The Wheel of Time: Origins

Enjoyed watching this only to get to the end of episode 8, to find that the end of the story is a long long way away!

Totally ruins it, as we are left in a situation where it's, will there be another series or not.

Looks like another series of books to read.

14 books OMG!

These origin stories seem to really capture the feeling of the books, the story we fell in love with. They do it so much better than t he actual live action show, it makes me wonder whether this should have been an animated series to begin with.

Love the art, love the dark atmosphere, love everything about this. Even the ones which are "original" writing like the Ogier one. This is how you adapt, the Wheel of Time showrunner could learn a lot from this.

Also most reviews here, specially the bad ones, seem to be talking about the show and not Origins. These are probably just trolls, coz I can't believe anyone would be stupid enough to review the show on the wrong page.

Animation is top notch, all episodes tell important information which was missing from the series. Great world building shorts. Really recommend before watching the series or during the series.

It's quite strange when additional materials for the main show have greater value than its parent production.

It has the right tone, the right sense of scale, distinct visuals and above all respect for source material. I guess the later one is the reason why Rammy Park is NOT listed on IMDB as a writer for these animated shorts, shame on you Amazon!

Also all persons responsible for animation should be distinguished with some sort of award! Animation is a rightful part of the story, not just illustration of text.

Through much confusion and digging I was finally able to watch these historical shorts for the FIRST Season! They are are a set of animated short stories to give some background of the story. I liked them! As other comments have said many are confusing these shorts with the actual episodes so there is some confusion. I really like the show also. I understand they have them but I have not found them. They do, however have a little "inside" under the X-Ray "Bonus Content" with clips and a background of what is going on. Super handy and informative.

How to watch: I have a Sony Smart TV - I was unable to access the shorts in the Prime app on my tv - Sorry folks. I am not sure if this is for all smart TVs or if it has something to do with the Google Store app or Sony. But it does has something great under X-Ray and that is little bios under "Characters". This gives you great back ground info something like what you get from video game characters. There is other great "Bonus Content" - good to check out and a QR link to the Amazon Wheel of Time Store for buying of goodies.

IPhone Amazon App - Yes!! In S1 each episode has a short - Go to the X-Ray feature and then go to "Bonus Content" - then "Origin Stories". Each episode has them cumulative so episode 8 has all of them.

Amazon Kindle Fire tablets Amazon Video App: Of course the EASIEST PLACE TO WATCH!🤣🤣 Well it is an "Amazon Original" so go figure. Pretty much the same thing - X-Ray then Bonus Content and violá - it's at the top of the page for easy access!! There are lots of little goodies under "Explore". I am just now finding this after owning a Kindle for years!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

But if you don't mind being out of context and just want to watch them all at once, I found them on YT and on "OSTBGM OnDemand" channel you will find them as

The Wheel of Time Origins Part 1 Amazon Animation

I hope this helps others. Happy watching and FYI - you can ALWAYS read/listen to the books written by Robert Jordon. They have a prequel that gives some information that is great to know and doesn't appear in the storyline so far.