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This is, to say the least, a pretty major development. For most cable or streaming shows, the standard has become eight to ten episodes, with some going as high as 13. But 20 is more like a procedural drama on network television. And that’s why this is such a stunning number. We’re not talking about an episode of CSI. This is going to be a huge budget, prestige fantasy drama that will presumably be massive in scope.
“The exact locations are of course uncertain and it could well be several. The shooting itself does not take place chronologically, but is oriented towards the locations. Logically, you try to bundle all the scenes that take place in one location and film them so that you have it done and don’t have to return to that place several times. But this also implies that everything has to be clear at the start of filming, you have to know the end. There’s supposed to be 20 episodes for the first season. So until they’ve decided what the end is going to be, they can’t start filming.”
Details, in terms of what story will be told, remain a bit mysterious. However, the show will take place during the so-called Second Age in Tolkien’s mythology. So it won’t be a re-telling of what has been adapted for the screen previously. Speaking further, Tom Shippey revealed some details on how the story will be shaped.
