First look at The Lord of The Rings TV series is unveiled as Amazon’s $465M-budget show gets premiere date
Amazon Studios announced Monday that ‘a new journey begins’ with its untitled prequel series based on The Lord of the Rings, which premieres on September 2, 2022.
The streaming giant also unveiled the first image from the show set in Middle-earth’s Second Age of a mystery caped character looking at a castle.
Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay reportedly wrapped the $465-budget eight-episode first season in New Zealand on Monday, and there’s plans for four additional seasons.
Exciting! Amazon Studios announced Monday that ‘a new journey begins’ with its untitled prequel series based on The Lord of the Rings, which premieres on September 2, 2022
Overall, the five-season production deal cost Amazon an eye-popping $1B, which makes history as the most expensive TV series ever created – according to THR.
By contrast, HBO typically shelled out $100M per season of its hit show Game of Thrones.
Peter Jackson’s beloved original trilogy amassed 17 Oscars and $2.991B at the global box office, while the Hobbit trilogy earned $2.931B at the box office to far less critical acclaim.
It stemmed from the classic fantasy novels The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), The Two Towers (1954), and The Return of the King (1955) written by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Closer look: The streaming giant also unveiled the first image from the show set in Middle-earth’s Second Age of a mystery caped character looking at a castle
On-set snap: Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay reportedly wrapped the $465-budget eight-episode first season in New Zealand on Monday, and there’s plans for four more seasons
One ring to rule them all: Overall, the five-season production deal cost Amazon an eye-popping $1B, which makes history as the most expensive TV series ever created
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