Amazon says “The Rings of Power” was Prime Video’s most watched premiere ever

Amazon announced Saturday that “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” garnered over 25 million viewers globally on its first day, setting a brand new document for Prime Video.

The collection debuted Friday in additional than 240 international locations and territories worldwide, based on Amazon. A prequel to “The Lord of the Rings” books and movies, it is without doubt one of the most costly tv reveals ever made, based on The Associated Press.

“It is by some means becoming that Tolkien’s tales – among the many hottest of all time, and what many take into account to be the true origin of the fantasy style – have led us to this proud second,” Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, mentioned.

“And it’s the tens of tens of millions of followers watching – clearly as keen about Middle-earth as we’re – who’re our true measure of success,” Salke additionally thanked showrunners and the manufacturing crew for his or her work on the present.

The present, which is about 1000’s of years earlier than the occasions of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, has already dropped the primary two episodes. The remaining episodes of the collection will air weekly, ending with the season finale on October 14.