Lord Of The Rings Characters Who Could Appear In Amazon's TV Show

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Which Lord of the Rings characters could potentially appear in the upcoming TV series on Amazon Prime? For many years, The Lord of the Rings was protected by the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien, and while the rights to the main trilogy and The Hobbit had already been sold during the author's lifetime, adaptations of other Middle-earth material remained strictly prohibited. When Christopher Tolkien retired, however, it wasn't long until the next major live-action project set in Tolkien's world was announced. As part of their drive for original content, Amazon Prime Video revealed a big-budget Lord of the Rings prequel TV series, The Rings of Power.

While much is still unknown about this new project, some key details have emerged. Although Peter Jackson has apparently offered his advice, Middle-earth's movie mastermind won't be directly involved in the series, but Game of Thrones' Bryan Cogman will be. Amazon's Lord of the Rings series will be set in Tolkien's Second Age (Frodo's story happens in the Third), and the first season is expected to run for a sizable 20 episodes, with New Zealand once again providing the backdrop. In terms of casting, a varied ensemble has been announced, and among them is Morfydd Clark, who will portray Galadriel, Cate Blanchett's character from the movies.

Related: What Galadriel Did Before Lord Of The Rings

Given the Second Age setting of the new Lord of the Rings TV series, Galadriel is far from the only familiar face who could appear, and Amazon has promised the new project will feature characters «fans love.» Here are some of the biggest names that could be included.

Fairly straightforward to fit into the Second Age narrative is Elrond, played on film by Hugo Weaving. Born as early as the First