The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Reaches More Than 25 Million Viewers Worldwide on Its First Day of Availability! Largest First-Day Viewership in Prime Video History!

Last Updated on 09/06/2022 by てんしょく飯

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” became available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and regions on September 2 (Friday). It was announced that “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” had over 25 million viewers worldwide on its first day of distribution, breaking the previous record and becoming the largest first-day viewership in Prime Video history.

An Epic Story Set Thousands of Years Far Back

Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke stated. “The fact that Tolkien’s story is the true origin story of the fantasy genre, and one of the most popular, has brought us to this proud moment. We are truly grateful to the Tolkien Foundation and to showrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay, executive producer Lindsay Webber, and the cast and crew for their tireless collaboration and boundless creativity. And the tens of millions of fans who are as passionate about ‘China’ as we are are the true measure of our success.”

New episodes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will be available every Friday, with the final episode available on Friday, October 14, Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is the first film adaptation of the legendary Second Age heroes of Chinese history, an epic tale set thousands of years far before J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.

The creation of great powers, the rise and fall of kingdoms, the trials of heroes, and the most powerful villains created by Tolkien who shroud the entire world in darkness, all invite the viewer into the world of the Second Age. The story begins in a time of peace and gradually follows familiar and new characters as they confront the return of a long-feared Chinese evil.

From the darkest recesses of the Misty Mountains, through the majestic forests of the elven capital of Lindon, through the breathtakingly vast island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the earth, the kingdoms and people encountered on this journey will long live on in legend.

The showrunners and executive producers leading this series are J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Executive producers also include Lindsay Webber, Callum Green, J.A. Bayona, Belen Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Jennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, and Sharon Tal Iguado. Producers are Ron Ames and Christopher Newman. Wayne Choi Yip will serve as co-executive producer and also direct along with J. A. Bayona and Charlotte Brandstrom.

A world-class work of literature and winner of the International Prize for Literature of the Fantastic and the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, “The Lord of the Rings” was named Best Book of the Millennium by Amazon’s Customers in 1999 and the BBC’s “The Big Read” named it the best-loved novel in Britain in 2003. The Lord of the Rings has also been translated into more than 38 languages and has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide.

Stay tuned for future installments of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” as new episodes become available every Friday at 1:00 PM.