Amazon is making a new TV show set in Middle-earth, the world J.R.R. Tolkien explored in books like The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. But the show won’t necessary cover the events from those books. While The Silmarillion is primarily concerned with the First Age of Middle-earth and both The Hobbit...
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has seen a new sneak peek, showing off many of its characters, locations, and even a glimpse at the show’s Ents. It begins by showing off Middle-earth’s landscapes, before we see Lenny Henry’s Sadoc Burrows announce, “The skies are strange.” What follows is a montage of...
Forget everything you know about Middle-Earth. Amazon’s The Rings of Power plans to take even the most devoted Tolkien die-hards back to school with what concept artist John Howe calls the “unseen history” of the sprawling fantasy mythos. “This isn’t the Middle-earth you remember … This is a world that’s very vibrant,” says the illustrator,...
Since the series takes place during the Second Age — thousands of years before the events of both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings — well-known heroes like Aragorn and Frodo likely won’t appear, because they weren’t yet born. Instead, Rings of Power will revolve around a different ensemble that includes a young...
Amazon premiered the first teaser trailer for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”, showing off footage of the the highly anticipated fantasy series. The 60-second teaser trailer revealed the first look at Amazon’s take on Middle Earth locations like Númenor, a mystical island that served as the kingdom of men. “Haven’t you...
If there is one epic high-fantasy novel that everyone knows it is The Lord of the Rings. In fact, the best-selling books have been translated into around 40 different languages across the globe, selling about 150 million copies. Of course, in modern history, The Lord of the Rings was turned into a famous Oscar-winning movie...
Charles Edwards, Will Fletcher, Amelie Child-Villiers and Beau Cassidy round out the sprawling season one cast of the big-budget live-action TV series. The big-budget series, which began production in early 2020, has added Charles Edwards, Will Fletcher, Amelie Child-Villiers and newcomer Beau Cassidy to its sprawling cast. The series, which is estimated to already cost...
He also tells fans why they shouldn’t want to seek out spoilers for the series. It’s been almost four years since it was announced that Amazon would be making a Lord of the Rings TV series and that it would be one of the priciest shows ever, with a reported budget of $465 million. Though...
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...