The Lord of the Rings TV sequence is ready to happen earlier than the occasions of JRR Tolkien’s novel and the Peter Jackson film trilogy, however considered one of its most infamous characters is anticipated to make an look.

Amazon’s severely costly spin-off present – which was not too long ago confirmed for a second season – might be set in a previously-unexplored nook of Center-earth, however there are many acquainted characters set to return as a part of this new Lord of the Rings period.

Certainly one of them, it appears, is Sauron, the evil ruler of Mordor and, nicely, the Lord of the Rings himself. As reported by TheOneRing.web, the official description for the Amazon sequence guarantees “the best villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen, [who] threatened to cowl all of the world in darkness”, which many imagine factors to Sauron.

Sauron appeared briefly in Jackson’s trilogy as a human determine, however was principally depicted as a disembodied, all-seeing eye. In Tolkien’s work, Sauron additionally featured in The Hobbit and The Silmarillion.

In addition to Sauron, the outline for Lord of the Rings guarantees “an ensemble solid of characters, each acquainted and new” in addition to a lot of places, together with the Misty Mountains, Lindon, and Númenor.

It reads: “Amazon Studios’ forthcoming sequence brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Center-earth’s historical past.

This epic drama is ready 1000’s of years earlier than the occasions of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and can take viewers again to an period through which nice powers had been cast, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to destroy, unlikely heroes had been examined, hope hung by the best of threads, and the best villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cowl all of the world in darkness.

“Starting in a time of relative peace, the sequence follows an ensemble solid of characters, each acquainted and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Center-earth.

“From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breath-taking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that reside on lengthy after they’re gone.”

Lord of the Rings will air on Amazon Prime Video, with no confirmed launch date but.