A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Amazon Prime series epic, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
The Rings of Power acts as a prequel series to The Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as The Hobbit trilogy, two of the most successful movie franchises in history.
In November of 2017, Amazon bought the television rights to a Lord of the Rings series for $250 million with a commitment of five seasons set in place, with production costs set to reach as much as $1bn for five seasons.
The official synopsis for the series reads as follows:
"Set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the series is based on author J. R. R. Tolkien's history of Middle-earth.
"It begins during a time of relative peace and covers all the major events of Middle-earth's Second Age: the forging of the Rings of Power, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the island kingdom of Númenor, and the last alliance between Elves and Men.
"These events take place over thousands of years in Tolkien's original stories but are condensed for the series."
As The Rings of Power is the most expensive television show ever made, in the trailer we are greeted with some grandiose, cinematic shots to set up the world of Middle Earth again.
It features an ensemble cast including Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldy, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Charles Edwards.
Though it is a prequel series, we will see some familiary names who featured in The Lord of the Rings, such as Galadriel, Isildur, Elrond and, reportedly, Sauron.
Watch the new trailer below:
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power trailer
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