LOTRO is a free-to-play (F2P) MMORPG set in Tolkien's Middle-earth. The series will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) Gameplay in 2019. Variety exclusively reported in November 2017 that a “Lord of the Rings” series was in the works at Amazon, with the streamer announcing a multi-season production commitment shortly thereafter. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring.” The show’s official Twitter account sent out an image of a map along with the two messages: “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie,” as well as “Welcome to the Second Age.” In the Tolkien mythology, the Second Age was the time in which the Rings of Power, including Sauron’s One Ring, came into existence.

Little is known about the “Lord of the Rings” series beyond the fact it will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R.

Variety exclusively reported last week that Australian actress Markella Kavenagh has been tapped for a role in the series, with no other castings having been announced at the time of this publishing. “We feel humbled and extremely lucky to be surrounded by such inspiring and talented women and men.” “This team is our Fellowship – assembled from around the world, all walking the road together to try and accomplish something far greater than any of us could on our own,” Payne and McKay said. Bayona, who will direct the first two episodes and executive produce along with his partner Belén Atienza. They join the previously announced behind the scenes team of showrunners and executive producers J.D. Variety had previously reported on Cogman’s involvement with the series back in May.Īlso announced today are: costume designer Kate Hawley (“Suicide Squad”) production designer Rick Heinrichs (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) visual effects supervisor Jason Smith (“The Revenant”) Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey and illustrator and concept artist John Howe.

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