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Chronicles of Middle-earth

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The Second Age

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 1 (2022) — Thousands of years before Frodo, the series explores the forging of the Rings of Power, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the kingdom of Númenor, and the last alliance between Elves and Men. We follow a young Galadriel on her relentless hunt for the evil threatening Middle-earth.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2 (2024) — Sauron has taken off the mask! Now, disguised as the charming Annatar, he goes to Eregion to 'help' Celebrimbor forge the rest of the Rings of Power. As Galadriel deals with the betrayal, the Dwarves face a Balrog in Khazad-dûm, and war prepares to explode in Middle-earth. The age of darkness truly begins!
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 3 (2026) — The war that season 2 only threatened finally erupts! After a time jump, Sauron has everything in place to forge the One Ring and turn the tables against Elves and Men. Season 3 promises to be the tensest point yet in the race against time before the creation of the Ring that will dominate all of Middle-earth.

The Third Age

  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) — A brutal tale of honor and vengeance! 183 years before Frodo, the legendary King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand, must defend his people from a relentless army of Dunlendings. The war forces the Rohirrim into a desperate stand in the fortress that would one day be known as Helm's Deep.
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — The hobbit Bilbo Baggins lives a quiet life until the wizard Gandalf and thirteen noisy dwarves recruit him for an epic adventure: to reclaim the treasure and the kingdom of the Lonely Mountain from the terrifying dragon Smaug. On the way, he encounters a creature named Gollum and a ring that will change his destiny.
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — The journey of Bilbo and the dwarves continues. They face giant spiders, escape form elves (complete with Legolas doing parkour), and finally reach the Lonely Mountain. There, Bilbo must use his ring to enter the lair of the dragon Smaug, attempt to steal the Arkenstone, and, most importantly, not become hobbit barbecue.
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — The dragon Smaug has been defeated, but now the real trouble begins. The vast treasure of the Lonely Mountain is unguarded, attracting armies of Men, Elves, and Dwarves, while Thorin succumbs to 'dragon sickness'. Just as they are about to go to war with each other, a legion of Orcs marches in secret, forcing them into a desperate alliance to survive.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027) — The most desperate hunt in Middle-earth is about to become a film! Gandalf sends Aragorn after Gollum, the pathetic yet dangerous creature who may know too much about the One Ring — and this time the story is told from Gollum's own perspective, in a true character study. Andy Serkis not only returns to wear the digital skin of the "precious" one, but also takes the director's chair.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Young hobbit Frodo Baggins inherits a magic ring from his uncle. He soon discovers that it is the One Ring, the supreme weapon of the Dark Lord Sauron. To save Middle-earth, Frodo forms a fellowship with a wizard, an elf, a dwarf, two men, and three hobbit friends to embark on a dangerous journey to destroy the ring in Mount Doom.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — The Fellowship is broken. Frodo and Sam continue their journey to Mordor, now with the help of the treacherous and 'precious' creature Gollum. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli join the people of Rohan for the Battle of Helm's Deep, a desperate fight against Saruman's army of 10,000 Uruk-hai.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — The final battle for Middle-earth draws near. As Aragorn accepts his destiny and leads the forces of Men in a suicide attack against the gates of Mordor, Frodo and Sam face the final stretch of their journey to destroy the One Ring, with Gollum always lurking. 'For Frodo!'