Lord of the Rings series

Amazon.com Inc said on Saturday that its pricey "Lord of the Rings" prequel series was watched by more than 25 million viewers around the world on its first ...

Maisel," but viewership for those series has not been disclosed. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth at a time known as the Second Age, a period 4,000 years before the events in the "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" novels and films. Amazon did not say whether the viewers it counted had watched all or part of the first and second episodes.

Amazon took a big big swing with their LOTR TV series & it looks like the world was truly watching.

Season 2 has seen the show move to the UK, with production When Prime Video picked up the rights from the Tolkien estate in 2017, for a reported $250 million, the streamer made a commitment for a five-season run. And it is the tens of millions of fans watching – clearly as passionate about Middle-earth as we are – who are our true measure of success.” The eight-episode first season will run until October 14. Payne & Patrick McKay co-created Rings of Power snared more 25 million viewers in its first day, according to the “I am so grateful to the Tolkien Estate – and to our showrunners J.D.

The billion-dollar series is reportedly the most expensive television show ever produced, and in many ways, Amazon's status in the so-called streaming wars was ...

[review](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/lord-of-the-rings-review-amazon-rings-of-power-1234756164/) of the series, IndieWire’s Ben Travers wrote that “’The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ flutters to life in bursts, offering reason enough to believe, with time to play out its own story and optimize its own strengths, the Prime Video creation could leave its own gleaming mark on J.R.R. “It is somehow fitting that Tolkien’s stories — among the most popular of all time, and what many consider to be the true origin of the fantasy genre — have led us to this proud moment,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. [The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power](https://www.indiewire.com/t/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power/)” began streaming on [Amazon](https://www.indiewire.com/t/amazon/) Prime this week, everyone knew that expectations were high. Those impressive (although unverified) numbers are said to have broken all previous Amazon records, making it the biggest premiere in the history of the streaming service. Amazon announced on Saturday that the first two episodes of the series, which were released Thursday night, were streamed more than 25 million times in their first 24 hours on the site. On top of that, the series would inevitably face comparisons to Peter Jackson’s beloved “Lord of the Rings” films (especially considering Jackson’s claims that the show [ghosted him](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/peter-jackson-amazon-lord-of-the-rings-series-snubbed-1234748738/)).

Amazon Studios on Saturday said its much-anticipated series, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” broke viewership records, with more than 25 ...

The company, which is based in Culver City, also has been ramping up its free streaming service, [Freevee](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-05-21/why-free-streaming-channels-like-pluto-tv-and-tubi-have-viewers-watching-commercials-again), to appeal to price-conscious consumers and grab a big piece of the TV ad market. The series also features dwarves and harfoots (ancestors of hobbits). [more than $700 million on the first season](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-09-01/lat-et-ct-amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-prime-video), including the rights to adapt J.R.R. Amazon executives have defended the casting decisions. The show centers on elf Galadriel’s quest to extinguish Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit,” sources told The Times.

That number marks the biggest premiere in Prime Video history — though the streamer stopped short of declaring how much of an episode a subscriber must watch in ...

“It is somehow fitting that Tolkien’s stories — among the most popular of all time, and what many consider to be the true origin of the fantasy genre — have led us to this proud moment,” Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke said in a statement. At last tally, House of the Dragon’s series opener was approaching 25 million viewers in the U.S., after one week of availability. That number marks the biggest premiere in Prime Video history — though the streamer stopped short of declaring how much of an episode a subscriber must watch in order to be counted in its tally.