According to Deadline, Criminal Minds actor Daniel Henney (Wolverine, Big Hero 6) has been tapped to portray the role of al’Lan Mandragoran in Amazon Prime’s upcoming fantasy series adaptation The Wheel of Time.
The Wheel of Time, which has sold over 90M books worldwide, is set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists, but only women can use it.
The eighth through fourteenth books in The Wheel of Time series each reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list.
The story follows Moiraine (Pike), a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the ‘Aes Sedai’ as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women.