Hoping to cash in on the success of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, Amazon’s TV series is reportedly spending big to bring the world of J.R.R. Tolkien back to life.
Written between 1937 and 1949, The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling novels of all time, which in itself should be enough to lure viewers to Amazon’s streaming service.
According to Reuters, Amazon’s show has a proposed a budget of $500 million across a two-season deal.
With such a monumental undertaking needed to condense The Lord of the Rings as a series, it makes sense that Amazon is putting a lot of effort into the project.