Amazon has labeled Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy collection an unprecedented success, with its first season seen by greater than 100 million folks worldwide, with greater than 24 billion minutes streamed. Now, hype is beginning to construct for Season 2, and the streaming large has introduced seven new recurring forged members for the forthcoming season presently in manufacturing within the UK.
In accordance with Vernon Sanders, Head of International Tv, Amazon Studios, “Since its premiere, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy has been bringing audiences collectively to expertise the magic and surprise of J.R.R. Tolkien’s magnificent Center-earth. So far, season one is the highest authentic collection for Prime Video in each area and has been seen by over 100 million folks worldwide, a really world hit that speaks to the common nature of highly effective storytelling. We welcome these great actors to our ‘fellowship’ and sit up for telling extra unbelievable Second Age tales in season two.”
The collection has added Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna, Struggle of the Worlds), Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (The Witcher), Ben Daniels (Jupiter’s Legacy, The Crown), Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (Persuasion), and Nicholas Woodeson (Silent Witness, Rome, Skyfall). The position of Orc chief “Adar” has been recast for Season Two, and will probably be performed by Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders, The Final Duel).
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The Rings of Energy chronicles the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Center-earth’s historical past. This epic drama is ready 1000’s of years earlier than the occasions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, and takes viewers again to an period through which nice powers have been solid, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to wreck, unlikely heroes have been examined, hope hung by the best of threads, and the best villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cowl all of the world in darkness. Season One is offered to stream solely on Prime Video in additional than 240 international locations and territories in a number of languages.
Season 2 of the collection is produced by showrunners and govt producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. They’re joined by govt producers Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchison, together with co-executive producer Charlotte Brandstrom, producers Kate Hazell and Helen Shang, and co-producers Andrew Lee, Matthew Penry-Davey, and Clare Buxton.
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