The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is set to premiere with a double-episode this Friday, and following the recent social media reactions, critics are now allowed to share more in-depth verdicts on the first two instalments of the Prime Video series.
For the most part, the first wave of reviews have been very positive indeed. The show is being hailed as a triumphant return to Middle Earth, and, for better or worse, it sounds like the setting is very much in-keeping with the world Peter Jackson established in his beloved LOTR films.
This news is sure to be welcomed by fans of the trilogy, but those hoping for a slightly different take on the material might be disappointed.
So far, there have been no outright negative reviews added to Rotten Tomatoes, but there have been a few criticisms. The script is said to be somewhat clunky at times, and certain characters in the sprawling ensemble seem to be more compelling than others.
Check out the full reviews at the links below, along with a new critics TV spot.
Amazon Studios’ forthcoming series brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness.
Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stars Morfydd Clark, Benjamin Walker, Charles Edwards, Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Tyroe Muhafidin, Maxim Baldry, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Owain Arthur, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Leon Wadham, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.