Set in the Second Age, The Lord of the Rings is set to tell an all-new adventure in the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels. It’ll hail from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, and has been making some big announcements lately. The series cast Markelle Kavenagh as a character named Tyra, and recently tapped Will Poulter to take on an undisclosed lead role. They are the only two cast members for the series at this point, but it was also reported who’ll first direct them. J.A. Bayona has been announced as the director of the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings, and at that time it was reported that production could take place in New Zealand.
For all the reasons that Payne and McKay mentioned, New Zealand is the logical location for The Lord of the Rings’ production to take place. As it was previously rumored, the confirmation of this is not unexpected, but instead a pleasant piece of news. And since the series was going to be compared to the movies regardless, they might as well film in the same locations. This could even allow them to revisit the same locations while filming, if the series features any familiar areas from the movies.
