Everything You Need to Know About Amazon's Epic Fantasy Series, The Wheel of Time

Amazon's The Wheel of Time is based on the book series created by author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson serving as a co-author on the last three books after Jordan died in 2007. The first book, The Eye of the World, was published in 1990.

The fantasy novels follow Moiraine of the Aes Sedai, a group of women who can channel the One Power, and trained at the White Tower. Basically, she has magic.

In the small town of Emond's Field, Moiraine links up with a few locals because she believes one of them is the Dragon Reborn, who's fated to both destroy and save the world. As they travel around the world and across vast amounts of time — both past and future — they split into different storylines, gathering new people and falling into new conflict.

The Wheel of Time books in order of the story are:

1. New Spring
2. The Eye of the World
3. The Great Hunt
4. The Dragon Reborn
5. The Shadow Rising
6. The Fires of Heaven
7. Lord of Chaos
8. A Crown of Swords
9. The Path of Daggers
10. Winter's Heart
11. Crossroads of Twilight
12. Knife of Dreams
13. The Gathering Storm
14. Towers of Midnight
15. A Memory of Light

The first novel listed, New Spring, is actually a prequel and was published more than a decade after the next book on the list, which is technically the first in the series.

Amazon's The Wheel of Time features a large cast of characters. At the centre of it all is Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a magical woman of the Aes Sedai. She's searching for the Dragon Reborn and believes one of the five people she meets while visiting the Two Rivers district is the one. Rand al'Thor (Josha Stradowski) may seem like a lowly sheep farmer, but he plays a central role as well and is someone Moiraine believes could be the Dragon Reborn. Perrin Aybara (Marcus Rutherford), Mat Cauthon (Barney Harris), Egwene al'Vere (Madeleine Madden), and the local Wisdom Nynaeve al'Meara (Zoë Robins) are the other townspeople Moiraine believes could be the Dragon Reborn. Out of all the magical beings, Siuan Sanche (Sophie Okonedo) might be the most magical — she's the leader of the Aes Sedai. Lan Mandragoran (Daniel Henney) rounds out the central characters as Moiraine's protector.

Amazon needed a fantastical place to film the fantasy show, so it took production to the Czech Republic and Croatia. The show was filmed in and around Prague in the Czech Republic and Dubrovnik in Croatia. Decider also reported that some scenes were filmed in Slovenia and at a studio in Prague's Letnany district.

Amazon's The Wheel of Time may currently be airing season one, but season two started filming in July and is reportedly still filming. And while season three hasn't yet been confirmed, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke told Deadline that she feels confident about the show. She said, "Let's get a little time under our feet but I have a good feeling the show will go on for years and years."