Amazon is going to Middle-earth. In November 2017, it acquired the rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous literary world, which is home to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, to the tune of $250 million for just the rights. It reportedly expects to spend upwards of a billion dollars on at least five seasons of the show.
The show will also apparently fit in with Peter Jackson’s two trilogies. Amazon’s acquisition gives it a huge boost in the world of streaming television, especially as Netflix, Apple, and Disney make their own giant shows.
Follow along for all of the developments, updates, and commentary for the show.
Jan 19, 2022, 3:58 PM UTCCharles Pulliam-Moore
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series finally has a name
You know the Rings of Power
Aug 13, 2021, 4:17 AM UTCSam Byford
Amazon moves Lord of the Rings production from New Zealand to UK
Middle-earth is shifting to the other side of Earth
Apr 16, 2021, 7:59 PM UTCChristopher Grant
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series to cost $465 million for first season
So that’s why Smaug wanted all that gold
Jul 3, 2019, 4:45 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’s J.A. Bayona will direct Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show
A ‘never before seen story’ in Middle-earth
Jul 29, 2018, 2:18 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Amazon has selected its showrunners for its Lord of the Rings show
Two writers to rule them all
Apr 5, 2018, 7:09 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show may incorporate Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth
Amazon reportedly has to begin production by 2019
Nov 16, 2017, 6:14 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Why TV studios should stop playing it safe when it comes to fantasy
Enough of Martin and Tolkien — there are other great books to adapt
Nov 13, 2017, 6:17 PM UTCBryan Bishop
Amazon is turning The Lord of the Rings into a TV show
Just in case the movies didn’t do it for you
Nov 4, 2017, 12:48 AM UTCBryan Bishop
Amazon wants to turn Lord of the Rings into the next Game of Thrones
We can hear the pitch now: “It’s like Game of the Thrones, only with a series of books that are actually finished.”
Sep 29, 2017, 2:18 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Amazon is developing three new sci-fi shows in an attempt to find the next Game of Thrones
Adaptations of Ringworld, Snow Crash, and Lazarus
