US EditionRobert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series Is Getting New Life as an Animated Show and a Mobile Game
Iwot Studios and Initiate partner to create new PC/mobile game, animated films, and series targeting younger audiences to expand The Wheel of Time franchise globally.
- Variety reported recently that iwot Studios and Initiate Entertainment will develop a PC/mobile game, animated feature films, and a new animated TV series for The Wheel of Time.
- After Amazon canceled the live-action show last year, iwot Studios accelerated a transmedia strategy following its joint venture with Framestore last month.
- Iwot provided a proof-of-concept rendering of Rand al'Thor, with Thomas Vu, producer , supplying the sample.
- Distribution plans remain unsettled as no streamers or theatrical/distribution partners are attached, and fans on social media expressed mixed reactions, including concerns about iwot Studios' AI partnerships with Framestore.
- By keeping these projects distinct from its Montréal AAA slate, iwot says the animated and game projects are part of a long-term strategy to broaden the franchise and reach younger audiences, leveraging the depth of Robert Jordan's books and Vu's franchise experience.
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Yesterday, Variety revealed that multiple new projects inspired by Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time fantasy novels are heading fans' way. They are currently in development by the IP owner, iwot Studios. The studio will also work with Thomas Vu, producer of Arcaneand a veteran of Riot Games' League of Legends, as well as Anthony Borquez’s media company, Initiate Entertainment.
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The Prime Video Wheel of Time live-action show may have ended with season 3, but that was far from the end for fan hopes for a TV adaptation of Robert Jordan's epic fantasy novels. The series is reportedly getting new life as an animated series, along with animated feature films, and a mobile game.According to a report from Variety, the new adaptations are part of a new production partnership between iwot Studios (which owns the IP) and Initiate…
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