as Moiraine, Josha Stradowski as Rand al'Thor, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, Zoë Robins as Nynaeve al'Meara, Barney Harris (Dónal Finn in S02) as Mat Cauthon, Madeleine Madden as Egwene al'Vere, Daniel Henney as Lan Mandragoran, Michael McElhatton as Tam al'Thor, Álvaro Morte as Logain Ablar, Hammed Animashaun as Loial, Alexandre Willaume as Thom Merrilin, Johann Myers as Padan Fain, Jennifer Cheon Garcia as Leane Sharif, Priyanka Bose as Alanna Mosvani, Emmanuel Imani as Ihvon, and Taylor Napier as Maksim.

Lolita Chakrabarti as Marin Al'Vere, Michael Tuahine as Bran Al'Vere, David Sterne as Cenn Buie, Christopher Sciueref as Abell Cauthon, Juliet Howland as Natti Cauthon, Mandi Symonds as Daise Conger, Abdul Salis as Eamon, Stuart Graham as Geofram, Pasha Bocarie as Master Grinwell, Jennifer Preston as Mistress Grinwell, Izuka Hoyle as Dana, Darren Clarke as Basel Gill, Maria Doyle Kennedy as Illa, Narinder Samra as Raen, Daryl McCormack as Aram, Sophie Okonedo as Siuan Sanche, Kae Alexander as Min, Clare Perkins as Kerene, Peter Franzen as Stepin, and Kate Fleetwood as Liandrin, and Meera Syal as Verin Mathwin also joined the cast. The cast also included Ayoola Smart, Guy Roberts, Arnas Fedaravicius, Gregg Chillingirian, Maja Simonsen, Ragga Ragnars, Jay Duffy & Rima Te Wiata.

Isis Mussenden is aboard as costume designer, with Karen E. Goulekas serving as the visual effects supervisor. Amazon's The Wheel of Time is executive produced by showrunner Rafe Judkins (Chuck, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), alongside Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon of Red Eagle Entertainment, Ted Field and Mike Weber of Radar Pictures, and Darren Lemke. Harriet McDougal serves as a consulting producer. Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios and based on Robert Jordan's novels, The Wheel of Time will launch in over 200 countries and territories. Sanaa Hamri (Shameless, Empire) is joining the team as both executive producer & director for Season 2, with Uta Briesewitz set to direct the first two episodes.

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