The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an American fantasy television series developed by J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay for the streaming service Amazon Prime Video. It is based on J. R. R. Tolk
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Lenny Henry
Sara Zwangobani
Markella Kavenagh
The first season of the American fantasy television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's history of Middle-earth, primarily material from the appendices of t
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…the music for both trilogies. Bear McCreary composed the series' original score. A large international cast was hired and filming for the eight-episode first season took place in New Zealand, where the films were made, from February 2020 to August 2021. This included a production break of several months due to the…
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J. A. Bayona directed the first two episodes of the season and served as an executive producer.
Charlie Vickers portrays Halbrand, who is revealed in the season finale to be the Dark Lord Sauron. This came after theories and speculation about who was playing Sauron in the series.
Part of the large Númenor set (top) that was constructed for the season, depicting the city's wharf and harbor, and the final shot (below) showing visual effects work to extend the set.