Competing for audiences with the "Lord of the Rings" series, the prequel to "the Family of Dragons" released the first episode for free.

CTOnews.com, September 2 (Xinhua)-- HBO released the first episode of Game of Thrones prequel "the Family of Dragons" on YouTube as Amazon's Lord of the Rings: the Ring of Power was launched, according to IGN.

Foreign media said that the two series, which were launched at almost the same time, are both magic types, and HBO's move may be to attract audiences who have not yet watched the show.

Now, the Family of Dragons has been updated to the second episode, and Lord of the Rings: the Ring of Power has released the first two episodes at once.

CTOnews.com learned that the Family of Dragons, adapted from George R R Martin's Fire and Blood, tells the story of the Targaryen family 200 years before Game of Thrones. The play has now been confirmed to have a second season.

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

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The series "Amazon Lord of the Rings: the Ring of Power" is launched, which tells the heroic legend of the second era in Middle-earth World.