Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Amazon Studios announced Tuesday that it will film its upcoming The Lord of the Rings series in New Zealand.
"As we searched for the location in which we could bring to life the primordial beauty of the Second Age of Middle-earth, we knew we needed to find somewhere majestic, with pristine coasts, forests, and mountains, that also is a home to world-class sets, studios, and highly skilled and experienced craftspeople and other staff. And we're happy that we are now able to officially confirm New Zealand as our home for our series based on stories from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings," show-runners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay said in a joint statement.