Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Release Date Confirmed

By Nick Hall - News Published: 3 Aug 2021, Last Updated: 22 Feb 2023

Amazon’s wildly expensive new Lord of the Rings series finally has a release date. Set to premiere on 2 September 2022, the new epic lands 17 years after Peter Jackson’s fabled Return of the King swept the Academy Awards and cemented Tolkien’s universe in film folklore. With Bezos helming the latest iteration alongside an all-star cast, the new Amazon Lord of the Rings series is set to continue the legacy.

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The new epic drama drings J.R.R. Tolkien’s fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history to screens for the very first time. Opening during a time of relative peace, thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. There is no shortage of star power, either.

Headlining this ensemble cast are The Accountant‘s Cynthia Addai-Robinson and Game of Thrones‘ Robert Aramayo. Joining the pair will be Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Sir Lenny Henry and a host of others. Amazon confirmed that the new Lord of the Rings series is led by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. Wayne Che Yip is co-executive producer and directs along with J.A. Bayona and Charlotte Brändström. Christopher Newman is a producer.

Image: Amazon Prime Video

“The journey begins September 2, 2022 with the premiere of our original The Lord of the Rings series on Prime Video,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios. “I can’t express enough just how excited we all are to take our global audience on a new and epic journey through Middle-earth! Our talented producers, cast, creative, and production teams have worked tirelessly in New Zealand to bring this untold and awe-inspiring vision to life.”

For fans across the globe, the good news is that the highly anticipated, yet-to-be-titled Amazon Original series will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. According to the streamer, new episodes will be available weekly.

Nick Hall

Nick Hall is an award-winning journalist and the current Editor-in-Chief of Man of Many. With an extensive background in the media industry, he specialises in feature writing, lifestyle and entertainment content. Nick is the reigning Mumbrella Publish Awards ‘Editor of the Year’ and B&T ‘Best of the Best - Journalist’, courtesy of his work with Man of Many.

Prior to working at the men’s lifestyle publication, Nick spent two years as a journalist with Inside Franchise Business, focusing on small business, finance and legal reporting.

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