Read on for everything you need to know about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV series, with confirmed cast, showrunner details and release date – and of course, we’ll be keeping this page updated as soon as new information drops. Orlando Bloom, who played Legolas in the previous trilogy, has told Collider that what’s coming is different, adding: “I think that’s a good thing.” However, not everyone is quite so enthusiastic, as co-star Hugo Weaving recently told Variety that he’s “not interested” in reprising the role of Elrond in Amazon’s project – he is also staying clear of the upcoming sequel to The Matrix. Meanwhile a recent casting call asked for actors who were comfortable with nudity – suggesting that we might be seeing some steamy scenes in the new series, something we’re not very used to seeing in Middle-Earth as the movies we have seen released have been largely family-friendly. With that kind of money being spent, you’d hope that the series would be a hit, and the details that have been released so far certainly sound promising.Īlthough plot information is understandably being kept under wraps, we do know that the show will delve into an earlier period in J.R.R Tolkein’s monumentally large universe, following characters that are mentioned in the author’s extensive notes and writings about Middle-Earth.
It’s no surprise the first picture of the series looks good considering the show’s budget, as according to New Zealand news site Stuff, the first season will cost a staggering $465 million to make – for reference, that’s roughly $150 million more than Peter Jackson’s entire film trilogy! Tolkien purists in particular will be delighted to see the first on-screen appearance of the Two Trees of Valinor – suggesting that the show will feature scenes set even further back in time than previously thought. However, to tide us over Amazon have released a first-look image from the series, and it looks rather impressive indeed. There is of course also the all-important reveal of the release date, though there is unsurprisingly quite a bit of time to go until our unexpected journey back to Middle Earth. However news that is getting more of a mixed reaction is the announcement that the show will relocate to the UK for the production of season two, rather than return to Middle Earth’s long-term double New Zealand.
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