Lord Of The Rings The Rings Of Power’s JD Payne & Patrick McKay Season 2

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power to place focus on it rivaling the budget devoted to any TV series, ever. But what are showrunners Patrick McKay and JD Payne delivering that makes the continuation of the JRR Tolkien mythology worthwhile? Season 2 has just arrived on Prime Video, and a viewing of the first three episodes shows a storytelling ambition that points to a deep love of Tolkien mythology that gives the show a template different from Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning LOTR trilogy. And also a storytelling runway that can stretch as long as the one that powered Game of Thrones and its spinoffs. Here, McKay and Payne take a deep dive into the mix of Middle-earth storytelling and spectacle, and their deep love of Tolkien’s world creation