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Apple TV’s Biggest ‘Wheel of Time’ Replacement Confirms Season 1 Episode Count
Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive books are not exactly small, breezy reads you knock out on a train journey quickly. They’re enormous, dense, character-packed fantasy epics with wars, ancient magic, giant swords, you name it, so the idea of a TV adaptation that plays fast and loose and gives us an on-the-surface adaptation is a concern. Luckily for us, though, Apple TV do not like to do things the easy way.
Sanderson has now officially confirmed that the first season of Stormlight is set to run for 10 episodes, sharing the update while he was discussing his rapidly expanding slate of projects and revealing that he’s going to be taking on a key role in the writing process.
“Stormlight, I’ll write a huge chunk of it – which is a 10 episode television show. I am the primary writer on both of those.”
Plenty of folks have understandably been nervous about how the massive Cosmere story will translate to television, so it’s enormously reassuring to hear that Sanderson is not just offering notes from the sidelines, rather he’s one of the main creative voices shaping the series.
‘The Stormlight Archive’ Has a Huge Story To Adapt
Set in the world of Roshar, The Stormlight Archive follows several characters whose lives collide during a brutal war, as long-buried powers and ancient truths begin to resurface. The saga began with The Way of Kings in 2010 and currently spans five novels, with Wind and Truth closing out the first major arc. The GoodReads synopsis for the book series reads:
Brandon Sanderson’s epic fantasy cycle tells the story of Roshar, a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain. It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. As brutal wars rage over the control of these magical weapons, an ancient text called The Way of Kings tells of ancient times, the Knights Radiant, and perhaps the true cause of the war. The Knights Radiant must stand again.
The Stormlight Archive is in development for Apple TV. Stay tuned to Collider for all the latest news and updates from Brandon Sanderson and the growing slate at Apple TV. The Wheel of Time streams on Prime Video.
- Release Date
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2021 – 2025-00-00
- Network
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Prime Video
- Showrunner
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Rafe Judkins
- Directors
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Sanaa Hamri, Ciaran Donnelly, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Thomas Napper, Maja Vrvilo, Wayne Che Yip
- Writers
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Amanda Kate Shuman, Dave Hill, Rohit Kumar, Justine Juel Gillmer, Celine Song, Rammy Park, The Clarksons Twins, Katherine B. McKenna
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