The “Lord of the Rings” series from Amazon is the most expensive series of all time. Find the start date, trailer and all information about the plot and cast with us!
Lord of the Rings: All information about the start, plot and cast of Season 1 (Source: TMDB.org)
- Amazon Prime will finally bring us the first season of the in autumn 2022 “The Lord of the Rings” series!
- It is not a remake of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” film series, but a history.
- The action takes place in the Second Age of Middle-earth and tells of forging the One Ring. So Sauron is the big bad guy again!
In September 2022 brings us Amazon Prime Video finally the long-awaited “The Lord of the Rings” series! The story of the new series takes place in the “The Lord of the Rings” chronology in the Second Age and thus thousands of years before Peter Jackson’s films.
Lord of the Rings Series Season 1: Start Date
the The official start date for the “The Lord of the Rings” series was taken along with a first official picture announced by Amazon. The first season starts on 2. September 2022 on Amazon Prime Video in the stream. The episodes are published weekly.
Lord of the Rings Season 1: Plot of the Amazon series
Amazon’s excursion to Middle-earth is a prequel to Peter Jackson’s films. This was defined in more detail by the official synopsis for the “Lord of the Rings” series. This is how the series plays in Second Age Middle-earth and thus around a thousand years before “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”.
Amazon Studios’ upcoming series brings the heroic legends of the fabulous Second Age of Middle-earth history to screens for the first time. Set a thousand years before the events of JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’, this epic drama will transport viewers into an era when great powers were created, kingdoms rose to fame and ruin, and different heroes become various heroes Put to the test, hope hangs by a thread, and the greatest villain Tolkien ever put on paper threatens to plunge the whole world into darkness.
Synopsis of Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings” series
With the “greatest villain” is natural Sauron meant, which was the ultimate evil in “The Lord of the Rings”. In the “Lord of the Rings” series, we will therefore witness the forging of the rings, because these played a central role in Sauron’s plan to bring down Middle-earth to its ruin.
With the rise and fall of kingdoms, reference is made to the fall of the island of Númenor. Book fans know that Sauron seduced the king Númenors and made him rise above the gods, which eventually led to the literal demise of the island.
The synopsis of the series goes even further and gives Middle-earth fans one or two tidbits by mentioning well-known locations in the fantasy world.
Beginning at a relatively peaceful time, the series follows an ensemble of characters, both familiar and new, who face the resurgence of evil in Middle-earth. From the deepest depths of the Nebelgebirge over the majestic forests of the Elven capital Lindon to the breathtaking island of Númenor, […] these kingdoms and characters will create legacies that [noch lange nachhallen werden].
Synopsis of Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings” series
It has already been confirmed that the “well-known figures” are Sauron, Elrond and Galadriel. We could expect more figures, however. Galadriel’s husband Celeborn will certainly play a role and Elrond’s wife, Celebrían, who is known to book fans, could also appear.
The casting dialogues are about intruders from the west on the coasts of Middle-earth. There is also talk of a queen, presumably Tar-Ancalime, Königin Númenórs. At that time the people of Middle-earth and the Númenórians still lived relatively peacefully.
Meanwhile, Sauron secretly begins forging the One Ring to rule them all. You can find more information in our Overview of the plot of the LotR series.
Actors and characters from the Lord of the Rings series
In order to populate Middle-earth with sufficient life in the series, Amazon has announced a long list of actors * who will join the cast of the “Lord of the Rings” series.
- Nazanin Boniadi (How I Met Your Mother)
- Morfydd Clark (His Dark Materials, Dracula)
- Owain Arthur (Babylon)
- Ismael Cruz Córdova (The Mandalorian)
- Ema Horvath (The Gallows Act II)
- Markella Kavenagh (Picnic at Hanging Rock)
- Joseph Mawle (Game of Thrones)
- Tyroe Muhafidin
- Sophia Nomvete
- Megan Richards (Wanderlust)
- Dylan Smith (Treadstone)
- Charlie Vickers (The Medici: Rulers of Florence)
- Daniel Weyman (A very English Scandal)
- Lenny Henry (Harry Potter)
Most of the faces are still relatively unused in the film landscape, like the actors from Peter Jackson’s rings trilogy once were.
Little is known about the roles. Only Morfydd Clark is confirmed as Galadriel. In doing so, she inherits Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, who played the role in Peter Jackson’s films. GoT star Joseph Mawle is rumored to be playing a rogue role.
Contrary to some rumors, Mawle will not play Sauron, but a “black Númenórer”, who as Diener Will Know is up to mischief. In addition to the actors just listed, Amazon is expanding the cast of the series by twenty more actors.
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson (“Arrow“)
- Maxim Baldry
- Ian Blackburn
- Kip Chapman
- Anthony Crum
- Maxine Cunliffe
- Trystan Gravelle
- Sir Lenny Henry
- Thusitha Jayasundera
- Fabian McCallum
- Simon Merrells (“Spartacus“)
- Geoff Morrell
- Peter Mullan
- Lloyd Owen
- Augustus Prew
- Peter Tait
- Alex Tarrant
- Leon Wadham
- Benjamin Walker (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampirjäger”)
- Sara Zwangobani
No familiar face will appear from the “Lord of the Rings” films by director Peter Jackson. However, that doesn’t mean the series and the movies aren’t set in the same universe and share some characters. Amazon’s fantasy series takes place thousands of years before the ring trilogy, but in Tolkien’s fantasy world there are different people and beings who can reach an absurdly old age.
It has now been confirmed that Middle-earth fans are aware of the two elves Galadriel and Elrond can look forward to. Also head villain Sauron plays a prominent role. While a new actress has already been found for Galadriel, it is not yet known who will portray Elrond and Sauron.
In addition to the confirmed actors, casting scripts already give first insights into characters in the series. The names that the characters bear can still change. With such large projects, it is common practice to use working titles for the casting so that as few details as possible are made public.
These characters reveal scripts from the auditions for Amazon’s LOTR series:
- Brac: Irascible, sullen half of a dramatic duo
- Kari: Village healer, single mother, part of the rebellion against the conquest of Númenór
- Ice cream: Emotionally reserved, father with estranged son and close relationship with daughter
- Hamsom: Old warrior, loving family man with health problems
Trailer for the “The Lord of the Rings” series
There is no real trailer for Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings” series yet, but a clip has already been released which introduces the creative staff behind the camera. The nicely presented video is accompanied by atmospheric music and great pictures of Middle-earth maps and typewriters.
Lord of the Rings Series: Production Season 1
JD Payne and Patrick McKay take care of the series and act as showrunner and executive producer. The two already have Star Wars Director JJ Abrams worked together.
The lush world that JRR Tolkien created is filled with grandeur, heart, wisdom and complexity. We’re so excited to bring it back to life with Amazon. We feel like Frodo leaving the Shire with a great deal of responsibility – it is the beginning of a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
JD Payne and Patrick McKay
Bryan Cogman, the right hand of the showrunners of Game of Thrones supports the team of authors of the “Lord of the Rings” series around the showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay at Amazon.
For the director’s position, “The Witcher“Director Charlotte Brändström. In addition, the veteran Wayne Yip (“Doctor Who“) responsible for the staging of four episodes.
As a director for the first two episodes could J.A. Bayona (Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom, Seven Minutes After Midnight, The Impossible), who also acts as executive producer.
Also on the LotR series is Bayona’s longtime producer Belén Atienza, who also acts as executive producer. Fans of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” films will also be familiar with Oscar winner John Howe, who is once again involved in a Middle-earth production as a concept artist.
for Season 2 of the LotR series Amazon Prime Video has also taken care of it. In addition, it is also intended to “Lord of the Rings” spin-offs to be worked.
Peter Jackson’s involvement in Lord of the Rings season 1
For a long time it was unclear whether Peter Jackson would be involved in the production of Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” series. It is now relatively clear that the New Zealander is not on board. However, he is said to have helped put together the old props and set blueprints.
Lord of the Rings Season 1: The Filming
Many fans have hoped that they will see the beautiful landscapes of New Zealand who they already know from Peter Jackson’s films. And their wishes were heard!
After the filming of the Lord of the Rings series had to be interrupted in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was resumed in September 2020 and ended in April 2021. The series is currently in post-production.
LOTR Season 1: The Amazon series airs
The Lord of the Rings series is an in-house production of Amazon. Therefore, Season 1 will only be available to Prime customers. This means that Netflix and Co. customers go away empty-handed. It remains to be seen whether Amazon will also offer the series in its video shop.
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| The Lord of the Rings series rate | |
| First broadcast |
18.12.2020 |
| First broadcast in Germany |
18.12.2020 |
| Homepage | amazon.com |
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