The newly announced cast members will play characters from Robert Jordan’s novels which the series is based on.
Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time has cast Irish actor Jay Duffy (Handsome Devil, Derry Girls), Danish model-actress Maja Simonsen (The King’s Man), Icelandic actress and former Olympic swimmer Ragga Ragnars (Vikings), and New Zealand singer, actress and comedian Rima Te Wiata (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) in recurring roles for the hit fantasy drama’s upcoming second season. The announcement was made during a virtual panel at JordanCon.
Duffy will play Dain Bornhald, a high-ranking officer of the Children of the Light. Simonsen and Ragnars will portray Chiad and Bain, respectively. Chiad is a Maiden of the Spear of the Stones River sept of the Goshien Aiel who is bonded as a first-sister to Bain. Wiata plays Sheriam Bayanar, an influential Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah.
The Wheel of Time was adapted for television by showrunner Rafe Judkins. Executive producers include Larry Mondragon and Rick Selvage (Red Eagle Entertainment), Ted Field and Mike Weber of Radar Pictures, Darren Lemke, Marigo Kehoe, and Rafe Judkins. Series star Rosamund Pike serves as producer and Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson as consulting producers. The series is co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television.
