Maybe film buffs will be able to see directorial parallels between his episodes, but us plebs will likely miss some of the subtleties.
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While directors have their own distinct styles, since different scripts and showrunners will work with Che Yip across both projects, I fully expect his episodes of each series to have little in common with each other.
So, we have a couple of episodes that share a director, but what does this mean for the series? Where are the similarities other than where the money comes from?Īs The Wheel of Time series goes on however, Wayne Che Yip is set to direct two episodes, with the director also slated to be shooting four episodes of the Lord of the Rings series. Payne and Patrick McKay, and the first two episodes will be directed by J.A. We know that Rafe Judkins developed The Wheel of Time and Uta Briesewitz is directing the first two episodes, whereas the little information we have about the Lord of the Rings show tells us that it’s being developed by J. Fans of Middle-earth will likely get a lot of enjoyment from an adaptation of Robert Jordan’s epic series, but a shared genre is likely where the resemblance ends.Īmazon Studios is funding both series (to the tune of $465 million for LotR), but as far as we know there are different staff working on each production, especially on the creative side of things. Two fantasy series from the same studio are bound to pique interests, and there’s sure to be a lot of crossover in terms of the vibes.
Related: 10 Lord of the Rings Characters That Only Exist In Video Games The first three episodes release today, November 19, and Lord of the Rings fans will be tuning in for a glimpse at what their precious Silmarillion-inspired show could look like. It’s for precisely that reason that some fans are looking forward to The Wheel of Time, another fantasy epic Amazon is adapting for its streaming service. At present, all we’ve had to feed on is a few map teasers and one measly poster - hardly a feast fit for a hobbit, right?
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Tolkien fans are desperate for news about Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings TV series, which is set to premiere in September 2022.