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Fans worried Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/a> may lose its way like a certain other high budget epic fantasy adaptation, we have some good news for you.<\/p>\n Amazon Prime Video\u2019s take on JRR Tolkien\u2019s Second Age may be a while away yet, but showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay have a whole five-season arc planned already, despite only two seasons being confirmed by the streamer.<\/p>\n In fact, they already know what their final shot will be, Payne revealed during a chat with Empire<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe even know what our final shot of the last episode is going to be,\u201d he said. \u201cThe rights that Amazon bought were for a 50-hour show. They knew from the beginning that was the size of the canvas \u2013 this was a big story with a clear beginning, middle and end.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are things in the first season that don\u2019t pay off until season 5.\u201d<\/p> The series will delve into Tolkien\u2019s Lord of the Rings appendices, which detail the history of Middle-earth, to tell the story of how the Rings of Power were forged and what they did to those that received them.<\/p>\n The likes of Elrond (Robert Aramayo), Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Isildur (Maxim Baldry) will all feature, alongside a hefty set of characters new to the screen.<\/p>\n