Lord of the Rings

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Season 1 of Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV show has finished filming in New Zealand
Season 1 of Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV show has finished filming in New Zealand
Credit: Courtesy of Instagram

According to JA Bayona, who is directing the new Amazon-exclusive series playing in the Lord of the Rings universe, the production has wrapped up filming in New Zealand. He posted on Instagram that "this is my last photo in New Zealand" but added that his "heart feels a little kiwi no" and that he "can't wait to be back" while also thanking "this extraordinary land and its beautiful people for taking me in".

There is no release date for the series as of yet.

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Andy Serkis does a live reading of 'The Hobbit'

Andy Serkis, the actor who portraited Gollum in the Lord of the Ring movies, is hosting a live reading of 'The Hobbit' on YouTube on Friday to raise money for UK charities. The 12-hour live stream starts at 10am on Friday 8th May BST (5am EST, 2am PST).