Amazon Prime Video reveals the official title for its highly anticipated 2022 The Lord of the Rings show, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Amazon's live-action The Lord of the Rings show now has an official title: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy books were previously adapted by Peter Jackson for the big screen, but the franchise came to an end after the third Hobbit prequel movie, The Battle of the Five Armies. The Lord of the Rings IP has since been in the hands of Amazon, as the company poured nearly $500 million into season 1 of the new series, and committed to a multi-season run. The upcoming Lord of the Rings show tells a story set in Middle Earth's Second Age, thousands of years before Frodo's adventures.
Development on the Lord of the Rings show began nearly five years ago, with showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay leading the way creatively. The series has a massive cast but most roles are not associated with known characters, outside of Morfydd Clark as a young Galadriel, who Cate Blanchett played in the movies. The best news came in late 2021 when Amazon confirmed Lord of the Rings' September 2022 release date and shared the first image, which potentially revealed Valinor and Clark's Galadriel. That was the last official update from Amazon about the series, resulting in many anxiously waiting for more news to drop.
Amazon Prime Video has now provided a new update by confirming the Lord of the Rings show title: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It was revealed with a special hand-crafted wood carving with metal lettering. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 is confirmed to be eight episodes long and begins streaming in 240 countries on Prime Video starting September 2, 2022, with new episodes released every Friday after.
In addition to sharing the official Lord of the Rings show title, Payne and McKay teased what else The Rings of Power name reveals about the series. The most obvious event signaled by the title is the forging of the Rings of Power. Those are the 20 magical rings created to help Sauron expand his reach during the Second Age. In The Lord of the Rings canon, 19 rings were crafted and shared with Elves, Dwarves, and Men, while Sauron received the One Ring, which gave him power over the rest. The show will also detail Sauron's rise to power as a result. It's also been teased that Númenor, the kingdom of Men, plays an important role, as well as the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.
Thanks to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's title and the additional teases shared by the showrunners, fans should have a better understanding of what the show will offer. It is unquestionably one of the most anticipated shows of 2022 and should be Prime Video's biggest exclusive series of the year. If The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power can deliver on the anticipation and expectations, this very well could fill the void left by Game of Thrones for a big-budget, high-fantasy TV series.
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