Today, September 2, “ The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power ” has been released, the most expensive television series in history with a budget of 1,000 million dollars. A fact that has not prevented the production from being involved in controversy almost from the beginning.
Regardless of whether the series will ultimately respect Tolkien’s legacy or not, everyone agrees that the visuals are really good, which only raises the expectations of all Middle-earth fans.
That said, how can we watch “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” online? What streaming platform is it broadcast on?
How to watch the series “The Rings of Power” online
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is an Amazon production, and therefore is broadcast from its Prime Video streaming platform .
The first two chapters of the first season are currently available, which will have a total of 8 episodes. Chapter 3 will be broadcast next Friday, September 9, at the rate of a new chapter per week.
- Chapter 1: September 2
- Chapter 2: September 2
- Chapter 3: September 9
- Chapter 4: September 16
- Chapter 5: September 23
- Chapter 6: September 30
- Chapter 7: October 7
- Chapter 8: October 14
The first two chapters of The Rings of Power are directed by the Spanish Juan Antonio Bayona, director of other blockbusters such as El Orfanato or Lo Imposible . The rest of the episodes that make up the first season will come from director Wayne Yip, director of other series such as the great Utopia and Doctor Who .
What is the plot of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” about?
Not having the rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit books, The Rings of Power series travels back in time to recount the events surrounding the forging of the magic rings by elven blacksmiths and their subsequent change under the influence of Sauron.
All this takes place in the Second Age, thousands of years before the journey of Frodo and the fellowship of the ring to Mount Doom to destroy the one ring (events that occur in the so-called Third Age of the Sun of Middle-earth).
The first episode of the series focuses on well-known characters like Galadriel and Elrond, who begin to feel the signs of an ancient evil coming.