‘The Rings Of Power’ ending won’t deviate from J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings

nme.com:

The Rings Of Power showrunners have confirmed the show’s ending will remain faithful to J.R.R. Tolkien’s source material.Based on the appendices to the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Rings Of Power covers Middle-earth’s Second Age, from the rise of Sauron, the forging of the rings and the last alliance between Elves and Men.The show has been mapped out for five seasons by showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay, including an endpoint which won’t deviate from Tolkien’s original works.Asked by NME if they have an ending for the show, McKay said: “Yes, if you’re a fan of the lore or a fan of The Lord Of The Rings, then you know that the rings of power… it’s the rings which were scattered across Middle-earth through Elves, Dwarves and mortal Men as Tolkien called them.

But they were all deceived, there was one master ring to rule them all.“We reckon there’s this grand epic to be told about their creation and the distribution and the results of what those rings can do.

We saw in the original Lord Of The Rings narrative what one ring can do, this is 20. So presumably that story will end when the story of the rings and how they change the world is over.”Asked if they’ll have to make changes to the source material endpoint to adapt it to television, Payne said: “No, I think it’s going to work well.

I think it’s going to leave people with that feeling you want when you have gone through a 50-hour story. It’s been a privilege as storytellers to have that kind of canon from the beginning because you can set things up in season one that are going to pay off way down the road.