Lord of the Rings TV Show

[d3r14k]

Apologies if this is already known here. Browsed the first 5 pages here at the forums and saw no mention of it.

I just discovered this show was in pre-production(?) today. Not usually a fan of TV at all, mostly because I like the idea of a story having a beginning, middle, and end which television is usually incapable of. I've made a few exceptions when the premise / praise is especially clear for good TV. I won't get my hopes up but this seems like it could be OK with Peter Jackson at the helm, despite what some people think about The Hobbit.

What are you guys hoping they'll base this show on? There doesn't seem to be any details about the plot (at least as far as I can find). A redditor was talking about them being restricted from using LOTR or The Hobbit content, though I have no idea how much truth that holds. I'm hoping it pulls source material from The Silmarillion and tells one of the many stories there. If it is just a remake of the One Ring quest with a new cast, I'm gonna be very disappoint doggo.

Some ideas I saw and shamelessly ripped from the reddit post that seem really good:

- The awakening of the Elves
- The rise of Melkor and the creation of Orcs
- The creation and awakening of the Dwarves
- The forging of the Silmarils by Fëanor
- The Darkening of Valinor (the destruction of the Two Trees and theft of the Silmarils by Melkor and Ungoliant)
- The awakening of Men
- The Tale of Beren and Lúthien
- The destruction of Doriath by the Sons of Fëanor over possession of the Silmarils
- The War of Wrath

Newshub article with minor bits of info:
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entert...gs-series.html

Reddit link where I originally found the story:
https://www.reddit.com/r/television/...ns_reported_1/