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The Wheel of Time (2021)
Uff, just no
After watching the first season, my conclusion is that this is a fan fiction inspired by the original work, not the adaptation and even as such is barely watchable.
Yes, some characters are similar to those in the books, but they are underdeveloped, annoying and failing to provoke any emotions (e.g. Perrin, who is an awesome, complex character in the books, without killing his wife). Books are a long read indeed, but one of the reasons is the time Jordan took to develop those characters without fast payoffs. For me, casting is not a problem in itself, but writing is really laughable, story only resembles the book and it's really dumb down to a bellow average teen fantasy drama. While I understand that this has its audience too, it is a bit insulting to the incredible complexity of the original work.
My advice for people who haven't read the books is to rather go for it and don't judge it based on this TV show.