Middle-earth may be going from film to television with Amazon’s new series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” but it turns out that that doesn’t mean the franchise is done with the big screen. Two days before the streaming debut on Amazon Prime Video, the show will screen its first episode at fan events all over the world on August 31.
Cinemark has created a For the one-night-only event, visit this pagePlease note that tickets will be available Monday at 9 a.m. PT. A $10 snack voucher is included with the reservation. The event is only available to Cinemark Movie Rewards members — the theater chain’s two-tiered loyalty program, which includes a free subscription option.
Amazon will show the series at locations outside the U.S. and Canada. This includes the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia, Colombia, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina. According to reports, the fan event will take place in around 200 locations worldwide.
The decision to bring “The Rings of Power”Amazon is pushing a groundbreaking program to theaters for its upcoming programs, even if it’s only for one night. The “Lord of the Rings” property comes with a very engaged fanbase — of both J.R.R. Tolkien’s original novels and director Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy of films — that the streamer is hoping will spark enthusiasm among a larger viewership.
Amazon hopes to make a huge splash with “Rings of Power,” which reportedly carries a production budget of more than $400 million and was described by Stuart Nash, New Zealand’s minister for economic development and tourism, as “the largest television series ever made.”
Amazon Prime Video will launch both the first and second versions. “The Rings of Power”Episodes will be available starting Sept. 2. After the premiere, the series will transition to a one episode-per-week format and debut its remaining six episodes each Friday.