For the first time on film, the new Amazon series tells the story of the legendary Second Age of Middle-earth. Set thousands of years before the events of Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, this epic drama takes viewers back to a time when great powers were forged, kingdoms rose and fell, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung on a thread, and Tolkien’s most powerful villain threatened to bring darkness to all worlds. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series focuses on a group of characters – both familiar and new – who face an age-old fear: evil has returned to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains to the majestic forests of Lindon, the elven capital, to the stirring island nation of Númenor and to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legends that will be told long after they are gone.