67) Everything We Know About The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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Inspired by the events detailed in J.R.R. Tolkien’s history of Middle-earth beyond The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Rings of Power explores what happened long before the events of those novels, dubbed the Second Age of Middle-earth.
Set thousands of years before the events of the books and movies (which Rings of Power has a… tenuous connection to, and Amazon has been vague on the specifics), it details several events during the aforementioned Second Age, including Sauron’s forging of the titular magical Rings of Power, and the infamous One Ring designed to dominate all others to his will.
It’s set to begin streaming on Prime Video starting September 2. Read io9’s review here.
Season one will run for eight episodes, and the series has already been granted a second season.
