The Lord of the Rings movies, based on the books by J.R.R Tolkien, were released in the early 2000s to astounding reviews and box office success. These movies kicked off a new wave of fantasy content, and Warner Bros Studios looked to Middle Earth for more content in this universe to bring to movie theaters. Since then, we have seen a trilogy of movies based on The Hobbit, and Amazon released the first series of a new show called Rings of Power.