Best TV Series Coming to Netflix in September 2022
Best TV Series Coming to HBO Max in September 2022
Look out, HBO:House of the Dragonfaces some stiff competition this year. In addition to itsLord of the Ringsseries,Amazon Prime Videohas a handful of other highly anticipated TV projects in store for September 2022. It’s an exciting time to be in the TV streaming business, and it’s clear Prime Video in particular is keeping up with the other heavy hitters in broadening its reach. Here’s a closer look at what’s to come, both domestically and internationally.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Series Premiere) — September 2
It’s been several years sinceThe Hobbittrilogy hit the masses — and even longer since the originalLord of the Ringsfilmstook Hollywood by storm.The Rings of Poweris set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R Tolkien’sThe HobbitandThe Lord of the Ringsand follows an ensemble cast as they confront the long feared emergence of evil in Middle-earth. The highly anticipated serieswill finally bring Tolkien’s Second Age to life in a live-action adaptation, beginning witha two-episode premiereon September 2.
“I think to portray the level of beauty that you find in the books is such a massive endeavor,” director J.A. Bayona recently toldGizmodo. “I’m glad that Amazon had the ambition to go there. Also, if you think about the movies, the bar was set so high that we can not offer less to the audience, you know? So to me, it was to be at the level of the expectations, not only for the people who saw the movies but the people who had read the books.”
“What’s so interesting about the Rings of Power is they channel what’s already inside of you,” co-star Robert Aramayo recently toldLooper. “That extends to magic or that idea of magic, that idea of the machine that Mr. Tolkien talked about so much. For the elves, the rings are the machine, and I wonder how he feels about it. He doesn’t get that ring straight away. It’s another one of those interesting moments, an interesting question that hopefully the show will answer of why he doesn’t or when he does. That’s all for the future, hopefully.
Related:Rings of Power Showrunners Share Their First Pitch to Amazon
Prisma (Series Premiere) — September 21
Prime Video’s Italian original seriesPrismasees the streamer revisit the theme of gender identity fluidity while catering to a young adult audience and also connecting with Italy’s neorealist roots. The eight-episode show is centered around identical adolescent twins who challenge gender norms in different ways, along with their group of friends who are also going through a similar journey.Prismais set in the city of Latina, just south of Rome, and its surrounding area, which is known for modernist architecture and fertile agriculture.
Related:Amazon Ghosted Peter Jackson After Asking Him to Consult on The Rings of Power
Jungle — September 30
Prime Video fans were recently given a first look at the streamer’s upcoming U.K. original drama seriesJungle,a six-part scripted series told with both rap/drill music and dialogue. It follows the lives of several strangers in inner city London, each dealing with their own unique struggles. Frequently misunderstood, it’s a world where one law governs everything: only the strongest will survive, according to the show’s promotional campaign. As the strangers’ worlds begin to unravel around them, they come to the realization that every action, no matter how small, has a consequence.
Best TV Series Coming to Major Streaming Services in September 2022
