Amazon’s 'Lord of the Rings' series reportedly to cost an incredible $500 million
And you thought Game of Thrones looked expensive. Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel will cost the company an estimated $500 million, according to Reuters. The rights alone to a piece of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy franchise apparently cost the company $250 million. Amazon has made a deal for two seasons, and the production and marketing costs for both should total around another $250 million. This would make the LOTR project easily the most expensive TV series ever made.
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