The hotly anticipated “Lord of the Rings” TV show will cost around $581 million ($465m USD) for just one season. New Zealand’s Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, Stuart Nash, revealed Amazon’s budget for the upcoming television adaptation while speaking on the country’s Radio New Zealand.
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