Amazon has set a September 2022 release date for its anticipated streaming series adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. 

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According to budget data leaked by New Zealand film location administrators last year, the show will be one of the most expensive TV series ever made, with the first season bottom lined at $465 million.

For rapt viewers, there will be no binging--new episodes will be available weekly. Season one concluded filming in New Zealand Aug. 2. 

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, about evil turning up in Middle-earth.  

“The journey begins September 2, 2022 with the premiere of our original The Lord of the Rings series on Prime Video,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “I can’t express enough just how excited we all are to take our global audience on a new and epic journey through Middle-earth! Our talented producers, cast, creative and production teams have worked tirelessly in New Zealand to bring this untold and awe-inspiring vision to life.” 

J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay are the showrunners. They are executive producing with Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J.A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond and Sharon Tal Yguado. 

The cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova and Charles Edwards.  

The Hobbit was published in 1937. The Fellowship of the Ring came out in 1954, as did The Two Towers. The Return of the King came out a year later. 

Peter Jackson directed the three Lord of the Rings movies in 2001, 2002 and 2003. 

“As Bilbo says, ‘Now I think I am quite ready to go on another journey.’ Living and breathing Middle-earth these many months has been the adventure of a lifetime. We cannot wait for fans to have the chance to do so as well,” said Payne and McKay.

NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke will take over as head of Amazon Studios, the streaming service said Friday.

Salke, who served as head of the network’s entertainment division since 2011, will take over operations of the burgeoning streaming service four months after former Amazon Studios head Roy Price resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment.

Salke, who while at NBC was responsible for overseeing more than 25 scripted series, including Emmy Award-winning This Is Us as well as The Blacklist and The Good Place, will inherit a burgeoning studio that’s developed several high-profile original shows, including Emmy-winning series Transparent and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which recently picked up Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards for best comedy series.

Amazon COO Albert Cheng, who served as interim head of the studio, said in a tweet Friday that he’s looking forward to Amazon’s “awesome future” under Salke.

Warm welcome to Jennifer Salke as our new Head of Amazon Studios! It has been an honor and privilege to have served as interim head to a great team. Looking forward to this team's awesome future! https://t.co/l368YMLji8 via @thr

— Albert Cheng (@albert_cheng) February 9, 2018

Prior to naming Salke, Amazon reportedly had reached out to other industry executives, including A+E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc.