Amazon Reveals The Title For Its Lord Of The Rings Series, Showrunners Share Story Details
Amazon has finally revealed the official title of the much-awaited The Lord of the Rings series along some key plot details. In a minute-long teaser video, the streamer announced the series title as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and reiterated the release date of September 2, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon had bought the television rights for The Lord of the Rings back in 2017, and since then, the upcoming series has been in the works. However, with the official title only being revealed now, it had been referred to by the original title, The Lord of the Rings, all this time. Similar to J. R. R. Tolkien's books, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, and Peter Jackson's films based on them, the upcoming Amazon series will now have its own unique title.
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In the stylistic teaser, fans of The Lord of the Rings trilogy will recognize the various shots of Middle-earth as molten metal is seen being poured into a mold. Finally, the “precious” ring is formed, along with the title of the series in silver Elven font. A female voiceover is heard talking about the rings of power, and how they were divided, a direct reference to Tolkien's books.
What is interesting to note is the mention of the "Dark Lord on his throne," which is a clear reference to Sauron, the powerful villain from Jackson's Oscar-winning trilogy. However, the next few lines in the epigraph from Tolkien's books are skipped over, which fans will remember as, “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.” Those words were spoken in Jackson's films, establishing a direct
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