LORD OF THE RINGS Prequel Series Gets Early Second Season Renewal From Amazon

LORD OF THE RINGS Prequel Series Gets Early Second Season Renewal From Amazon

While cameras have yet to roll on Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel series, the streamer has already issued an early Season 2 renewal, which is certainly good news for the high-profile project.

By RohanPatel - Nov 18, 2019 08:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Lord of the Rings
Source: Deadline
While filming on season one has yet-to-begin, Deadline is reporting that Amazon Studios has already issued an early second season renewal for their upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel series.

Pre-production is expected to begin within the next few weeks in New Zealand, with filming on the first two episodes, which will be directed by J.A. Bayona (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; The Impossible), expected to begin shortly thereafter.

After wrapping the first two episodes, the series will head into a preplanned 4-5 month hiatus to simultaneously give the producers and executives time to evaluate the footage and determine any changes they may need and to also give the writing team, led by showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, enough time to break down season two and write the majority of the scripts. 

There's also now a strong possibility the new series will follow in the footsteps of the original Peter Jackson trilogy and possibly film seasons one and two back-to-back in order to save time and money as it would be easier to film both seasons right after the winter season ends rather than wait another calendar year. This move would also significantly reduce the amount of time fans would have to wait inbetween season premiere dates. 

While the cast hasn't been confirmed just yet, it's rumored to include Will Poulter (Midsommar), Markella Kavenagh (Romper Stomper) and Joseph Mawle (Game of Thrones) in leading roles. 
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NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 11/18/2019, 9:15 PM
Interesting news. They must really like what they have in hands.
Canon108
Canon108 - 11/19/2019, 2:58 AM
@NinnesMBC - they haven't started production on season 1 yet...
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 11/18/2019, 9:15 PM
I really hope this is good.
Super12
Super12 - 11/18/2019, 9:51 PM
The creative team on this project is top notch. Looks like they're operating under strict parameters the Tolkien estate set too, so the lore should be protected. All in all as a Middle-earth fan I feel really excited about this.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 11/18/2019, 10:03 PM
Awesome. This was my most anticipated TV show of all time until certain Marvel and Star Wars shows were announced but this is still right near the top. So excited. Definitely getting a season two makes me even more excited. It’s so cool that we have all the fantasy shows on air or in production. It might be the golden age of superhero movies and TV but it might just also be the golden age of fantasy as well.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 11/18/2019, 10:10 PM
After finding out the director of Fallen Kingdom is doing this, now all my interest in the tv series is gone. This could have been great too, but the Jurassic World series is no where as great as Jurassic Park.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 11/18/2019, 10:15 PM
@BlackIceJoe - He’s just directing the first two episodes, he’s not the showrunner, and the other three movies he has directed beside Fallen Kingdom are all great.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 11/18/2019, 10:24 PM
@TheUnworthyThor - That makes me happy to hear. I'll also easily admit he has done some great work, but after seeing Fallen Kingdom I am worried he can't do more action movies, or in this case a tv show. So hopefully it will work out well.
TheCoonII
TheCoonII - 11/19/2019, 1:32 AM
Thank you for actually taking the time to mention its a prequel series I swear it’s like some people actually want fans to think its a reboot of the films get pissed at classics being rebooted and boycott it they need to stop calling this “the lord of the rings series “ and say middle earth or prequel
Fogs
Fogs - 11/19/2019, 12:55 PM
Oh boy.

I really hope this is good.

But I can't expect much. Don't wanna get hyped at all.
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