

Vicki Glass, Maxim Caldry, who guest starred on Doctor Who as Dr. Its cast will include Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who appeared in Chicago Med as Dr. The names of several of the cast have been released, but not the roles they play. The Lord of the Rings streaming series is expected to premiere on Amazon Prime later this year, and should - ratings permitting - last five seasons. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.” “Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. “This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness.” Now, Amazon has released a new synopsis for the forthcoming series, which has teased some details regarding what to expect: The Locus Prize winning-book (Best Fantasy Novel of 1978) recounts the history and mythology of Middle-Earth, including the exploits of the ancestors of some of the heroes of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Silmarillion was published posthumously, in 1977.

The Independent announced that Amazon Prime’s new Lord of the Rings streaming series will be a prequel, set thousands of years before the events of the movie trilogy directed by Peter Jackson.Īs any Tolkien fan knows, that means the new show will be set in the First Age, and based on Professor Tolkien’s The Silmarillion.
