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Here’s your first look at Amazon’s #TheLordOfTheRings series which finally has a premiere date. wp.me/pc8uak-1lA4rm

The highly-anticipated epic fantasy series will debut on the streamer next fall, with new episodes dropping weekly. Filming was completed on the first season of the show today in New Zealand. wp.me/pc8uak-1lA4rm

Little is known about the plot of the series to date, including its official title, but it is known that it will take place during the so-called Second Age, thousands of years prior to the events of both the “Lord of the Rings” books and #TheHobbit. wp.me/pc8uak-1lA4rm

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. wp.me/pc8uak-1lA4rm

“The journey begins September 2, 2022 with the premiere of our original #TheLordOfTheRings series,” says Amazon Studios' head. “I can’t express enough just how excited we all are to take our global audience on a new and epic journey through Middle-earth!” wp.me/pc8uak-1lA4rm

“As Bilbo says, ‘Now I think I am quite ready to go on another journey.’ Living and breathing Middle-earth these many months has been the adventure of a lifetime. We cannot wait for fans to have the chance to do so as well,” said the showrunners. wp.me/pc8uak-1lA4rm

Here’s everything we know about the long-awaited return to Middle-earth wp.me/pc8uak-1lA4rm