Good news for Lord of the Rings fans as the long wait is finally
over. The much-anticipated tele-series Rings of Power is finally here and is
estimated to be the most expensive tele-series in history, with over $715
million invested in its production. The show released its final trailer on
August 26 this year. 

The eight-episode Amazon series will star Morfyyd Clark Galadriel,
Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Markella Kavenrough as Elanor, Joseph Mawle as Oren
and Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad. Contrary to popular notions, the Rings of
Power is neither an adaptation nor a prequel to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Although the storyline is based on Tolkien’s novels, but the story is set in the
Second Age of Middle-Earth, millenniums before The Hobbit, The Silmarillion,
Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales, The History of Middle-Earth and The Lord of the
Rings happened. 

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Where and when to watch

The eight-part series, which was shot in New Zealand during the
pandemic, will have its online streaming debut on Prime Video on September 1,
from 6 pm (PT) and 9 pm (ET). The show will be available for American and
Canadian subscribers only. The first two episodes, however, will be shown in
theatres at fan events around the world on August 31.

It is set to stream on Amazon Prime Videos from September 2 in the
UK, and its first episode Shadows of the Past and its follow-up will be
available to all subscribers of the platform worldwide.  Episodes will
then be released on a weekly basis from September 9 until October 14, which is
when the season finale will be made available.

The series is a kid-friendly show. The goal was “to make a
show for everyone, for kids who are 11, 12, and 13, even though sometimes they
might have to pull the blanket up over their eyes if it’s a little too
scary,” co-creator McKay told Vanity Fair.

“We talked about the tone in Tolkien’s books. This is
material that is sometimes scary—and sometimes very intense, sometimes quite
political, sometimes quite sophisticated—but it’s also heartwarming and
life-affirming and optimistic. It’s about friendship and it’s about brotherhood
and underdogs overcoming great darkness.”