Brandon Sanderson’s movie adaptations may be starting in the wrong place

The wild success of Game of Thronesgave Hollywood an endless appetite for epic fantasy. But most attempts to replicate HBO’s success at adapting George R.R. Martin’s books have failed. Shadow & Bone, Netflix’s adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse, was canceled after two seasons. Prime Video’s The Wheel of Timewas scrapped after three, well before it reached the material Sanderson wrote to finish Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic after the author’s death. Netflix’s The Witcherwill get its fifth and final season, but its viewership suffered a massive decline between season 3 and season 4, when Liam Hemsworth took over the role of Geralt of Rivia from Henry Cavill. Speaking to Polygon, Sanderson cited the issues with all three series when explaining his concerns over seeing his work adapted.