Amazon's LotR show - first look

[Morrus]

It's just a single image, but it looks pretty gorgeous! Show launches 2nd September 2022, with weekly episodes. Filming was done in New Zealand (like the movies) and it's set in the Second Age, years before LotR and The Hobbit.

‘Lord of the Rings’ Amazon Series Sets Premiere Date, Drops First-Look Image

"The Lord of the Rings" series at Amazon officially has a premiere date.

variety.com

 

[Ryujin]

Second Age seems to be the ideal time to set something like that; all of the lore with very few restrictions, beyond allowing the Third Age to happen as scripted. Amazon has the money to do it right (is. Not like "The Shannara Chronicles"), with all of the pageantry that it deserves. They'll likely be banking on it being a massive (early GoT level) success.

 

[Morrus]

It’s the most expensive show ever made, apparently. A lot riding on it.

 

[Zardnaar]

Been a bit of an event here.

Mostly because they can film etc with few interruptions.

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[Ryujin]

Been a bit of an event here.

Mostly because they can film etc with few interruptions.

Stuff

i.stuff.co.nz

Hopefully that will also be a boon for the web series AFK, that should start shooting season 3 soon.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

That does look lovely. And the aesthetic fits with the LOTR movies.

In late 2021 - 2022, assuming all goes as planned, we'll have The Witcher season 2, House of the Dragon, The Wheel of Time, the Book of Boba Fett, probably the Mandalorian season 3 and Stranger Things season 4, a bunch of MCU TV shows, and this. That's a lot of expensive genre shows competing for people's attention. Not that I'm complaining...

 

[Sepulchrave II]

Looks like the Two Trees in the background, which would make the city Val(i)mar.

Might be a flashback.

 

[Umbran]

Looks like the Two Trees in the background, which would make the city Val(i)mar.

Might be a flashback.

The show takes place in the Second Age. Aman is not lost until late in the Age, so there can still be action set there. And if you are going to do that, you need the backstory...

 

[aco175]

Hopefully he is not getting too old to make a cameo, being an elf and all. I guess they can 'Luke Skywalker' him like in Mandalorian.

 

[MarkB]

Hopefully he is not getting too old to make a cameo, being an elf and all. I guess they can 'Luke Skywalker' him like in Mandalorian.
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Half of Legolas's scenes in The Hobbit were CGI. I'm sure they could borrow the files.