Amazon Prime Video overhauls one of the main characters of The wheel of time, but it may be years before fans see the change take effect. Barney Harris plays the mischievous Mat Cauthon in The wheel of time Season 1, which will begin on November 19, 2021. Season 2 of the epic fantasy series is already underway, and according to a report from Deadline Actor Dónal Finn will now play Mat instead.

The wheel of time the adaptation has been in the works for many years, and it’s been hit by a lot of bumps in the road before, but maybe none like this. Mat Cauthon is one of the undisputed central figures in the story, and many fans have been very pleased with Harris’ cast from the start. News of Harris’s departure and Mat’s redesign so early in the series has some fans worried about the quality of the series – or at least its longevity. As of now, it’s just hearsay among fans, and it’s unclear why Harris left production.

Here’s what we know about Dónal Finn replacing Barney Harris as Mat Cauthon.

tl; dr: not much. Extremely unlikely to be related to performance. Probably because of other factors. I wish Barney health and happiness.#larouedutemps #twitteroftime #WoTonPrime https://t.co/cHjmp7v6dq

– Dragonmount.com (@dragonmount) September 20, 2021

The wheel of time is one of the favorites to be the ‘next Game Of Thrones“So many streaming services are looking for. As a result, Amazon Video invested a huge amount of money into the show and ordered a second season of it in May shortly after filming of season 2 ended. was filmed primarily in the Czech Republic, with occasional delays for COVID-19 if necessary.

Harris generally seemed excited about last year’s production in social media posts, but he closed those accounts in September 2020 around the time filming resumed. Fans felt that the personality he exhibited there was a perfect match for his character – a charismatic, mischievous boy who turns a skill for small town pranks into a globetrotter adventure. Finn also seems to do the trick. He made appearances in Netflix The witcher and Damn, as well as other television and film credits.

The wheel of time is one of the longest and most fleshed out fantasy series of its genre, consisting of 14 main novels, one prequel novel, and two accompanying encyclopedia-style books. It takes place in a world that was once an advanced magical utopia, but is now a shattered remnant of its former self obscured by mystery. Some women are able to use “the One Power” in this world, but men who attempt to do so usually go mad and become violent under its magical influence.

The story centers on a group of rural teenagers – Rand (Josha Stradowski), Mat, Perrin (Marcus Rutherford), Egwene (Madeleine Madden) and Nanaeve (Zoë Robins), who are pushed out of their village and on an adventure. who will decide the fate of their world. They are guided by an experienced magician – or “Aes Sedai” – named Moiraine, played by Rosamund Pike, and his “Warder” Lan, played by Daniel Henney. The wheel of time premieres Friday, November 19 on Amazon Video.