When is Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings TV series set?

Amazon Studios’ The Lord of the Rings series is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth — thousands of years before the events of the Lord of the Rings films and the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien on which they were based._x000D_

Amazon’s Lord of the Ring Facts:

_x000D_Amazon purchased the television rights to The Lord of the Rings for nearly $250 million in 2017. Subsequently, the studio made a five-season production commitment, worth around $1 billion – the most expensive TV series ever installed. The Lord of the Rings series will premiere on Prime Video on Sep 2, 2022.