Amazon Studios is currently producing the first season of Lord of the Rings, rumored to have a price tag of $465 million attached for the first season alone.
Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke defended the giant budget based on the popularity of Tolkien’s works.
The series is expected to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in 2021.
Now, it seems only fitting that the new “most expensive fantasy show” record would be set by a series based on fantasy icon J.R.