The original estimates that the Lord of the Rings would cost a billion dollars in 5 seasons have not been confirmed. It will probably be much more. The budget is also incomparable to the Game of Thrones, considered in the recent past to be an extremely narrative expensive story. One series cost around $ 100 million.
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Owain Arthur
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The TV series was prepared by JD Payne and Patrick McKay for the Amazon Prime Video platform. However, it has little to do with the novel The Lord of the Rings, it takes place before its story and will have different characters, which was received with extreme displeasure by rock fans. It gives the impression of a soulless commercial abuse of the Tolkien name, but the overall quality of the series cannot be judged in advance.
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Amazon began preparations in 2017, when it bought the television rights to the original novel for $ 250 million (5.4 billion crowns) with a plan to shoot a total of five seasons. Implementation in New Zealand began in February 2020, but soon ended again due to a pandemic. Work resumed in September.
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The main roles were Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ema Horvath and Joseph Mawle. The series should premiere this year, but the exact date is unknown.
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