Upcoming Lord of The Rings Series Shoot Location Confirmed

In case you weren’t aware, there is a series currently in the works based on the fantasy novel Lord of the Rings which will be familiar to most as the movie trilogy from the early 2000s. Amazon Studios has recently announced that the series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy novels will shoot in New Zealand. Pre-production has started, and production on the series will begin in Auckland in the coming months.

“As we searched for the location in which we could bring to life the primordial beauty of the Second Age of Middle-earth, we knew we needed to find somewhere majestic, with pristine coasts, forests, and mountains, that also is a home to world-class sets, studios, and highly skilled and experienced craftspeople and other staff. And we’re happy that we are now able to officially confirm New Zealand as our home for our series based on stories from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings,” said showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay.

“We are grateful to the people and the government of New Zealand and especially Auckland for supporting us during this pre-production phase. The abundant measure of Kiwi hospitality with which they have welcomed us has already made us feel right at home, and we are looking forward to deepening our partnership in the years to come.”

Set in Middle-earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. One that will have no trouble in gaining traction especially considering the success of the previously mentioned movie trilogy which made a whopping $2.9 billion in total at the box office.

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