Suggesting that Jeff Bezos made a significant investment in Rings of Power is putting it mildly. According to The Ankler, Amazon paid $250 million for the global rights to Tolkien’s works, with the first season alone reportedly costing around $465 million to produce. Now approaching its third season—of a planned five—the series is widely described by industry insiders as the most expensive show ever made. It is also, notably, one of the most divisive.
Patton Oswalt, who recently appeared in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, shared his thoughts on why he believes The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 is deeper than Season 1 and specifically pointed to how the show depicts orcs. In a post to X, Oswalt wrote,...
Data tracking firm Nielsen released new data that shows watch time for The Rings of Power Season 2's third week on its Top 10 charts declined by over 26% as Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon MGM Studios, attempted to spin the show as a success. Nielsen revealed via...
Amazon MGM Studios boss Jennifer Salke made an interestingly claim that "over 55 million people" engaged with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2. In an interview with Variety, Salke was asked, "How have you found the reaction to Season 2?" She replied,...
Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon MGM Studios, recently shared that the company is talking about potentially purchasing the rights to The Lord of the Rings from Embracer Group. In an interview with Variety, Salke was asked by K.J. Yossman, "Embracer, who’ve...
Patrick McKay, one of the showrunners on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, compared the destruction of Khazad-dûm to climate change. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter following the conclusion of the show's second season, McKay was asked by James...
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunner J.D. Payne recently claimed that the show's second season was "reviewed by the Tolkien Estate and a team of Tolkien scholars to assure the story adheres to the legendarium." A post to the official Amazon MGM Studios...
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power director Charlotte Brändström claims that Galadriel was in love with Halbrand. In an interview with the Nerdist following the conclusion of the show's second season, Brändström was asked, "Seeing Halbrand really affected...
Corey Olsen, who has dubbed himself the Tolkien Professor, recently made an absurd claim "that there's no such thing really as canon in Tolkien" while defending The Rings of Power. In a clip uploaded to The Lord of the Rings on Prime's official account on X, Olsen...
Actor Robert Aramayo, who plays Elrond in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, recently claimed that the intention behind a scene showing his character kissing Morfydd Clark's Galadriel was "the controversy." YouTuber Nerd Cookies aka Elaine shared the clip of...
New viewership data from Nielsen reflects other data points that show that Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power lost a significant amount of its viewers between the first and second season. Nielsen reported back in 2022 following the show's...
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunner J.D. Payne decided to attack fans of author J.R.R. Tolkien as fans have abandoned the show en masse. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Payne said, "The Fellowship had to look to each other, and those who support...
New viewership data from Luminate reveals that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's total watch time for its third week declined by over 51%. Data analytics company Luminate reports that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power only garnered 372.7 million...