Rosamund Pike Hints The Wheel of Time Could Make a Comeback Despite Cancellation

Prime Video pulled the plug on The Wheel of Time right as it felt like the show finally found its stride. Rosamund Pike, who led the series, is mourning the cancellation but not quite ready to shut the door. In a new chat with Collider, she lays out why she thinks a Season 4 could still happen somewhere else, and yes, she sounds dead serious about coming back if it does.

Where Pike thinks the show landed by Season 3

Pike is unusually candid about the bumpy start and the comeback. Her season-by-season breakdown tracks with what a lot of viewers felt, and she does not dodge the behind-the-scenes chaos that shaped it:

• Season 1: Fans said it was not good enough. Pike agrees, and points to the COVID shutdown and major turnover in key departments as the reasons they never quite gelled.
• Season 2: The team figured out the show they were making. She calls it a much better season.
• Season 3: Full lift-off. Pike says they had their wings fully spread, the storytelling was cohesive, well-written, and well-acted, and it even drew powerhouse actors to jump into the ensemble.

So why cancel it now?

Pike admits she wonders if the series would still be alive had it started at its Season 3 level. Her theory: the timing collided with streamers chasing novelty. As she puts it, the churn of always needing to announce a shiny new thing can steamroll a show that is finally peaking.

Is Season 4 actually possible?

Her stance is clear: the story can continue, just not at Prime Video. She is grieving the end there, but she is also hoping someone else sees the value and picks it up. In her words, the dream is another studio being smart enough to keep it going. And if that happens, she wants in. The team, she says, now knows exactly how to handle Robert Jordan's books.

"We know what to do with these books now, so who knows? But I think we have to accept that it is over."

The cast and crew are still in it together

Even after the surprise cancellation, Pike says the group is unusually close. There are still dinners, still active message threads, and she name-checks ongoing contact with showrunner Rafe Judkins. If a revival call comes, it does not sound like anyone would be hard to wrangle.

The bottom line

It is rare to hear a star say out loud that Season 1 was not good enough, then calmly explain exactly why and how they fixed it. Pike thinks The Wheel of Time became the show it was supposed to be by Season 3. Prime Video still ended the adaptation, but she is betting there is a fourth season somewhere if the right buyer steps up.