When Game of Thrones ended back in May, it left behind a huge vacuum that needs to be filled. Several TV series have debuted in the same genre as contenders, and some of them have been quite good. HBO launched His Dark Materials and Watchmen this past fall, and Amazon’s Carnival Row was released even …
One of the most anticipated streaming TV projects on the drawing board that has attracted a ton of buzz without so much as the release of a full trailer yet is the epic fantasy Amazon is setting in the world of the Lord of the Rings — a series for which we don’t even have …
Amazon a few days ago released the first teaser trailer for its TV series adaptation based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings universe. The teaser that many fans have been waiting for doesn’t deliver what you expect, though. Instead of seeing Middle-Earth adventures and new heroes, we’re treated to the amazing crew behind the …
Game of Thrones is history — and it still hurts — but HBO’s rivals are already working on the next big fantasy series that could replace it in our hearts. Both Netflix and Amazon have epic shows in the works that could easily compete against GoT, and we’re getting more and more details about each …
Now begins the creative diaspora of the Game of Thrones cast and crew as they decide on the projects with which they’ll begin the post-Thrones phase of their respective careers. Already, one such forthcoming project is attracting significant buzz among Game of Thrones fans and devotees of material from the writer who inspired Thrones author …
In a media landscape where binge-worthy content is king, a popular TV series not only has the potential to put a streaming service on the map, it can also take an already-popular streaming service to the next level. The first example of this dynamic was arguably the success Netflix enjoyed with House of Cards a …
With Game of Thrones entering its eighth and final season this spring, many of us are curious to see if anything can possibly take its place. With the proliferation of streaming services in the years since Game of Thrones debuted (such as HBO NOW), it’s hard to imagine any show ever having quite the same …
Amazon has apparently decided that Scotland will suffice as Middle Earth for the Lord of the Rings prequel series it’s developing — a series that will reportedly have the biggest budget in the history of television. Location scouts on behalf of the company who dressed and acted like tourists, blending in to the local communities, …
It’s widely known at this point that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gave a directive to the team leading the development and commissioning of the company’s TV productions to focus on projects that have the potential to become a cultural force — a blockbuster in the vein of something like HBO’s Game of Thrones. Our vote …
The folks at Amazon aren’t the only ones getting into the Lord of the Rings remake game. A group of students from the ISART Digital school in Paris have put together a roughly four-and-a-half-minute-long animated remake of the epic Tolkien tale. Featuring a cast of adorable CGI mice that are very, well, precious.
