The Rings of Power

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a high-budget television series set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age, thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Developed by Amazon Studios, it explores the forging of the Rings of Power, the rise of Sauron, and the fall of Númenor. While visually ambitious and rich in lore, the series has divided audiences due to creative liberties and pacing issues. It draws from Tolkien’s appendices and aims to expand Middle-earth’s mythology on a grand scale, blending original characters with familiar names from established legend.