Amazon’s new ‘Lord of the Rings’ series will be teen-friendly

A scene from the brand new “Lord of the Rings” collection, “The Rings of Energy.”

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Amazon’s upcoming “Lord of the Rings” collection, “The Rings of Energy,” will probably be teen-friendly because it was made for all ages.

Driving the information:“The Rings of Energy” showrunners Patrick McKay and JD Payne not too long ago spoke with Self-importance Truthful about what viewers ought to anticipate from the present by way of mature content material.

• The present won't characteristic “Recreation of Thrones”-like content material, because it was made for all ages.

What they mentioned:McKay instructed Self-importance Truthful the intention was “to make a present for everybody, for youths who're 11, 12, and 13, despite the fact that typically they may have to drag the blanket up over their eyes if it’s slightly too scary.”

• “We talked in regards to the tone in Tolkien’s books,” he added. “That is materials that's typically scary — and typically very intense, typically fairly political, typically fairly refined — but it surely’s additionally heartwarming and life-affirming and optimistic. It’s about friendship and it’s about brotherhood and underdogs overcoming nice darkness.”

The larger image:“The Rings of Energy” is the newest fantasy-themed present to hit streaming companies lately, following within the footsteps of “Recreation of Thrones,” “The Witcher” and “The Wheel of Time.”

• “Recreation of Thrones” and “The Witcher” each featured overly mature content material, together with graphic violence, depictions of intercourse and mature themes.
• “The Wheel of Time” collection leaned rather less into the mature content material house, although there was nonetheless small situations of violence, as I wrote in my evaluation for the Deseret Information.