Lord of the Rings being made into epic TV Series

[Flint]

Amazon has been working on an epic scale Lord of the Rings TV series since November 2017 in absolute secrecy. They have hired as few people as necessary to work on the preproduction work and the writers have been hidden away in a secure location working on the script.

I don't know when it will be released to streaming, but it should be interesting as the budget is insanely huge.

 

[Haywood]

It would be more interesting if they did the Silmarilian instead of something that has already been done and done well.

 

[mzpro5]

It would be more interesting if they did the Silmarilian instead of something that has already been done and done well.

From what I have read it will not be a do over of LOTR but a series set in Middle Earth

https://deadline.com/2019/02/lord-o...ries-tweets-clues-map-jrr-tolkien-1202558299/

"Set in Middle-earth, the TV series is set to explore new storylines that precede the events depicted in Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring book, which was published 65 years ago this summer."

 

[Flint]

Amazon keeps teasing us with little updates and clues.

Apparently the series is going to take place during the 2nd age of Middle Earth, suggesting they got rights to produce content which has long been protected by Tolkien's estate.

From an article on the show's teasers:

For those not completely versed in the Tolkien legendarium, the Second Age is the 3,441-year period before the stories most of us associate with LotR, those of hobbits and the rise of Gondor and the like. Though there are only sparse tales directly set in this time, the Second Age saw the Dark Lord Sauron forging the Ring of Power, the elves founding Rivendell, and the rise and fall of Númenor.​

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[mzpro5]

cool

 

[Haywood]

I wish they would do first age, as there is a lot of great material there. The story of Beren and Luthien comes to mind.