If you can believe it, it’s been over two years since it was first revealed that Amazon had acquired the rights to The Lord of the Rings, and they’ve been breadcrumbing information to us ever since. We’ve seen the cast revealed bit-by-bit, but now, at TCA, they have officially announced a sizable chunk of the cast.

“After undertaking an extensive global search,” a statement reads from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, “we are delighted finally to reveal the first group of brilliant performers who will take part in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series, McKay and Payne said in a joint statement in January at TCA. “These exceptionally talented women and men are more than just our actors: they are the newest members of an ever-expanding creative family that is now working tirelessly to bring Middle-earth to life anew for fans and audiences worldwide.”

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Here is the confirmed cast via THR:

Robert Aramayo (Game of Thrones, The King’s Man) is replacing Poulter in the cast as one of the lead roles. 

Owain Arthur (Kingdom)

Nazanin Boniadi (Counterpart, Hotel Mumbai, How I Met Your Mother)

Tom Budge (The Pacific)

Morfydd Clark (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)

Ismael Cruz Cordova (The Catch, Ray Donovan)

Tyroe Muhafidin (newcomer)

Sophia Nomvete (Dexter)

Megan Richards (Wanderlust)

Dylan Smith (I Am the Night)

Charlie Vickers (Medici)

Daniel Weyman (Gentleman Jack, Treadstone)

Joseph Mawle (Game of Thrones) will play Oren, the central villain in the series.

Markella Kavenagh, an Australian actress whose credits include Picnic at Hanging Rock, is the female lead, playing a character named Tyra. She was the first person cast in the show.

Ema Horvath (Like.Share.Follow., Don’t Look Deeper) will be a series regular.

Morfydd Clark (His Dark Materials) will play a young Galadriel, the character portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson’s LOTR and The Hobbit features.

Production will begin in New Zealand this year, with it being expected to premiere in 2021.

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SOURCE: THR