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The streaming platform said filming on the
first season has wrapped in New Zealand, and it released the
first images of the show.
"The journey begins September 2, 2022 with the premiere of our
original The Lord of the Rings series on Prime Video,” Jennifer
Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said in a statement.
Amazon is spending about $465 million filming the first season
of the show, according to New Zealand government officials. It
is expecting to make five seasons of the show, making it one of
the most expensive TV series ever.
It said in a press release that the first season would be
available in more than 240 nations, with new episodes released
weekly.
The epic fantasy plot will take place thousands of years before
the events narrated by writer J.R.R. Tolkien in his books "The
Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant)
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