Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings” series has
forged a name for itself.
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”
was announced this week as the full title of the
drama set to debut Sept. 2, with episodes to be
released weekly on the streaming service.
In a statement, producers J.D. Payne and Patrick
McKay said the series will unite “all the major
stories of Middle-earth’s Second Age,” including
the making of the rings, rise of the Dark Lord
Sauron, the tale of Numenor and the last alliance
of Elves and Men.
Amazon went big on the title’s unveiling,
releasing a video in which the name’s letters are
created in metal at a foundry.
The series is set thousands of years before the
events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s famed “The Lord of