The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is about to reach the epic end of its first season, and having built its world around the familiar parts of JRR Tolkien’s central story, his fans are sure to eagerly await the next season. Although season 2 has already started shooting in the UK, fans could wait years before seeing the next chapter of the story play out on Amazon Prime, said showrunner Patrick McKay in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
When Peter brought Jackson Under the spell of the Ring twenty years ago on the big screen, the three-part film that was released in consecutive years and became a Christmas blockbuster between 2001-2003. The news that The rings of power that it could be almost as long before the second season comes out will probably come as a surprise to many, but the difference here is that Jackson filmed all his movies in the same mammoth shoot and then spent a year perfecting each movie before release. . The rings of power has to spend months filming and then has to complete a lot of visual effects before it can premiere.
Of course, it took Amazon five years to finish the first season of The rings of power to screen, after securing the rights to the world from Tolkien in 2017. The Covid pandemic was a big factor in delaying the arrival of the show’s first season, and at least it’s not that big a factor now, but even without a global pandemic to deal with, work on what essentially is a season as epic and visually demanding as Jackson’s entire theatrical trilogy.
The Rings of Power hasn’t had an easy ride
When you’re dealing with something as beloved as Tolkien’s Middle-earth, there will always be a tightrope to walk to please as many people as possible. that of Amazon The rings of power has delivered something epic in scope and scale, but not the story of Under the spell of the Ring and instead creates a prequel that both ties into Tolkien’s knowledge and makes some changes based on which parts of Tolkien’s work Amazon does and doesn’t own the rights to.
While critics have largely agreed with everything the series has done, audience reviews have been much less positive thanks to a large amount of review bombing. Whether it was criticism of the casting of black actors in certain roles, some who did not accept Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel and her warrior actions, or others who felt the series’ writing was “poor”, the dialogues “stupid” and the visuals “cheap” . However, none of these reviews, which are usually 1 star or less, ever go into more than a few words in detail about why they hate the series so much.
Despite all that, Amazon has shown little concern when it comes to ratings and viewer loyalty, such as: The rings of power has been a huge hit for the streamer, and they will aim to continue that into the season finale and beyond. The rings of power ends on Amazon Prime Video on October 14.