Amazon attains global television rights of The Lord of the Rings

Amazon has acquired the global television rights of The Lord of the Rings, based on the fantasy novels by JRR Tolkien, with a multi-season commitment. The upcoming Amazon Prime Original will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros Entertainment.

“The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen,” said Sharon Tal Yguado, Head of Scripted Series, Amazon Studios. “We are honoured to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line on this exciting collaboration for television and are thrilled to be taking The Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle Earth,” he added.

Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding JRR Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. The deal includes a potential additional spin-off series.

“We are delighted that Amazon, with its longstanding commitment to literature, is home to the first-ever multi-season television series for The Lord of the Rings,” said Matt Galsor, a representative for the Tolkien Estate and Trust and HarperCollins. “The team at Amazon Studios has exceptional ideas to bring to the screen previously unexplored stories based on JRR Tolkien’s original writings.”

A world-renowned literary work, and winner of the International Fantasy Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, The Lord of the Rings novels was named Amazon customers’ favourite book of the millennium in 1999 and Britain’s best-loved novel of all time in BBC’s The Big Read in 2003.

Its theatrical adaptations, from New Line Cinema and Director Peter Jackson, earned a combined gross of nearly $ 6 billion worldwide. With an all-star cast that included Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin and Orlando Bloom, The Lord of the Rings trilogy garnered a combined 17 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

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