Though eventually crowned King of Gondor and Arnor at the end of Return of the King, his lineage was kept secret his whole life.
This could be a pretty interesting way to kick off the series and dive deep into J.R.R. Tolkein‘s lore.
It’d be an opportunity for Amazon to introduce plenty new characters that could roll over into additional seasons, and if the first is an origin story, that may suggest the following four could be as well.