WHEEL of Time thrilled fans when it hit Amazon Prime Video, and quickly became the most watched series of 2021.
The epic series – which stars Rosamund Pike – is set in a high fantasy world where magic exists, but only some can access it,
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Where is Wheel of Time filmed?
Europe
Filming for season 2 of Wheel of Time began in Europe July 2021, and wrapped in May 2022.
The series is mainly shot in Czech Republic, mostly in and around Prague.
However, crews were also spotted in the Rakov Škocjan Valley in Slovenia.
Filming also took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia, which is notable for also being a Game of Thrones filming location.
CGI
To create some of the incredible fantasy landscapes seen in the show, the production used CGI.
In episode one of the first series the landscape combines the European countryside with stone pillars from Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China.
Rafe Judkins, executive producer and showrunner. told press: “One thing that was important for me from the beginning was that this world feel authentic and real…even if we end up augmenting or enhancing it later with visual effects.
“There is a scene where two of our leads, Rand al’Thor and Egwene Al’Ver, have a conversation sitting on a rock looking down at their home in this Alpine environment.
“We could have easily used a rock with some grass around it in Prague, but we actually took the actors to the top of a huge mountain pass in Slovenia.
“What we did was add in their home village of the Two Rivers and the two actual rivers at the bottom of the shot, but the rest of it is in camera.”
How can I watch Wheel of Time?
As filming for season two began before the first season even finished airing on Amazon Prime Video, the new series shouldn’t be far off.
Show bosses haven’t revealed an exact time it will be released, but there is speculation it could be November/December 2022.
When the second series is released, there will be eight episodes which will drop weekly on Amazon Prime Video.
In the meantime you can binge watch all of season 1 right now on the streaming site.
