Before The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power season one debuted, Amazon Studios revealed it was moving its production hub for season two from New Zealand to the UK.
The decision, in line with the streamer’s strategy of expanding the production footprint and investing in studio spaces in the UK – and afforded the production the ability to access the UK’s tax incentive – “was above our paygrade” say J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, the series showrunners and co-executive producers.
“We were happy to do that because Tolkien was here. It was the British Isles that he was inspired by,” McKay says.
