Hopefully then, this is the best time for a recast before fans really start to fall in love with the character as he grows. Mat’s role grows into a fan favorite only really from the third in the fourteen book series. However, as I have said previously the Mat we see in Season 1 likely won’t be that major a role. RELATED: Wheel Of Time Season 2 Gets A Major Recast
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Zoe Robins as Nynaeve, Madeleine Madden as Egwene, Josha Stradowski as Rand, and Marcus Rutherford as Perrin. Followed on by the Emond’s field five…er four for now. Our adventurers have gathered! Join and our amazing cast at #TheWheelOfTime virtual panel in 1 week (don't tell the Whitecloaks)! /k3jDDMndL8įrom right to left we have, showrunner Rafe Judkins, then Season 1 lead Rosamund Pike who plays Moiraine, and her warder Lan, played by Daniel Henney. Here is the announcement of The Wheel of Time panel at NY Comic-Con on October 8th, at 2.30pm ET. So until we hear more, which may be no time soon, we won’t speculate. It could then come out later that there was health or family reasons for the change, or simply just a business decision. Before we go further, what I mean is by speculating wildly, fans might decide Barney has done something horrific. All we know is that whatever the situation was, Barney is not even going to be doing promo for the show in Season 1.
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The reasons for the casting change are unknown and to speculate on this can just be a silly game. However we don’t know much? Barney Harris who plays Matrim Cauthon in WoT Season 1 has been recast with Donal Flinn for Season 2 onwards. If you missed the news when it was announced, you can catch up in the related link below. However, notably, there is no Barney Harris in The Wheel of Time panel for this event, and likely won’t be in any going forward. The Wheel of Time panel for NY Comic-Con has been announced and dated.