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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. Tolkien's history of Middle-earth, primarily material from the appendices of the novel The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).
Nielsen Media Research, which records streaming viewership on US television screens, estimated that The Rings of Power was the most-watched original streaming series for the week of its premiere with 1.02 billion minutes viewed in its first four days. This was below Nielsen's estimation for the first season's initial four days (1.25 billion ...
Hobbits are associated with the Third Age, so they decided to explore precursors to the Hobbits called Harfoots who live in a secretive society. [1] One version of Tolkien's history has the two Blue Wizards arrive in Middle-earth during the Second Age, [ 52 ] so the showrunners used that as the basis to include "The Stranger" who is revealed to ...
Hobitit (The Hobbits) is a nine-part Finnish live action fantasy television miniseries directed by Timo Torikka, originally broadcast in 1993 on Yle TV1. [1]It is based on a six-hour play, The Lord of the Rings, put on by Ryhmäteatteri theatre company at the Suomenlinna Summer Theatre, with many of the same actors; the play was in turn an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
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Andy Serkis as Gollum (voice/motion capture): A wretched hobbit-like [b] monster originally known as Sméagol, who owned the Ring for 500 years and now guides Frodo on his quest. Billy Boyd as Peregrin Took: An extremely foolish hobbit who is a distant cousin of Frodo and travels with the Fellowship on their journey to Mordor.
Amazon acquired the global television rights for J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–55) in November 2017. The company's streaming service, Prime Video, gave a multi-season commitment to a series based on the novel and its appendices, to be produced by Amazon Studios in association with New Line Cinema and in consultation with the Tolkien Estate. [1]
Hobbits first appeared in the 1937 children's novel The Hobbit, whose titular Hobbit is the protagonist Bilbo Baggins, who is thrown into an unexpected adventure involving a dragon. In its sequel, The Lord of the Rings , the hobbits Frodo Baggins , Sam Gamgee , Pippin Took , and Merry Brandybuck are primary characters who all play key roles in ...