
The One Ring, which figures so heavily into the plot of the original trilogy is the most powerful of the 20 (it’s what Frodo and the gang traveled all that way to destroy, after all). The synopsis, which was revealed by The One Ring, confirms that the series will be set in the Second Age of Middle-earths history, thousands of years before the events of the original Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies. The titular Rings of Power were forged in this era and 19 of them were given to elves, dwarves, and humans as a way to incentivize them to support Sauron’s reign. The synopsis for Amazon Prime Videos The Lord of the Rings series has been unveiled, promising an epic adventure on a global scale. 19, Amazon revealed that the series is called The Rings of Power. The “Second Age” refers to a long period in the history of Middle Earth that ends with the defeat of Sauron, and precedes Tolkein’s book and Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, which take place during the Third Age. The Lord of the Rings on Prime (LOTRonPrime) FebruTitle and teaser video On Jan. “Until now, audiences have only seen onscreen the story of the One Ring - but before there was one, there were many…and we’re excited to share the epic story of them all.” The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth’s Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men,” the pair said in a press release. Payne and Patrick McKay, clearly are comfortable setting the bar extremely high: “This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R.

The studio has been incredibly tight-lipped about their big budget adaptation, but we now have a broad description and, most importantly, a title: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series is one of the biggest TV projects in development, and it’s also one of the most mysterious.
