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“Wheel of Time” Announces BIG Casting News for Season 2- Meet Elayne!

By Mary Anne ButlerOctober 8, 20211 Min Read

We are delighted to share some pretty big casting news from “Wheel of Time!” During today’s NYCC panel, showrunner Rafe Judkins revealed who we’ll be meeting in season 2 of the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series.

Ceara Coveney has been revealed as our Elayne Trakand! What characters do you think Natasha O'Keeffe and Meera Syal are playing? (Hint: Rafe said they were "two of the most important characters") #TheWheelofTime pic.twitter.com/zJgtVci3Hh
— The Wheel Of Time (@TheWheelOfTime) October 8, 2021

Yes, Ceara Coveney *is* a redhead, so she’s pretty perfect to play the Daughter Heir of Andor Elayne Trakand!

We’re thinking MAYBE Natasha O’Keeffe is Lanfear, Meera Syal as Elaida, or some combo therein.

We’ll let you know what else we hear about this and other news.

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Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.