Amazon employee shared information about the show, "The Lord of the Rings"

Biography and professional tolkinistov Tom Shippee working on "Lord of the Rings" from Amazon, revealed few details about the upcoming series In an interview with the German edition TolkienGesellschaft. Of course, he could not tell anything about the cast or the plot, but this is the first information from the member crew that we have.

The release date and the number of series

Shippee said that Amazon plans to make 20 episodes in the first season, and the release is planned, "not before 2021". This is logical - after all the shooting has not even started and, according tolkinistov unlikely to start this year.

action and story time

The expert also confirmed that the card that Amazon teaser in March, corresponds to the original look of Middle-earth in the Second Age of Tolkien's texts. And the choice of this time period unties the hands of the creators in many ways:

Amazon free to add your details, as a lot of white spots in this era. But "Heritage Tolkien" insisted that the main event match the canon. Sauron invades Eriador, he pushed back Númenorean troops. It takes time, it saves enough power and makes Númenoreans renounce the Valar and to bow before the darkness. All this will remain unchanged.

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At the same time, the original texts leave much room for imagination. The Sauron was busy between the defeat of the Númenóreans and their capture - it passes over a thousand years? Where he went after the defeat of Melkor? Theoretically, Amazon can provide answers to these questions - as long as they do not conflict with existing data.

Finally, Shippee also noted that "Heritage Tolkien" may exercise the right of veto in the series. Simply put, Amazon have to remain faithful to the canon, if they want the series was released.