Amazon's LORD OF THE RINGS Series Adds Its First Cast Member In Markella Kavenagh

Amazon's LORD OF THE RINGS Series Adds Its First Cast Member In Markella Kavenagh

We finally have some official casting news for Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series, as Markella Kavenagh (Picnic at Hanging Rock) has signed on to play a character named Tyra. Check it out...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 22, 2019 02:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Lord of the Rings
Source: Variety
Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV series has finally added its first cast member, as Markella Kavenagh will make the trip to Middle Earth as a character named Tyra.

As far as we know (and there was an extensive Google search), J.R.R. Tolkien's sprawling series of fantasy novels don't feature anyone of that name, so this is either a brand new character or "Tyra" is a placeholder to obscure her real identity.

We still don't know a whole lot about this show, but it is expected to be a prequel of sorts to the original trilogy, set during The Second Age.

Kavenagh is an up-and-coming actress who has appeared in Amazon's Picnic at Hanging Rock, the Romper Stomper prequel series and The Cry.
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BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 7/22/2019, 2:29 PM
I'll assume she's playing an elf for the time being
Origame
Origame - 7/22/2019, 2:55 PM
@BigMikeReviews - probably. There's a pretty distinct lack of female characters in Tolkien's stories (both because he admitted to not being good at writing them and because of the time) so its possible she's added in for that reason. Hopefully this will be to give the world a larger feeling and not for that "girl power men suck" reason that's been coming up way too often.
MexCowboyNation
MexCowboyNation - 7/22/2019, 2:31 PM
So is it in the same universe as the movies? It would be nice if they kept the same aesthetic.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 7/22/2019, 2:32 PM
I’m so excited for this series. Before the announcements of WandaVision and The Mandalorian it was my most anticipated TV show of all time but the excitement hasn’t subsided any, there’s just more awesome stuff coming.
Super12
Super12 - 7/22/2019, 2:46 PM
Cannot WAIT for this show! The 2nd Age is ripe for storytelling, there's so much going on and so much room to play in.
MuadDib
MuadDib - 7/22/2019, 2:50 PM
Their just casting now? I feel like this was announced long ago and should be months away from premiering already.. at his pace it’ll likely be another year or two
Odin
Odin - 7/22/2019, 2:51 PM
Charles Dance for Saruman.
billnye69
billnye69 - 7/22/2019, 2:58 PM
Hard to get excited for a show that's only on a service I'll never have.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 7/22/2019, 3:06 PM
@billnye69 - Hate their business practices?
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 7/22/2019, 3:06 PM
@billnye69 - Then a year later after Amazon brings it out Blu Ray you can watch it that way.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 7/22/2019, 3:26 PM
Forthas
Forthas - 7/22/2019, 3:30 PM

Ace101
Ace101 - 7/22/2019, 4:03 PM
Oh so the story may be set during the 2nd age and not a straight up reboot of the film series. Very cool. I know next to nothing about that age, time to google and do some research yall
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 7/22/2019, 10:25 PM
@Ace101 - The Second Age deals with the aftermath of the fall and banishment of Morgoth, the dark enemy of the world, and the return and rise of Sauron as the new power of darkness in Middle Earth. It also deals with the forging of the rings of power, Sauron’s war against Celebrimbor, the rise and fall of the Numenorian Empire and Sauron’s machinations to subjugate the minds and freedoms of all life outside of Valinor.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 7/22/2019, 4:26 PM
So it begins...the greatest castings of our time. =)
campblood
campblood - 7/22/2019, 7:51 PM
Is this going to adapt the books?
SabreToof
SabreToof - 7/23/2019, 8:56 PM
I certainly hope that is not the name of her character, because it just doesn't fit.
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