Prime Video has just canceled a highly rated fantasy drama

The Prime video officially closed the door The wheel of time – And the fans react like the dark itself that just won.

The cancellation messages met on Friday, and the online response over the weekend has reflected a feeling of disbelief from the fan base of the show. “We finally made a good season out of a fantasy book adaptation? This is unacceptable! Call them up immediately!” A sturded fan joked on threads. Another called it “literally the stupidest decision that was ever made”, while others pointed out that the third season had finally taken its step and had a strong character development, big budget fights and a dynamic that felt like it was building up to something epic.

“It makes no sense,” complained another fan. “I hope that the project can be saved, it deserves it.”

And that's the thing – The wheel of time it actually seemed to work. Not only creative, but commercial (appear be the key word).

Here is a review. Season 1 debuted in 2021 and exploded almost exactly from the goal. In the first week, more than 1.16 billion minutes rose and rose to almost 5 billion until the end of his eight -week run. This translates to more than 10 million US viewers and placed the show into the “This could be prime video” game of Thrones“Category. The series was rich in traditions that spread from the size and is based on a beloved book series with a built -in audience.

Season 2, however, was premiered in 2023 and did not keep the swing in motion. The number of spectators was fell by more than 50%and although it was still positive compared to some of the other MID animal originals from Prime Video, it could not match the massive figures that are drawn by shows like Stand out Or even the wild expensive The power rings (What, yes, also lost half of his audience, but somehow was still renewed for season 3).

Until the time of the third time of Rad of time Things were stabilized somewhat in spring 2025. The show landed in the Nielsen Top 10 Streaming Originals chart and kept a strong commitment online – as the 17th most popular show worldwide at one point. It also scored 1 for Prime Video in 23 countries. Definitely not a bad result.

The show also contains decent council tomatoes: an average of 88% critics and an average of 75% of the audience points for all three seasons (in the last season, season 3, had increased to 97% and 83%). And yet we are here.

Prime video's decision to cancel The wheel of time After three seasons, it really seems to say more about its changing priorities than the show itself. With the success of Stand out The streamer proves that it shows genre. The streamer is now being used in two other blockbuster adjustments: God of war And Mass effectShows that are equipped with large budgets, large IP and big expectations. In the meantime, The power rings Furthermore, together with his billion dollar price and increasingly ambivalent fan base.

That is what the most stitches for Rad of time Fans. The show was not a flop, was not broken and found a groove – but Prime Video still awarded it. A fan in threads summarized everything: “This is a terrible decision … (the show) has an integrated audience and would be a good collection of another streamer.” We hope that this is not just wishful thinking. Because while the wheel can turn, this feels like a break in the pattern that nobody wanted.