Olivia Williams, Luke Fetherston, Callum Kerr, and Nuno Lopes have joined the cast for the third season of The Wheel of Time. Their roles are regal in nature—the four of them will play members of the royal family of Andor, the largest and most influential city in the Westlands.
Williams, who you can also see playing a Harkonnen sister in Dune: Prophecy (pictured above), is taking on the role of Morgase Trakand, the Queen of Andor.
According to Prime Video, Morgase did not inherit her throne. When the succession was left without an heir, she waged a brutal war against a half-dozen noble rivals, and thanks to her political savvy and utter ruthlessness, she won. She has sworn ever since to shield her daughter and heir, Elayne, from ever having to endure what she did… and do what she did. But far from being a tyrant, Morgase has become one of the best queens Andor has ever known.
Fetherston (Doctor Who) is playing Lord Gawyn of House Trakand. The character is a royal prince of Andor and brother to Galad and Elayne. He’s described as a skilled fighter, famously handsome, and protective of his younger sister.
Kerr (Monarch) is Lord Galad of House Trakand. Galad is a royal prince of Andor, and older brother to Gawyn and Elayne. Despite being the first born, he is not the heir to the throne. Andor is a matriarchy, and so the role of heir falls to his younger sister, Elayne.
Lopes (White Lines, The New Look) takes on the role of Lord Gaebril, Queen Morgase’s male consort. Both her lover and adviser, he assists in overseeing matters political and military. Andor is a matriarchal society, and so his power and influence, though vast, are always second to that of his Queen, to whom his loyalties and services are sworn.
We’ll see all these characters (and maybe more… Cadsuane anyone?) when season three of The Wheel of Time premieres on Prime Video on March 13, 2025.
