Fans anticipating Amazon‘s The Lord of The Rings series now have more details surrounding the plot and setting of the TV series. Many have been long been theorizing when and where the series may take place based on maps that Amazon released in 2019.
TheOneRing.net revealed the official synopsis and setting for the series:
Amazon Studios’ forthcoming series brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
The new series will explore more of the past in Middle Earth focusing on the Second Age, which is long before the events of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The series will feature an ensemble cast of new characters, and even some that may be familiar to fans and viewers. The series will take place in the Misty Mountains, Lindon, and a location that will be new to the screen, Númenor.
While the series may not have an official title yet, fans are keeping an eye out, and as soon as Geek Anything finds out, we’ll let you know!
