Amazon Prime revealed the official title of their long-gestating fantasy series set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth. The series, titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is the most-expensive television series to-date. It also serves as a prequel to the other films in the franchise.
The series takes place during Middle Earth’s Second Age, and chronicles events portrayed briefly in The Lord of the Rings movies, the creation of the Rings of Power. This includes Sauron’s ‘One Ring’.
In fact, this is the exact title of the series: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. According to show runners J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay, the title was one that “we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R. Tolkien’s other classics.” They go on to say:
“The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth’s Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.
Until now, audiences have only seen on-screen the story of the One Ring –but before there was one, there were many… and we’re excited to share the epic story of them all.”
The cast of the show will be large. This follows in line with the epic nature and cast sizer of the other films in the Middle Earth franchise. The cast includes:
Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.
Amazon dropped a title reveal teaser using only practical effects. Check out the title reveal video for The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power below:
