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   Some key takeaways:   
      
       * The Rings of Power, set within Tolkien's Second Age, will   
       juggle 22 stars and multiple storylines, from deep within   
       the dwarf mines to the elven kingdom of Lindon. Here, the   
       adventures of the fellowship are still some 2,000 years in   
       the future.   
      
       * Patrick McKay and JD Payne are first-time showrunners and   
       their series -based not on a novel but the Middle-earth   
       prehistory attached to the end of The Lord of the Rings -   
       will be the costliest TV show ever.   
      
       * Despite being set thousands of years before the stories   
       we know, familiar immortals do turn up as their younger   
       selves: Morfydd Clarke as the elven queen Galadriel, now a   
       hardscrabble warrior leading the Northern Armies.   
      
       * Robert Aramayo plays Elrond, the elven statesman who is   
       just beginning to build his reputation - starting with   
       mending the relationship between his people and the dwarves   
       of Khazad-d–m.   
      
       * In a bold move, The Rings of Power condenses Tolkien's   
       Middle-earth timeline and adds entirely new characters.   
       Sophia Nomvete's dwarven princess, Disa, and Ismael Cruz   
       C¢rdova's Silvan elf, Arondir, broaden the notion of who   
       lives in Middle-earth.   
      
       * What of Sauron? Or Isildur, the warrior who cuts the One   
       Ring off the villain's hand? "The speculation is welcome,"   
       says Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. But the   
       secrecy that has blanketed this series is finally lifting.   
      
       * At its core, The Rings of Power takes its biggest cue   
       from the heart of Tolkien's books. "It's about friendship,"   
       says McKay. "It's about brotherhood and underdogs   
       overcoming great darkness."   
      
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