What we know
The Lord of the Rings TV show currently has no release date. However, we do know that Amazon has started production. There were reports that the streamer was trying for a December 2021 release, which would have made sense pre-pandemic. However, due to these unforeseen circumstances, there’s no real knowing when we will see Middle Earth back on screens.
Filming began in early 2020, with Bayona posting a behind the scenes image of a tree. “The light from our set accidentally cast on top of a tree and it made it look like a strange cloud from a Miyazaki movie.” he captioned the image on Instagram.
However, the shoot soon stopped due to coronavirus. After a few months things were reportedly underway again, with Bayona and the crew working under new COVID laws. New Zealand continuously had the coronavirus under control much better than many other countries. It’s no surprise that they were able to allow people back to work much sooner than in other countries such as the United States.