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As a high fantasy fan, the new 'Lord of the Rings' series offers something refreshing

It's a big moment for fans of high fantasy. But for some, the weeks leading up to the release of Amazon's Lord of the Rings prequel series have meant a mix of excitement – and a little anxiety.

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‘I expected both to be cheap cash-ins’: readers’ verdicts on House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings

Costumes, sets, CGI, scripts and performances go under the spotlight – as readers weigh up the new ventures into Middle-earth and Westeros

The Guardian - UK

LOTR stars champion diversity after Rings of Power backlash

High-powered former Lord of the Rings stars have leapt to the defence of the diverse cast of Amazon's latest spin-off amid a widening backlash.

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Rings of Power: 'In an age of epic fantasy on screen many of the missteps are unforgivable'

Early reviews of Amazon Prime’s The Rings of Power have said that this “rich, gorgeous” eight-episode prequel to Lord of the Rings is “so astounding” it makes HBO’s rival fantasy series House of the Dragon “look amateur”.

The Conversation

The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Independent UK

Mary McNamara: We bonded over Tolkien when my son was 4. So of course we live-texted 'Rings of Power'

I took my son Danny to see "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" when he was not quite 5 years old.

Los Angeles Times

The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Independent UK

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Barack Obama wins an Emmy Award – and is halfway to an ‘EGOT’

Former US president Barack Obama has an Emmy Award to go with his two Grammys and is halway to the entertainment industry's coveted 'EGOT'.

The New Daily

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a billion-dollar bet Amazon shouldn’t be allowed to make

Prime Video has broken the bank with its streaming prequel to Lord of the Rings. It’s a surefire winner on paper, writes Louis Chilton – but is it really what the industry needs?

The Independent UK

'Rings of Power' cast reveal secrets, details about new show

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has made its debut and the cast is finally able to talk about the years-long effort

The Independent UK

The Rings of Power: Tolkien readers divided over Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series

Book fans can’t come to an agreement on new Middle-earth series

The Independent UK

Amazon's Lord of the Rings: Morfydd Clark’s mum is ‘desperate to host people in Wales’ as new series puts country on the world’s stage

What did the show's three Welsh stars have to say about the series?

Wales Online

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - we take a deep dive into the making of Amazon’s new show

A byzantine rights agreement, a huge amount of money and a lot of elf-wrangling is behind the mammoth new series

Evening Standard

Who is Morgoth in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? The great enemy's history explained

We break down the First Age villain's beginnings, allegiances with Sauron, and more

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The Independent UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Guardian - UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap episodes one and two – like no TV you’ve seen before

Amazon’s hugely anticipated take on Tolkien finally arrives – and it’s so packed with scale and ambition it’s only matched by Marvel’s biggest budget offerings

The Independent UK

Dominic Monaghan says he was ‘devastated’ after split from Lost co-star Evangeline Lilly

The Lost co-stars dated from 2004 to 2007

Salon

Bypass Westeros and head to Middle-earth

In the battle between dragons and elves, Prime Video bankrolls a glorious play for the streaming fantasy throne

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The Independent UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Independent UK

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power producer reveals the ‘number one rule’ behind new adaptation

High-budget adaptation is out in less than a month

Bangkok Post

Amazon to unveil its $1bn bet with 'Lord of the Rings' prequel launch

LOS ANGELES - Stanley Kubrick once famously said that J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy of novels was unfilmable.

Los Angeles Times

Review: Many predicted Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' prequel would be a disaster. It isn't

And so it came to pass, in the 21st year after the arrival of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" — and eight years after "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," the conclusion of its prequel trilogy — that a prequel prequel was mounted…

Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is Amazon’s lavish bid for buzz. It’s off to a pretty good start

They dwell in utterly different worlds. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spinoff, ”House of the Dragon,” is the one with beautifully candlelit buttocks and a steady supply of spilled entrails. “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is the other one.

Daily Mirror

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power review: Amazon show is a 'masterpiece'

Five stars *****: After watching the first two episodes of Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, The Mirror's Ian Hyland has given the Amazon film five stars

The Independent UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first-look review – A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

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