The fundamental query surrounding Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is what chronological order the events of the series take place. The show’s pre-pandemic announcement from 2019 stated that it takes place many years before “The Lord of the Rings,” and as the premiere date of the series approaches, the showrunners have confirmed this. The most expensive show ever made has already been given a second season renewal, which means the story will be portrayed in greater detail and will put the Second Age, a lesser-known era, in the spotlight.
There are a number of notable actors in the main cast, including Morfydd Clark, Benjamin Walker, Charles Edwards, Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Tyroe Muhafidin, Maxim Baldry, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Owain Arthur, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Sophia Nomve
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When is ‘The Rings of Power’ set?
The prequel’s location in the Second Age of Middle Earth was made known by Amazon Prime Videos prior to the start of the television series. Fans of the series will be aware that this took place thousands of years before the genuine “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Additionally, a large number of well-known characters will be missing because the series is set in the past.
Galadriel will be one of the more noticeable characters, but Elrond, the main elf, will also get some screen time. In a Vanity Fair interview, the show’s creator Patrick McKay gave a preview of what to come “There were rings for men, dwarves, and elves until Sauron used one ring to fool them all. It tells the history of the development of all those powers, their origins, and the harm they caused to various species.”
The official synopsis offers a more comprehensive perspective, “The heroic tales from the legendary Second Age of Middle-history earth’s will be shown on television for the first time in the upcoming series from Amazon Studios. This epic drama will transport viewers to a time when great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the thinnest of threads, and the greatest villain to ever come from JRR Tolkien’s pen threatened to engulf the entire world in darkness. It is set thousands of years before the events of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.””
“The series opens in an era of largely tranquility and follows an ensemble cast of both well-known and unfamiliar characters as they face the long-feared return of evil to Middle-earth. These countries and individuals will leave behind legacies that endure long after they are gone, from the remotest corners of the Misty Mountains to the gorgeous woodlands of the elf capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Nmenor.”
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will debut on Amazon Prime Video on September 1, 2022.
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