The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's First Teaser 

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's First Teaser : All the Cool Details

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Lord of the Rings fans have been given the first glimpse at footage from the new $1bn (£800m) Amazon TV series

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is thought to be the most expensive TV show ever made.

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Set thousands of years before the books and Peter Jackson's movies, it will bring author JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth to the small screen in September

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The 60-second teaser trailer appears to show ancestors of the hobbits, and a host of other mysterious characters.

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