The Wheel of Time , Prime Video’s high fantasy drama, has been canceled after three seasons . Deadline reported that the series was let go after tense deliberations. Prime Video ultimately decided that even though executives liked the series, the financial costs to produce it were too great. Declining viewership and rising costs contributed to cancellation While production costs were the key issue, viewership didn’t help. Though not listed as the main reason for cancellation, The Wheel of Time had been “on the bubble” for some time. According to Deadline, it fell out of the Nielsen Top 10 Originals list during the first few weeks of Season 3’s release. Anecdotally, the series hasn’t made a strong impact online in the same way that breakout hits like Netflix’s Squid Game or Bridgerton have. While it certainly developed a loyal fanbase, it never reached the status of being “too big to fail.” Based on the bestselling fantasy novels by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson, The Wheel of...
