Amazon studios just announced that a Lord of the Rings TV show is premiering in 2022.
The studio has been working on the series for some time now. There’s no confirmed title for the show yet but we have an official premiere date. The Lord of the Rings series will premiere on September 2, 2022. Amazon also confirmed that filming of the first season just wrapped up in New Zealand.
The studio also shared a first look image as they announced the show’s debut. The image shows what looks like a Middle Earth city.
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The show is the first major adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s books since the famous Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings franchise starring Elijah Wood, Sir Ian McKellen, and later Martin Freeman in The Hobbit prequel films. The new series will take place thousands of years before the events of both The Hobbit and The Lords of the Rings. According to reports, the show mainly focuses on Middle-Earth.
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The ensemble cast for the Amazon Prime series includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, 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.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay serve as showrunners and executive producers.
“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,” said Payne and McKay.
Head of Amazon Studios, Jennifer Salke in a statement also said,
“The journey begins September 2, 2022 with the premiere of our original The Lord of the Rings series on Prime Video. 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.”
Back in April, it was reported that the first season of the show would cost $465 million to produce. This would make the series the most expensive TV production ever by a mile. By comparison, the last season of HBO’s Game of Thrones cost $90 million.
