Amazon is bringing the mega-budget Lord of the Rings prequel series, based on JRR Tolkien’s novels, to television. The first image from the series is out, as well as the release date. The first season of the anticipated new television series has wrapped filming in New Zealand. Also, the show is set to premiere on September 2, 2022.
“The journey begins September 2, 2022, with the premiere of our original The Lord of the Rings series on Prime Video,” Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke added. “I can’t express enough just how excited we all are to take our global audience on a new and epic journey through Middle-earth. Our talented producers, cast, creative, and production teams have worked tirelessly in New Zealand to bring this untold and awe-inspiring vision to life.”
More about the Lord of The Rings Prequel Series
An enigmatic figure stands in the middle of a magnificent scene in the image. According to EW, the LOTR program does not have a title yet. But it will be set during JRR Tolkien’s Second Age, a time of Middle-earth history thousands of years; before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The drama “brings to screens for the very first time J.R.R. Tolkien’s fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. Beginning in a time of relative peace … the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth” according to the production firm.
The first season of the LOTR series is likely to be the most costly show ever for TV. The series’ announced cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark. Also, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin; Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.
LOTR series comes from showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay. “As Bilbo says, ‘Now I think I am quite ready to go on another journey.’ Living and breathing Middle-earth these many months has been the adventure of a lifetime. We cannot wait for fans to have the chance to do so as well,” Payne and McKay said in a statement.
