The Wheel of Time Season 2 trailer: Get set for a new mission to safeguard humanity from a lethal threat

Today, Prime Video released the trailer for its hit fantasy series The Wheel of Time Season 2. This trailer finds the show’s beloved characters facing down the deadly threat of the growing darkness and gives a sneak peek at the introduction of fan favorite book characters such as Elayne Trakand, Aviendha, and Lady Suroth.

Action-packed battles and Easter eggs also abound throughout the trailer, which features over two minutes of previously unreleased footage.

Season Two of The Wheel of Time -- based on the second novel in Robert Jordan’s epic book series, The Great Hunt, as well as some elements of the third novel, The Dragon Reborn -- was filmed in the Czech Republic, Morocco, and Italy.

It stars Rosamund Pike as Moiraine Damodred, Daniel Henney as Lan Mandragoran, Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor, Zoë Robins as Nynaeve al'Meara, Madeleine Madden as Egwene al'Vere, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, Dónal Finn as Mat Cauthon, and Ceara Coveney as Elayne Trakand.

The trailer’s release also heralds the return of #WOTWednesdays, which will see weekly Season Two assets and news break every Wednesday moving forward, through the new season’s September 1 launch and beyond.

The Wheel of Time is based on Robert Jordan’s best-selling novels, which are among the most popular and enduring fantasy book series of all time, with over 90 million copies sold. As per a press statement, “Season Two of the Amazon Original series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world on September 1.”

On YouTube, the official video is captioned: “The great hunt begins Sept 1, but your hunt begins now!   #WOTonPrime S2, trailer out now.” The series is a co-production with Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television Studios.

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