The first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power it was pretty epic and I loved what it delivered. As a fan of the show, I’ve been very curious about what’s in store for season 2, and according to Vernon Sanders, Head of Global TV for Amazon Studios, they’re taking things to the next level with the next chapter in the story.
In a recent interview with Deadline, Sanders teased what we can expect from Season 2, which is currently filming, and plans to ramp up the pace of the narrative and scale the battle scenes. When asked how production on season 2 was going, he said:
“It’s going great. Season 1 had so much to establish that we now enjoy seeing the story grow as Sauron is revealed. And I think audiences can expect a show that while it feels true to itself, it feels like the stakes are getting higher and higher and now that the rings are in the game, seeing what they can do and seeing how the various factions within of the world deal with those implications. I think it’s going to be really exciting.”
Speaking about the pace and scope of the upcoming season, he went on to say:
“We have never done anything like this. So the whole production model, how to produce a show like this, scale work, those were all things that we had to learn the first time in the process of making the show. We will be faster. We’re going to be able to put more money on the screen, just in terms of the scale and scope of what we’re doing now that we know how to do it. And I also think the pace of our story will pick up in part because the story requires that now that everyone’s been established, the stakes have been established, that we’re going to look at some characters in some countries they go to war.”
So obviously one of the things they’re making sure to do is deliver even bigger battle sequences, which is what every Lord of the Rings fans love to listen! He said:
“Yes, I can tell you will see bigger battles in season 2, including some iconic moments from the appendices and the books.”
Unfortunately, he hasn’t revealed what those iconic moments will be, but it’ll be great when we find out! Sanders also mentioned that they are currently working on developing Season 3 and that “there could definitely be some news in the new year” about it, so stay tuned!
The series is based on the appendices of JRRTolkien’S The Lord of the Rings books, and the story is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, “thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkien The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era where great powers have been forged, kingdoms have risen to glory and fallen to ruin, unlikely heroes have been tested, hope hangs by the thinnest threads, and the greatest villain that ever came out of Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover the whole world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they grapple with the dreaded reemergence of evil in Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking kingdom of the Isle of Númenor, to the far reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that will live long they are gone .”
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power comes from JD Payne and Patrick McCayserving as executive producers and showrunners.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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