Welcome back to Middle-earth for thw highly-anticipated prequel to J. R. R. Tolkien’s series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, whose $1 billion dollar price tag brings with it Mount Doom-sized levels of expectation. Promising sweeping spectacle, heart-stopping drama, and a diverse cast of heroes, read our guide below for how to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power online globally, with an Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Premiere date: Thursday, September 1 (6pm PT / 9pm ET)
New episodes: every Thursday / Friday (dependent on location)
Cast: Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Morfydd Clark, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova
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Developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, The Rings of Power unites a tapestry of source material – among them Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings and its appendices – to tell the story of Middle-earth’s Second Age, set thousands of years before the War of the Rings.
The series covers the major events of the era, including the fall of the island of Númenor, the rise of Sauron and the forging of the 19 rings, to create what McKay calls a “Tolkienian mega epic”.
Morfydd Clark stars as a younger Galadriel, a fiery Elven warrior intent on avenging her brother’s death, while figures briefly alluded to in former films, like that of Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker) and Isildur (Maxim Baldry), are given dramatic story arcs here. And although we won’t see any Hobbits, we will be seeing their big-footed ancestors the Harfoots, with Lenny Henry playing their elder Sadoc Burrows.
Forget Game of Thrones. For Tolkien fans, this awe-inspiring and emotionally rousing series will be the fantasy series to rule them all. Scroll below for our guide on how to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power online from anywhere.
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