More expensive than "Game of Thrones": New Amazon Prime series is considered the most expensive in the world

A new series of a streaming service should be more expensive than all previous productions.

Thanks to streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Co. *, series are in greater demand than ever before.

The companies are therefore not afraid to invest a lot of money in new productions and seasons.

For example, HBO's “Game of Thrones” cost several million euros per episode.

Meanwhile, Disney is investing enormous sums in the Marvel and "Star Wars" series, which are produced for the in-house streaming service Disney +.

But the production costs of a new series should put all others in the shade.

"Lord of the Rings" series from Amazon will be the most expensive in the world

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Amazon's “The Lord of the Rings” series will be the most expensive in the world to date.

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It was rather surprising news that Amazon secured the rights to The Lord of the Rings to produce a series.

According to several sources, including

The Hollywood Reporter

, the first season alone

will

cost a whopping

$ 465 million

.

This was confirmed by Stuart Nash, New Zealand's Minister for Economic Development and Tourism.

"This is going to be the greatest television series ever made," said Nash.

By comparison, HBO spent an average of about $ 100 million on each season of Game of Thrones.

It is estimated that Amazon Studios originally acquired the rights in 2017 for around $ 250 million.

The plan is

to shoot

five seasons

in New Zealand and

possibly an additional spin-off

.

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“Lord of the Rings” series from Amazon will probably have a different name

Amazon's series takes place

in the Second Age of Middle-earth

long before the events of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," which is why the title will likely be different. Otherwise, not many details about the plot are known yet. According to the official description, in addition to new characters, well-known characters will also be seen, including

Galadriel

- but this is not portrayed by Cate Blanchett as in the films, but by Morfydd Clark. Amazon already revealed a while ago which other actors are in the series.

But when will the new “Lord of the Rings” series be released?

It was originally said that the first season should appear on Amazon Prime Video in 2021.

However, the company has not yet announced a release date.

But it should be ready by 2022 at the latest.

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