The Lord of the Rings: The Power of the Rings hits a record high with 25 million simultaneous viewers

The first season of Amazon's hugely expensive TV series The Lord of the Rings: The Power of the Rings officially premiered on September 2 local time. The official announcement showed that the latest statistics showed that the number of simultaneous viewers within 24 hours of the first broadcast exceeded 25 million, setting a new record in Amazon's history.

•"The Lord of the Rings: The Power of the Rings" will usher in the grand legendary story of the Second Age of Middle-earth, telling the origin of the "Power of the Rings" before the "Single Ring". The first season of the show has 8 episodes with a budget of up to 465 million US dollars. It is known as the "most expensive American TV series in history". It is directed by J.A. Bayona ("Jurassic World 2" and "The Impossible") and operated by John D. Payne & Patrick McKay ("Star Trek 3").

•However, although the audience's expectations are extremely high, the response is extremely bad. At present, the average IMDb scores of the first two episodes of the show are 7.2 and 6.9 respectively, and the Rotten Tomatoes freshness is 84%, but the popcorn index is only 34%, and the average MTC user score is only 2.1 points. The audience's reputation is extremely bad, and many people say that Amazon has ruined Tolkien's big IP.