Exclusive: Executive Producer Sanaa Hamri on directing episodes of Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time Season 2
Currently playing on Prime Video is the second season of The Wheel of Time, which was adapted for television by executive producer and showrunner Rafe Judkins. Larry Mondragon and Rick Selvage of iwotproductions, Ted Field of Radar Pictures, Mike Weber, Darren Lemke, Marigo Kehoe, Justine Juel Gillmer, Sanaa Hamri, and Amanda Kate Shuman also serve as executive producers
Based on the best-selling Robert Jordan fantasy series The Wheel of Time, Rand al’Thor (JoshaStradowski, Gran Turismo) learns he is The Dragon Reborn—a dangerous figure from history destined to save the world … or break it. Desperate to protect him from the Dark One, an army of powerful women must reckon with his burgeoning power and encroaching madness. The Wheel of Time turns, and the Last Battle approaches. Though Rand thought he destroyed the Dark One, evil is not gone from the world. In Season Two, threats new and very old seek out the young friends from the Two Rivers, now scattered over the world. The woman who found and guided them is now powerless to help, and so they must find other sources of strength. In each other, or themselves. In the Light ... or the Dark.
Season Two of The Wheel of Time -- based on the second novel in Robert Jordan’s epic book series, The Great Hunt, as well as some elements of the third novel, The Dragon Reborn -- was filmed in the Czech Republic, Morocco, and Italy, and stars Rosamund Pike as Moiraine Damodred, Daniel Henney as Lan Mandragoran, JoshaStradowski as Rand al’Thor, Zoë Robins as Nynaeve al'Meara, Madeleine Madden as Egwene al'Vere, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, Dónal Finn as Mat Cauthon, and Ceara Coveney as Elayne Trakand.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Sanaa Hamri, Executive Producer and director of Episode 3 & 4.
Sanaa Hamri is a renowned film, television, music video, and commercial director from Tangier, Morocco. Previously Hamri was executive producer/director for FOX’s hit series Empire, and her other episodic tv directing credits include Shameless, Rectify, Nashville, Elementary, Glee, and Desperate Housewives. Hamri is also an acclaimed music video director, and has collaborated with numerous hip-hop/R&B musicians including Prince, Common, Lenny Kravitz, Rhianna, Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, and Mary J. Blige. In addition, Hamri directed Mariah Carey’s sold-out five arena concert documentary, The Adventures of Mimi, and has also directed the feature films Something New, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and Just Wright.