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The first images from The Rings of Power have been released, giving Tolkien fans their first proper glimpse at Prime Video\u2019s ambitious reimagining of the Lord of the Rings mythos.<\/p>\n
Rather than being a mere remake of the critically-lauded Peter Jackson film trilogy, this streaming show is set thousands of years earlier, telling a new story inspired by the original author\u2019s rich and detailed world-building.<\/p>\n
In addition to familiar characters like Sauron and Galadriel, The Rings of Power<\/a> will also feature a number of all-new creations, with co-showrunner Patrick McKay describing it as \u201cthe novel Tolkien never wrote\u201d in a new Vanity Fair<\/a> interview.<\/p> He added that the key focus of the story will be \u201cthe forging of the rings\u201d, which had an irreversible consequence for every living being in Tolkien\u2019s world.<\/p>\n \u201cRings for the elves, rings for dwarves, rings for men, and then the one ring Sauron used to deceive them all. It\u2019s the story of the creation of all those powers, where they came from, and what they did to each of those races,\u201d explains McKay.<\/p>\n Following the official title reveal last month<\/a>, we now have our first look at several cast members, but with a heaving ensemble of 22 principal actors there are still plenty of surprises to come.<\/p>\n In the images below, you can see Morfydd Clark (His Dark Materials<\/a>) in the role of Galadriel, previously portrayed by Cate Blanchett, as well as The Undoing<\/a>\u2018s Ismael Cruz C\u00f3rdova as new character Arondir, a Silvan elf.<\/p>\n There is also a glimpse at a quiet moment shared between Galadriel and her love Elrond (Game of Thrones alum Robert Aramayo), as well as the debut of Charlie Vickers in mysterious original role Halbrand.<\/p>\n #TheRingsOfPower<\/a>, set within Tolkien\u2019s Second Age, will juggle 22 stars and multiple storylines\u2014from deep within the dwarf mines to the elven kingdom of Lindon. Here, the adventures of the fellowship are still some 2,000 years in the future.