Yep, that's what got me watching.
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Amazon will doing a Lord of the Rings remake that nobody asked for or needs: [link]
The article says it'll be a prequel, not a remake, but your main point stands
Wouldn't the prequel be The Hobbit?
This is supposed to be between The Hobbit and the LotR. Bilbo deals with Frodo's diapers, I guess.
So it will be like LoTR, only without any real stakes?
Maybe it'll be about the adventures of Aragorn before the fellowship. They could call it The Lone Ranger or something.
Catchy.
Give him a white horse and some mithril arrows and you've got yourself a series.
Johnny Depp can play his Drúedain sidekick!