Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' TV Show Synopsis Is Officially Revealed

[Prometheus]

Finally, the official synopsis for Amazon's The Lord of the Rings television series has been revealed. Fans have been vaguely aware of the plot details — like the fact it would be a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy — for the expansive series since it was first announced back in 2017. But, despite the deluge of information around casting and filming for Lord of the Rings, we have never received a complete, confirmed synopsis to wrap our minds around.

The synopsis begins with:

Amazon Studios’ forthcoming series brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings,' and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness.

Source - https://collider.com/lord-of-the-rings-tv-show-amazon-synopsis/

 

[MrDawn]

A TV show? Why? I thought the movies covered everything from the books.

 

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As long as it's free and good lol

 

[MrDawn]

As long as it's free and good lol

I think it's a big fat waste of time when we have the movies. Those are classic and covered almost every square inch of the books. I actually read the books so I don't know what they can do better in the show that wasn't done in the films.

 

[Prometheus]

False, this show is set during the Second Age of Middle Earth.

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/l...ng-second-age-middle-earth-amazon-1202049333/

 

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Well, we will see when this happens right

 

[MrDawn]

False, this show is set during the Second Age of Middle Earth.

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/l...ng-second-age-middle-earth-amazon-1202049333/

Ah, okay. It's a prequel. That makes me feel better about it being a show.

 

[Prometheus]

Ah, okay. It's a prequel. That makes me feel better about it being a show.

Yeah, I'm excited. This should be set during the time period before Mordor was really a contender/threat. Should be during the major bouts between the races, before humanity grew to such proportions.