The Lord of the Rings series of Amazon will be screened on Prime Video in 2022

One of Amazon’s most anticipated originals to date, not yet named Lord of the Rings The original series will officially premiere on Friday, September 2, 2022 on Prime Video.

With the premiere date, Amazon Studios has released the official first film of the upcoming series, which will be set in the second year of Middle Earth. The series takes place thousands of years before the events described in JRR Tolkien The Hobbit And Head of rings The books, it says, “follow familiar and new writings because they face the re-emergence of the long-feared evil in Middle Earth.”

The release of the film is linked to the production wrap of the series after it was filmed in New Zealand. Fans Quickly guessed The series will be set in Valinor, as the film shows what looks like two trees.

The untitled project is a major investment by Amazon in its Prime video streaming service. Only the first season of the series has been announced It will cost about $ 465 million To produce. To the context of how great a creative endeavor this series was, the final season of Amazon Studios Game of Thrones Reported to cost up to $ 15 million per episode (Its budget was originally about $ 5 million per episode).

Leading cast of the series include Cynthia Adai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owen Arthur, Maxim Baltry, Nasson Coryde, Ismail Cruz Cordova, Charles Edwards, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Harvath, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Argument, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weimann and Sarah Swangopani. Showrunners Jedi Payne and Patrick McKay are producing the show.

“As Bilbo says,‘ Now I think I’m ready to go on another journey, ’Payne and McKay said in a joint statement. “Living and breathing in Central Earth for these many months has been a lifelong adventure. We can’t wait for the fans to have a chance.

The series will be screened in more than 240 regions and countries when it comes to Prime Video next year.