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A huge swathe of new cast members for Amazon Studios’ new Lord of the Rings TV series has been announced.

Lenny Henry, Ozark and Westworld‘s Peter Mullan, Lloyd Owen, Augustus Prew, Peter Tait, Benjamin Walker , Cynthia Addai-Robinson and Simon Merrells, Maxim Baldry, Ian Blackburn, Kip Chapman, Anthony Crum, Maxine Cunliffe, Trystan Gravelle, Thusitha Jayasundera, Fabian McCallum, Geoff Morrell, Alex Tarrant, Leon Wadham and Sara Zwangobani will all be appearing.

Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, and Daniel Weyman were announced for the show prior to the pandemic.

“The world that J.R.R. Tolkien created is epic, diverse, and filled with heart,” executive producers/showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay noted. “These extraordinarily talented performers, hailing from across the globe, represent the culmination of a multi-year search to find brilliant and unique artists to bring that world to life anew. The international cast of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series is more than just an ensemble. It is a family. We are thrilled to welcome each of them to Middle-earth.”