The long wait is over, and now the shadow is rising. This week Amazon premiered the third season of The Wheel of Time, it's epic fantasy show based on the iconic book series by Robert Jordan. The Wheel of Time is a tale of good vs evil on the grandest scale, as Rand alThor (Josha Stradowski), a reincarnated hero known as the Dragon Reborn, must gather his allies to try resist the forces of darkness. In the end, he'll either succeed and save the world — or break it.
We've been deep in The Wheel of Time land over here this week, interviewing cast members and reviewing the episodes as they come out. Now that the show has premiered, we can lay out the overall trajectory for the season. If you're wondering how many episodes are in The Wheel of Time season 3, you're in the right place.
The Wheel of Time season 3: how many episodes are there?
Amazon has already announced that The Wheel of Time season 3 will consist of eight episodes total. The first three released on Thursday, March 13. After that, it'll be one a week for the rest of the season. Here's the full release schedule for The Wheel of Time season 3:
- March 13 — Episode 301, "To Race the Shadow"
- March 13 — Episode 302, "A Question of Crimson"
- March 13 — Episode 303, "Seeds of Shadow"
- March 20 — Episode 304, "The Road to the Spear"
- March 27 — Episode 305, "Tel'aran'rhiod"
- April 3 — Episode 306
- April 10 — Episode 307
- April 17 — Episode 308
Wheel of Time season 3 Episode 4 release date and time
As you can see from the schedule, new episodes release on Thursdays. But when on Thursdays? The Wheel of Time premieres episodes at 12 am Pacific Time. So you can use that to figure out whatever time it drops for whatever timezone you're in.
This means that The Wheel of Time season 3 Episode 4, "The Road to the Spear," will drop on Thursday March 20th at 12am Pacific Time. If you're on the East Coast, that's 3 am, etcetera.
That episode will be a big one. Before the season, we had the opportunity to interview Rosamund Pike (Moiraine) and Josha Stradowski, who confirmed that Episode 304 will depict Rand's trials in Rhuidean, a key part of the novel The Shadow Rising. We won't have to wait long to see it!
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