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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - we take a deep dive into the making of Amazon’s new show

A byzantine rights agreement, a huge amount of money and a lot of elf-wrangling is behind the mammoth new series

Evening Standard

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Independent UK

Bypass Westeros and head to Middle-earth

In the battle between dragons and elves, Prime Video bankrolls a glorious play for the streaming fantasy throne

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Behind the scenes of Prime Video’s new blockbuster show The Rings of Power, from elf heroines to fake bird poo

Behind the scenes of Prime Video’s new blockbuster show The Rings of Power

Evening Standard

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Independent UK

New 'Lord of the Rings' Series Brings a Female Story to the Forefront

Morfydd Clark stars in the new series "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" as Galadriel, an Elven warrior who wishes to stop the evil returning to the fantasy world of Middle-earth. The series, one of the most expensive ever made, will arrive on Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) Prime…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amazon to unveil its $1bn bet with 'Lord of the Rings' prequel launch

LOS ANGELES - Stanley Kubrick once famously said that J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy of novels was unfilmable.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first-look review – A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Independent UK

Review: 'Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power' is a new fantasy classic in the making

Amazon’s 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' is an epic, at times unwieldy, fantasy adventure. The series' first two episodes premiere Friday, September 2 on Amazon Prime Video.

Inverse

'LOTR: Rings of Power' release date, time, plot, cast, and trailer for Amazon's epic show

Return to Middle-earth’s Second Age in this extravagant Amazon Studios production. Here's everything you need to know about 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' from the release date and start time to cast, plot, and the latest on Season 2.

Inverse

Ambitious 'Lord of the Rings' prequel hopes to slay dragons

The return of dragons has been a hit

The Independent UK

These Tolkien fans pitched a 50-hour ‘Lord of the Rings’ ‘mega-epic.’ ‘The Rings of Power’ is the result

Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne had been writing screenplays together for two decades when Amazon Studios announced it had acquired the rights to make a TV series based on the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord Of The Rings.”

The Orange County Register

Amazon to unveil its $1bn bet with 'Lord of the Rings' prequel launch

Los Angeles (AFP) - Stanley Kubrick once famously said that J.R.R.Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy of novels was unfilmable.

AFP

Rings of Power: Everything you need to know about Amazon's £1bn Lord of the Rings prequel

Fans of epic fantasy tale Lord of the Rings, written by a First World War soldier, are already clamouring for details of The Rings of Power, will be a prequel to the book the author started writing in 1937

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The Guardian - UK

Game of Thrones v Lord of the Rings: who will win the epic battle of the spin-offs?

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been flung into making prequels of the fantasy franchises. But which will triumph? Or, with no familiar characters, could both end in disaster?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amazon Forges 'Lord of the Rings' Prequel Hype at Comic-Con

Nomadic hobbits, bearded female dwarves and enslaved elves -- Amazon finally lifted the lid on its highly anticipated "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" TV series at Comic-Con on Friday. The enormously ambitious small-screen saga set in the world of J.R.R.

AFP

Amazon forges 'Lord of the Rings' prequel hype at Comic-Con

San Diego (AFP) - Nomadic hobbits, bearded female dwarves and enslaved elves -- Amazon finally lifted the lid on its highly anticipated "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" TV series at Comic-Con on Friday.

AFP

Amazon unveils 'Lord of the Rings' TV series at Comic-Con

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Inverse

'Rings of Power' leak reveals a surprising Sauron twist

Sauron may not be the first villain introduced in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.' Here's why fans believe Tolkien's greatest villain won't have much of a role in the Amazon show's first season.

Inverse

'Rings of Power' has a Gandalf problem — 2 mysterious characters can fix it

Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' prequel series can't use Gandalf, but that doesn't mean there aren't characters who can make up for his absence. Here’s how 'The Rings of Power' can still include a wizard (or two).

Inverse

'The Rings of Power' is already making one controversial change to Tolkien canon

Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' will deviate from its source material in one major way. Here's why some J.R.R. Tolkien fans are really worried about that.

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