Enter the dragon Wheel of Time S3 trailer tees us up for Last Battle Theres not enough ale in the world to deal with this. Jennifer Ouellette Feb 13, 2025 1:02 pm | 1 Credit: YouTube/Prime Video Credit: YouTube/Prime Video Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn more Prime Video's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time returns in March. We've finally got a full-length trailer for Prime Video's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time,adapted from the late Robert Jordan's bestselling 14-book series of epic fantasy novels. (Ars has been following the series closely with regular recaps through the first two seasons.)(Some spoilers for the first two seasons below.)As previously reported, the series centers on Moiraine (played by Oscar-nominee Rosamund Pike), a member of a powerful, all-woman organization called the Aes Sedai. Magic, known as the One Power, is divided into male (saidin) and female (saidar)flavors. The latter is the province of the Aes Sedai. Long ago, a great evil, called the Dark One, caused the saidin to become tainted, such that most men who show an ability to channel that magic go mad. It's the job of the Aes Sedai to track down such men and strip them of their abilitiesa process known as "gentling" that, unfortunately, is often anything but. There is also an ancient prophecy concerning the Dragon Reborn: the reincarnation of a person who will save or destroy humanity.In the S2 finale, we learned that the Dragon Reborn is Rand al'Thor (Josha Stradowski), and S3 will explore the ramifications of that reveal. The season's arc is mostly based on the fourth book in Jordans series, The Shadow Rising. Per the official premise:After defeating Ishamael, one of the most powerful of the Forsaken, at the end of Season Two, Rand reunites with his friends in the city of Falme and is declared the Dragon Reborn. But in Season Three, the threats against the Light are multiplying: the White Tower stands divided, the Black Ajah run free, old enemies return to the Two Rivers, and the remaining Forsaken are in hot pursuit of the Dragon including Lanfear, whose relationship with Rand will mark a crucial choice between Light and Dark for them both.Prime Video released a one-minute teaser for The Wheel of Time at CCXP24 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in December. That teaser was notable for Moraine's prediction concerning her and Rand's intertwined fates: "In every future where I lived, Rand dies. And the only way he lives is if I don't."The full trailer reiterates that prediction and gives us glimpses of a battle breaking out in the White Tower, the port city of Tanchico, and growing tension between Rand and Egwene (Madeleine Madden), who is troubled by Rand's romantic entanglement with Lanfear (Natasha O'Keeffe), a powerful member of the Forsaken who hopes to seduce Rand to the Shadow. It's all gearing up for Rand's destiny to fight in the Last Battle.The first three episodes of the third season of The Wheel of Time premiere on March 13, 2025, with episodes airing weekly after that through April 17.Jennifer OuelletteSenior WriterJennifer OuelletteSenior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series. Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban. 1 Comments