The Great Wave (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power)
4th episode of the 1st season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Great Wave" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American fantasy television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Based on J. R. R. Tolkien's history of Middle-earth, primarily material from the appendices of the novel The Lord of the Rings, it is set thousands of years before the novel in the Second Age of Middle-earth. The episode was written by Stephany Folsom and showrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay, and directed by Wayne Che Yip.
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Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 4 | ||
Directed by | Wayne Che Yip | ||
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Cinematography by | Aaron Morton | ||
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Original release date | September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16) | ||
Running time | 71 minutes | ||
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Amazon made a multi-season commitment for a new The Lord of the Rings series in November 2017. Payne and McKay were set to develop it in July 2018. Filming for the first season took place in New Zealand, and work on episodes beyond the first two began in January 2021. Yip was revealed to be directing four episodes of the season that March, including the fourth episode. Production wrapped for the season in August 2021.
"The Great Wave" premiered on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video on September 16, 2022. It was estimated to have high viewership and received generally positive reviews.