Will there be The Wheel of Time season 4?
The fantasy series has been dealt a devastating blow.
The Wheel of Time has come to an abrupt end on Prime Video, with the streamer axing the epic fantasy series after three seasons.
An adaptation of Robert Jordan's beloved novels, the series followed Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike) as she sought out the prophesied Dragon Reborn, who is ultimately revealed to be Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski).
There are 14 weighty books in the original series, meaning plenty more material left to adapt, but Prime Video won't be bringing any more of the saga to live-action amid concern over the cost of the production.
The decision marks one of the more high-profile cancellations of recent months and is sure to provoke a backlash from fans, many of whom felt that the show had finally found its footing in the latest run of episodes.
Read on for more context and insight on why there won't be The Wheel of Time season 4.
Will there be The Wheel of Time season 4?
No. Prime Video has cancelled The Wheel of Time after three seasons on the streaming platform.
In May 2025, news broke that the media giant was pulling the plug on the costly production, which was particularly hard to take, given that season 3 had been its most critically acclaimed to date.
Indeed, star Rosamund Pike suggested (via 13News) that adapting storylines from Robert Jordan's fourth novel – which was a popularising entry in the original book series – could help to introduce the show to a wider audience.
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"That's when a huge volume of fans discovered The Wheel of Time," she recalled. "I really hope that we get to continue this journey because the fans deserve it, the books deserve it, and our actors deserve it."
In an interview with TechRadar, co-star Josha Stradowski concurred that the team "found our form" in season 3 and that he was "confident" in the work that they'd done.
Why won't there be The Wheel of Time season 4?
The Wheel of Time was reportedly cancelled due to "financial" reasons (via Deadline), with Amazon executives considering that viewership was not high enough to justify the substantial cost of the production.
It seems that, after years of extravagant spending, Prime Video is taking a closer look at some of its most pricey shows in order to identify areas where savings could be made.
Fantasy fans will remember that even the streamer's flagship title The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power appeared to struggle to its season 3 renewal, taking months to gain a green light – and ultimately doing so with a potentially transformative time-jump.
Deadline notes that the cancellation of The Wheel of Time came after "lengthy deliberations" about the show's future, given that its audience was sizeable – analyst firm Nielsen logged more than 530 million minutes watched on the week of season 3's premiere (see TVLine).
So, it's hardly as if nobody was watching, but with a reported price tag of $260 million for the first two seasons alone, The Wheel of Time just wasn't performing at a level that Prime Video considered worthy of such an investment.
The Wheel of Time seasons 1-3 is available to stream on Prime Video.
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David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.
