Tony Winner Sophie Okonedo Tapped for Amazon Fantasy Epic The Wheel of Time
Sophie Okonedo, who won a Tony Award for her performance in the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun, is set for a recurring role on the new Amazon series The Wheel of Time. The show is based on Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson's fantasy book series of the same name. Deadline reports that Okonedo will take on the role of Siuan Sanche. The book series is set in a world where magic exists and only certain women are …