The Wheel of Time Showrunner reacts to cancellation: “These fans deserve to see the finished story”

Rafe Judkinsshowrunner of The wheel of timeHe broke his silence following the unexpected cancellation of Amazon of the Fantasy series a few weeks after his ending of season 3. The news left the fans amazed, especially after the constant performance of the show and the public deeply invested. Judkins himself is still elaborating him.

In an Instagram emotional post, Judkins shared:

“I would like to be able to say something clear and ordained that explains to all those who love it because it is about to end. But the truth is that I don’t really understand it alone.”

Judkins continued to celebrate the cast and the crew as “talented and wonderful” and underlined something that makes the cancellation ugly more:

“Season 3 spent almost 20 weeks in the Top 10 Streaming Chart of Nielsen, some shows have been able to combine in the last decade.”

So, the show was going very well! Judkins did not stop at mourning The wheel of timeHe called a bigger problem that afflicts modern TV:

“There is a wider trend on TV towards a smallest number of seasons with fewer episodes … I sincerely believe that this goes against the fundamental force of the television narrative-and form of long duration.”

It is difficult to discuss with him. Show that once he had the catwalk to evolve and deepen Lost, breaking Bad, X files, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, And more, now it is expected to take a dip in eight episodes or not. For something temptular and stratified as The wheel of timeThat type of compressed narrative does not cut it.

However, there is a glimmer of hope. Judkins has hinted that the show could still challenge the chances:

“One of the reasons why I chose Amazon in the first place was that he recently collected the expanse after Syfy axato … who knows, perhaps the Wheel of Time Show will do what the books have always managed to do from the first day – they challenge the traditional definitions of” beginnings “and” Fini “. I surely hope it does it, because this series of books and these fans deserve to see the finished story.

For now, there are no official plans to buy the series elsewhere, but fans do not let him go in silence. A petition to save the show has already collected almost 130,000 signatures, showing that the wheel is still turning. The question is … will anyone take a step forward to continue to turn?