The Second Age - Amazon Series Livestream (Podcast Replay)

09/22/21 • 57 min

Excited for the Tolkien TV series made by Amazon Prime? Content remains secret but we know that it is to be set in the Second Age, the time of the forging of the Rings of Power and Numenor. In the first livestream from the Oxford Centre for Fantasy, we take a look at the possibilities, offering a one-stop guide to what you might want to know. Join writers, Julia Golding and Paula Kalamaras, and filmmaker, Tai Truesdell, as they discuss what sources the programme makers can draw on, the main storylines, and what options are available to the screenwriters. The big question they attempt to answer is ‘what would a writer make of this material and what problems will they face?

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