The most expensive American TV series in history, "The Lord of the Rings", has 20 episodes in its first season

Produced by Amazon, "The Lord of the Rings", the most expensive American TV series in history with a total investment of over 1 billion US dollars, was recently revealed that since the filming of the series is not in chronological order, the first season may contain 20 episodes, but this has not been confirmed by the official.

Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey recently said in an interview with foreign media CinemaBlend that Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" will have 20 episodes in the first season. He said, "The filming itself is not done in chronological order, but for the filming location. The exact location is of course uncertain, and there may be several. Everything must be clear at the beginning of filming, and you must know the ending clearly. The first season should have 20 episodes. So before they decide on the ending, they can't start filming." The volume of 20 episodes is much larger than Amazon's regular series, but it has not been officially confirmed yet.

Amazon The story of "The Lord of the Rings" will start from the island of Númenor, which was described as a lost civilization in the Third Age, which is the story of "The Lord of the Rings". When most people on the island stopped worshipping Ilúvatar and rebelled against the lesser gods, the Dúnedain on the island of Númenor split. This eventually led to the destruction of the island of Númenor and the death of most of the Dúnedain. The official appearance of Númenor on the map may be a hint that fans may see some of the past of the Dúnedain in the show.

According to rumors, Amazon's TV series version of "The Lord of the Rings" will start filming in 2020, with a total of five seasons and a total investment of $1 billion, which exceeds the investment of the movie trilogy. It also beat "Game of Thrones" (each episode costs about $15 million) and became the most expensive American TV series in history.