As the filming of the first season of the series has just finished in New Zealand, a release date and a first photo are revealed by Amazon.
8 new episodes in Middle-earth
As a reminder, the adventure dates back to 2017, when Amazon acquired the television rights to JRR Tolkien's work for the modest sum of $ 250 million. The overall cost of the first season of 8 episodes is then estimated at $ 450 million. Amazon Studios specified at the time: “The series will take place in the famous Middle-earth and will take up some emblematic characters of the saga in a period of relative peace, thousands of years before the events of the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the JRR Tolkien rings â€.
September 2, 2022
We know the complete cast today: Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman and Sara Zwangobani. The episodes will be available in September 2022 starting with one new episode per week.