Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series Will Include These Classic Characters

Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings streaming series will purportedly include three classic characters previously depicted in the Peter Jackson-directed films. According to a tweet from TheOneRing.Net, Sauron, Galadriel and Elrond will appear on Amazon's Lord of the Rings series. Earlier reports pegged Morfydd Clark as playing the role of the young Galadriel, one of the great Elves of Middle-earth, portrayed by Cate Blanchett in the Peter Jackson movies. Hugo Weaving played Elrond, Lord of Rivendell, in those films. The villainous Sauron was played in humanoid form by Sala Baker, while Alan Howard voiced the antagonist in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Sauron, disguised as Necromancer, appeared in the Hobbit movies where he was played by Benedict Cumberbatch. The super-expensive show already has a multi-season commitment from Amazon. Production had begun earlier this year in New Zealand before shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Filming reportedly aims to resume in September. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/19/amazons-lord-of-the-rings-the-second-age-explained"] Amazon's Lord of the Rings takes place during Middle-earth's Second Age, a period only briefly seen in the Lord of the Rings movies. In our extensive breakdown of the Second Age, we said the setting "spans a long period of time in between the banishment of Morgoth (the original Dark Lord) and the first defeat of his servant Sauron. The Second Age is defined by key events like the rise and fall of the kingdom of Númenor, the creation of the Rings of Power and the formation of the Last Alliance that temporarily saved the world from Sauron's wrath." The long-lived, half-elven Elrond was the captain and herald of Gil-Galad, the High King of the Ñoldor, during the Second Age. During this time, Elrond fought in the War of the Last Alliance, which saw Men and Elves battling against Sauron. These events were depicted in Jackson's Fellowship of the Ring. In addition to Morfydd Clark as young Galadriel, Amazon's Lord of the Rings series cast includes Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, and Daniel Weyman. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=amazons-the-lord-of-the-rings-every-confirmed-actor&captions=true"]