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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/official-lord-rings-tv-series-gets-multiple-season-commitment-at-amazon-1057486
From this and other articles:
* Amazon wants a signature TV series to combat Netflix original programming
* Amazon purchased the global TV rights to the Rings franchise (the whole timeline)
* Will be set in a time frame before The War of the Ring but no mention of exactly when in the long Tolkien time line
* Amazon and New Line will produce together
* Multiple seasons planned
* Expected to be the most expensive TV series ever shot
From this and other articles:
* Amazon wants a signature TV series to combat Netflix original programming
* Amazon purchased the global TV rights to the Rings franchise (the whole timeline)
* Will be set in a time frame before The War of the Ring but no mention of exactly when in the long Tolkien time line
* Amazon and New Line will produce together
* Multiple seasons planned
* Expected to be the most expensive TV series ever shot