Amazon officially announced at their TCA panel today that Star Trek 4 writers JD Payne and Patrick McKay have been hired to bring the streaming service’s ambitious Lord of the Rings TV series to life.
Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salk also confirmed to THR that the series will likely not premiere until 2021.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Amazon to bring it to life anew.
Its theatrical adaptations, from New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson, earned a combined gross of nearly $6 billion worldwide.