'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Adaptation Lands Multi-Season Commitment at Amazon

Jeff Bezos just found his Precious: Amazon is adapting “The Lord of the Rings” into a TV show with a multi-season commitment, the Prime Video streaming service said on Monday.

The original series will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Set in Middle Earth, the small-screen “LOTR” will explore new storylines preceding author J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring,” per Amazon. The deal also includes a potential spin-off series.

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“‘The Lord of the Rings’ is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen,” said Sharon Tal Yguado, head of Scripted Series, Amazon Studios. “We are honored to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line on this exciting collaboration for television and are thrilled to be takingThe Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle Earth.”

“We are delighted that Amazon, with its longstanding commitment to literature, is the home of the first-ever multi-season television series for ‘The Lord of the Rings,'” added Matt Galsor, a representative for the Tolkien Estate and Trust and HarperCollins. “Sharon and the team at Amazon Studios have exceptional ideas to bring to the screen previously unexplored stories based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s original writings.”

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