Amazon Studios has announced that the production of the upcoming first season of their highly anticipated Lord of the rings In New Zealand the series is finally over. Shooting also comes with the release of the first official picture from the untitled series, which you can check out below and give us a glimpse into the first episode.
By JD Payne and Patrick McKay, Amazons Lord of the Rings The series is set to make its long-awaited debut on Thursday, September 2, 2022, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, with new episodes available every week.
“As Bilbo says, ‘Now I think I’m pretty much ready to go on another journey.’ Living and breathing Middle-earth has been the adventure of a lifetime over these many months. We can’t wait for fans to have the chance, too, “Payne and McKay said in a statement.
A new journey will begin on September 2, 2022. pic.twitter.com/9tnR7WqDoA
– The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@LOTRonPrime) August 2, 2021
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The new epic drama brings JRR Tolkien’s fabled Second Age of Middle-earth history to screens for the first time. Beginning in a time of relative peace, thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkiens The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Books, the series follows an ensemble of familiar and new characters who face the long-feared reappearance of evil in Middle-earth.
“The journey begins on September 2, 2022 with the world premiere of our original Lord of the Rings Series on Prime Video, ”said Jennifer Salke, director of Amazon Studios. “I can’t express enough how excited we all are to take our global audiences on a new and epic journey through Middle-earth! Our talented producers, performers, creatives and production teams have worked tirelessly in New Zealand to bring this untold and powerful vision to life. “
The untitled Lord of the rings The series will be an ensemble consisting of 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.
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The series is developed and produced by JD Payne and Patrick McKay, who act as showrunners. Even before the first season went into production, Amazon Studios granted the project a second season extension.
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Executive producers are Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, JA Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond and Sharon Tal Yguado, co-executive producer Wayne Che Yip, director Charlotte Brändström and producer Christopher Newman.
