Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings' Series Finally Gets A Title
J.R.R. Tolkien famously said that he wisely started with a map when writing the original The Lord of the Rings. Amazon's Jeff Bezos started his studio's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings far less wisely, paying out $250m (the same amount he paid to purchase The Washington Post) for the rights to develop the work for television. But just because a project begins less than fortuitously does not mean it can't turn out well, and through Amazon's series has been beset by pandemic delays, it seems to be on track to arrive later in 2022.
The show finished filming in 2021, but the first trailer, which arrived this week, doesn't contain any footage from the new series. Instead, it is part of the show's slow rollout of details to keep fans on their toes as its release date approaches. Though the series had been referred to as Amazon's Lord of the Rings since its initial development, a few months ago, the studio revealed that was not the actual name but a placeholder. Now the series has finally rolled out the title, which gives fans an idea of where in Tolkien's vast Middle Earth timeline the show is set.
The teaser features a voiceover from Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, reciting one of Tolkien's most famous passages as the show reveals its title is The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
