Can you imagine shot-listing five seasons of television?
When it comes to much-buzzed-about TV series, Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has to be an all-timer. Coming off six Peter Jackson movies over the last 20 years, this series chronicles the original rings of power that clouded hearts and started epic wars. Showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay, along with executive producer and director JA Bayona, have had an incredible challenge bringing this work to the small screen. That’s why they know preparation is the key to success.
Aside from that, there are also huge shoes to fill. Jackson’s movies left such an impression, that no matter what they do, they will always be compared to him.
McKay recently told Empire Magazine, “Anyone approaching Lord of the Rings on screen would be wrong not to think about how wonderfully right [Jackson] got so much of it. But we’re admirers from afar, that’s it. The Rings of Power doesn’t try to compete with him.”
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
