Earlier this month, news broke that
Amazon was trying to close a deal to bring J.R.R. Tokien’s
The Lord of the Rings to life as a television series, and now it looks like it’s actually going to happen. Amazon has announced that it has acquired the TV rights for the book series, with a multi-season commitment. But the twist is that this will apparently be a prequel to
The Lord of the Rings, rather than the story audiences already know so well.
“
The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen,” Sharon Tal Yguado, head of scripted series at Amazon Studios, said in a statement. “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 taking
The Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle Earth.”
