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Amazon to Shift ‘Lord of the Rings’ Filming to the U.K. From NZ
Actors Sean Astin, right, and Elijah Wood during filming of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", in 2003.
Source: New Line Cinema
Amazon Studios will film the second season of its “Lord of the Rings” series in the U.K., shifting the production base from New Zealand, where the popular movie adaptations of the fantasy novels were shot.
Post-production of the first season will continue in New Zealand through next June, the company said Thursday. The show, which cost some $465 million for the first season alone, according to the Hollywood Reporter, is scheduled to premiere on Amazon’s streaming platform Prime Video in September 2022.