Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The future of The Lord of the Rings looks bright, with several upcoming TV shows and movies set in Middle-earth currently in production. Since the original The Lord of the Rings trilogy began in 2001, the franchise's movie & TV portfolio has expanded via prequels and spinoffs. The enduring legacy of Peter Jackson's movies means rights holders are eager to produce more content derived from J.R.R.
4 The Rings Of Power Season 2 Release Date: August 29, 2024 Close The next confirmed project in The Lord of the Rings' future is the continuation of Amazon's The Rings of Power. The Rings of Power season 2 will pick up where the last season left off, chronicling the War of the Elves and Sauron in the Second Age of Middle-earth.
Director Kenji Kamiyama Release Date December 13, 2024 Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures Cast Brian Cox , Miranda Otto , Gaia Wise , Luke Pasqualino , Laurence Ubong , Shaun Dooley Of all the projects currently in production, the next Middle-earth movie will be The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Confirmed in 2021 by director Kenji Kamiyama, the animated The War of the Rohirrim is written by Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou from a story by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.
According to Tolkien's books, The Hunt for Gollum should take place within a multi-year time skip that separates Bilbo's birthday party and Frodo leaving the Shire, but Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring glossed over this gap. Related 10 Lord Of The Rings Movies WB Could Make After Its Gollum Prequel Warner Bros is officially making a Gollum prequel movie, but this won't be the end. There are other Lord of the Rings stories that could be next.