Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salkeof the first season by explaining they’re “building the infrastructure of what will sustain the whole series.” The studio has every intention of investing years into this show and putting every last dollar to use.
The truth is that the show does look incredible. The small details that make a fantastical world feel beautiful are everywhere. Detailed armors and costumes stand out, but the tiniest twigs and branches that the Harfoots use are where Amazon’s money really shines. The grand establishing shots that show off the natural beauty of the world alongside impressively built cities and villages brings a cinematic quality to the show that TV has been trying to emulate for years.
were completed, is on par with the best film productions and even better than most Disney outputs in the past few years. There’s a sense while watchingto look good. Any inkling of cheapness and the crew would be ridiculed from every part of the internet for the “billion dollar show” to come out no better than an average Netflix production.still pales in comparison to what should be possible with that amount of money. It’s inevitable to comparefor what can be done to bring fantasy to life.
But the most valuable thing a production can buy with their money is not people or product, it’s time. The first season ofspent 2 years in pre-production before any footage was shot. But with such a substantial investment, I doubt anyone at Amazon wanted to spend too long just planning the show. .