Clockwise from left: Rosamund Pike as Moiraine, an Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah; Moiraine and warder Lan Mandragoran (Daniel Henney);
Showrunner Rafe Judkins on location.
TEN THOUSAND-PLUS PAGES. Over 4.4 million words. Robert Jordan’s The Wheel Of Time novels could swallow seven The Lord Of The Rings and still have room for The Hobbit. How do you adapt this story, a wildly entertaining high-fantasy epic about five farm kids who might just save the world, without losing steam? We asked the showrunner of the TV adaptation, Rafe Judkins (Agents Of .S.H.I.E.L.D., Chuck) — already on set of Season 2 — to talk us through the hurdles in his path.