Amazon's "Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power" series is launched to tell the legend of the second era heroes in Middle-earth.

CTOnews.com, Sept. 2 (Xinhua)-- Amazon Prime Video launched the first two episodes of the first season of Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power, which currently has 83% freshness of rotten tomatoes.

The first two episodes of ▲ 's Lord of the Rings: the Ring of Power lasted more than an hour.

CTOnews.com learned that The Lord of Rings:The Rings of Power, produced by Amazon and directed by J A Bayana and Wayne Ye, is adapted from J R R Tolkien's novel of the same name, starring Lanny Henry, Peter Mulan, Cynthia Yardai-Robinson and so on.

The series will tell the story of thousands of years before the Hobbit, showing the legendary heroes of the second era in Middle-earth history, including the forged ring, the rise of Soren, the demon king, and the final alliance between elves and humans.

According to foreign media, the budget for the first season of the show is as high as 465 million US dollars, making it the most expensive series in history.

Official introduction: