“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (2022)

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (2022) is a high-fantasy television series created by Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne for Amazon Prime Video. It serves as a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, exploring events that occur in the Second Age of Middle-earth.
Set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the series delves into the history of Middle-earth, focusing on the forging of the Rings of Power and the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron.The show chronicles the rise of Sauron, the creation of the Rings of Power, and the forging of alliances and rivalries between the major races of Middle-earth — Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Orcs. The Second Age is a period of great events, including the formation of the kingdom of Númenor, the fall of that kingdom, the forging of the Rings, and the rise of Sauron as a dark power in Middle-earth.
The story weaves multiple plotlines that eventually converge, introducing both familiar characters like Galadriel (played by Morfydd Clark) and Elrond (played by Robert Aramayo), as well as new characters created specifically for the show.