Cover art for the first Wheel of Time novel. (credit: Tor Books) After a rough false start, it looks like Robert Jordan's fantasy epic The Wheel of Time will be coming to television after all. The news was delivered on the series' Google+ page by Jordan's widow, Harriet McDougal, who owns the copyright to the novels and has controlled the franchise's direction since Jordan's death in 2007. We have few details about the project at this point, aside from assurances that a "major studio" will have more to share soon: Wanted to share with you exciting news about The Wheel of Time.