Season 2 of Prime Video's The Wheel of Time introduced audiences to Elayne Trakand, Daughter Heir to the Throne of Andor, and in season 3, we'll reportedly be introduced to her mother. Played by Ceara Coveney (see below), many fans instantly fell in love with Elayne thanks to Coveney's stellar portrayal.
Fans of the Robert Jordan novels have been anxious to meet Morgase as she's introduced much earlier in the fantasy series. So far, the first two seasons of the Amazon Prime Video fantasy adaptation have covered the first three books and a small portion of the fourth (The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, and a portion of The Shadow Rising).
The latest major news to emerge from the production's third season is that British actress Olivia Williams (The Crown, Dune: Prophecy). According to WoT series, Williams was spotted on the Caemlyn set of the show's Czech Republic filming location.
The casting of Williams in the role is leading many Wheel of Time book readers to suspect that Morgase will have a much larger role in the television adaptation than she does in the books. However, there's also speculation that while Morgase may have a larger role than anticipated in season 3, she might be making a premature exit as Williams also has a leading role in HBO's upcoming Dune series.
Previously, showrunner Rafe Judkins teased that season 3 would have a deeper dive into The Shadow Rising but also dip its toes into book 5, The Fires of Heaven.
Speaking to the crowd at this year's New York Comic Con, Judkins stated, "Every season, we sit down in the writers room and one of the things that we do at the very beginning is pick out a couple of the stories that we have to carve out a space to make a whole episode for."
He continued, "We think it’s worth it because those stories will really stand out to an audience, especially that didn’t read the books. They’re given that time, and it’s carved out, so they can really follow that character on that journey."
More interestingly, Judkins divulged, "The first season was more of the group journey that had the one big Moraine episode, but for seasons two and three, we’ve really carved out two episodes of season that can really be devoted characters. This season was a really big Egweyne and Nynaeve season for us. Next season is a really big Rand [and] Perrison season for us. There are always different characters who are rising in importance."
The lives of five young villagers change forever when a strange and powerful woman arrives, claiming one of them is the child of an ancient prophecy with the power to tip the balance between Light and Dark forever. They must choose whether to trust this stranger – and each other – with the fate of the world before the Dark One breaks out of His prison, and the Last Battle begins.