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The Rings of Power: Tolkien readers divided over Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series

Book fans can’t come to an agreement on new Middle-earth series

The Independent UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power episodes 1 and 2 recap: Welcome to Middle-earth

The opening pair of episodes deliver us back to Tolkien’s universe and make fast work of introducing a host of characters worth caring about

The Independent UK

How to watch new The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for free on Prime Video

Amazon Prime customers will be able to watch the highly-anticipated release for free - here's how

Daily Mirror

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Celebrimbor: 'The Rings of Power's most important character, explained

There aren’t many Tolkien characters more noteworthy than Celebrimbor. Here's why Charles Edwards' Elven ruler in 'The Rings of Power' is probably the show's most important player.

Inverse

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power clip prompts barrage of gleeful parodies

The short clip, which some falsely claimed was the show’s opening credits, has earned comparisons to Kath & Kim, The Young and the Restless and a strangely similar episode of Community

The Guardian - AU

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap episodes one and two – like no TV you’ve seen before

Amazon’s hugely anticipated take on Tolkien finally arrives – and it’s so packed with scale and ambition it’s only matched by Marvel’s biggest budget offerings

The Guardian - UK

Bypass Westeros and head to Middle-earth

In the battle between dragons and elves, Prime Video bankrolls a glorious play for the streaming fantasy throne

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The ‘Rings of Power’ cast is ready to play in Prime Video’s $465M ‘Lord of the Rings’ playground

The return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth is a cinematic world made for the big screen. This time, though, it’s on TV.

Tribune News Service

Behind the scenes of Prime Video’s new blockbuster show The Rings of Power, from elf heroines to fake bird poo

Behind the scenes of Prime Video’s new blockbuster show The Rings of Power

Evening Standard

The Rings of Power: Everything we know about The Lord of the Rings prequel series

Series premieres on Prime Video this September

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos says his son told him ‘not to eff up’ Rings of Power series with Amazon

Billionaire businessman also admitted some of his creative suggestions to showrunners were ‘ignored’

The Independent UK

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power producer reveals the ‘number one rule’ behind new adaptation

High-budget adaptation is out in less than a month

The Independent UK

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ actors reveal secrets of series preparation

The landscape of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” sprawls across Middle-earth and the surrounding seas in Prime Video’s new prequel series to the J.R.R. Tolkien universe.

The Orange County Register

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power – a cheat’s guide to Middle-earth before you watch the new show

For a newcomer to the wonderful world of Middle-earth, the universe created by the British author and academic J.R.R. Tolkien can seem as large and unwieldy as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (currently in Phase Four with more still to come). And, there is a new addition as Amazon’s Lord of…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

New 'Lord of the Rings' Series Brings a Female Story to the Forefront

Morfydd Clark stars in the new series "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" as Galadriel, an Elven warrior who wishes to stop the evil returning to the fantasy world of Middle-earth. The series, one of the most expensive ever made, will arrive on Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) Prime…

Bangkok Post

Amazon to unveil its $1bn bet with 'Lord of the Rings' prequel launch

LOS ANGELES - Stanley Kubrick once famously said that J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy of novels was unfilmable.

Inverse

Who plays Sauron in 'LOTR: Rings of Power'? 3 characters to watch

Let's talk about the biggest mystery in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.' Here are the three mysterious characters in the new Amazon series who could secretly be Sauron.

Inverse

Watch: How 'Rings of Power’s female stars became the Ladies of the Rings

In a behind-the-scenes video, the five female leads of Amazon’s LOTR prequel, 'The Rings of Power,' reveal how they found themselves in Middle-earth — and what happened next.

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Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is Amazon’s lavish bid for buzz. It’s off to a pretty good start

They dwell in utterly different worlds. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spinoff, ”House of the Dragon,” is the one with beautifully candlelit buttocks and a steady supply of spilled entrails. “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is the other one.

Daily Mirror

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power review: Amazon show is a 'masterpiece'

Five stars *****: After watching the first two episodes of Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, The Mirror's Ian Hyland has given the Amazon film five stars

Inverse

Review: 'Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power' is a new fantasy classic in the making

Amazon’s 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' is an epic, at times unwieldy, fantasy adventure. The series' first two episodes premiere Friday, September 2 on Amazon Prime Video.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Rings of Power’: There’s some good in this world, and it’s worth watching for

Prime Video’s gorgeous ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel, the most expensive TV series ever, is also one of the most expansive

Inverse

'LOTR: Rings of Power' release date, time, plot, cast, and trailer for Amazon's epic show

Return to Middle-earth’s Second Age in this extravagant Amazon Studios production. Here's everything you need to know about 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' from the release date and start time to cast, plot, and the latest on Season 2.

The Independent UK

Ambitious 'Lord of the Rings' prequel hopes to slay dragons

The return of dragons has been a hit

The Independent UK

The Rings of Power: Everything we know about The Lord of the Rings prequel series

Series premieres on Prime Video this September

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