“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”
Amazon series finishes despite writers’ strike
Fantasy series “Rings of Power”: Even without scriptwriters in the can in time
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Filming for the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power continues despite the writers’ strike.
The Writers Guild of America strike, which has been going on since May 2nd, is currently bringing many US film and series productions to a standstill. However, fans of the fantasy series “The Rings of Power” do not have to fear a postponed start of the second season.
Filming without showrunner duo Payne and McKay
How the magazine “Variety” found out, filming should be completed as planned by the end of May. Nothing stands in the way of the start of broadcasting of the season planned for mid-2024. To avoid delays and immense downtime costs, the remaining shoots will be completed without “showrunners” JD Payne and Patrick McKay.
Showrunners are a specialty of the British and American TV and film industry. As with the writing duo Payne and McKay, these are usually experienced screenwriters who act as executive producers on shoots and have great creative decision-making power. As members of the screenwriters’ union, they are forbidden from influencing the shooting during the strike.
Prepared in time for the writers’ strike
As “Variety” further reports, the two showrunners, together with the rest of the production team, had already prepared thoroughly for their foreseeable failure in the run-up to the strike. In their stead, the season’s non-writing producers and directors are currently overseeing production filming in the UK.