Amazon's Lord of the Rings show will reportedly cost a jaw-dropping $465 million — for 1 season

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Amazon is hoping its new Lord of the Rings show will be a precious commodity in the streaming wars — but it won't come cheap.

Amazon Studios' The Lord of the Rings TV series is set to have an insanely large budget of about $465 million just for its first season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. New Zealand Minister for Economic Development and Tourism Stuart Nash revealed that price tag to Morning Report, and the Reporter confirmed it.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.