Rings of Power: Most successful start ever on Amazon Prime Video
It’s no surprise that many people have been waiting for Rings of Power, the new series in the Lord of the Rings universe. However, not everyone expected such a successful start. On the first day, the Amazon production pulverizes Prime Video’s starting record.
Arguably there hasn’t been a series, perhaps apart from House of the Dragon, that has been awaited and awaited by as many people as Rings of Power, the new Amazon production set in the Lord of the Rings universe. This is not only because the stories from Middle-earth fascinate an audience of millions and Peter Jackson’s trilogy is still considered by many to be the best films of all time. The gigantic budget may also have played a role. What can one expect from a series whose 8 episodes is worth US$462 million according to the government of New Zealand, where the first season was filmed?
In addition, there are still 250 million dollars that Amazon had to put on the table for the rights. Needless to say, Rings of Power is by far the most expensive series of all time. But is it also successful because of that? The series had to endure a lot of criticism in advance, which was mainly based on the casting and the increased diversity compared to Lord of the Rings and the literary template. In Rings of Power we not only see dark-skinned elves for the first time, but also a dark-skinned dwarf – without a full beard.
Rings of Power is available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
criticized? Yes. Successful? Clearly!
However, the countless criticisms of the deviation from the template could not prevent the success. With the first two episodes of Rings of Power, Amazon smashed the previous record for a premiere on the Prime Video platform. In more than 15 years, no series or film has been able to attract so many viewers on the first day after its release.
- Over 25 million people watched Rings of Power in the first 24 hours!
Of course, it helped that the series was launched simultaneously in 240 countries and territories and thus premiered practically all over the world at the same time. Whether all the viewers were satisfied with what they saw is of course another matter. Maybe some just wanted to see if the loud criticism was justified or not.
Are you one of the 25 million people who have already seen the first two episodes of Rings of Power? And if so, how did you like the start of the series? Can you share the criticism of the cast or didn’t the deviations from the template bother you in the least? Tell us your opinion in the comments.
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