The Lord of the Rings: Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Arrow) and Augustus Prew (Prison Break) cast in the series

Cynthia Addai-Robinson and Augustus Prew have joined the impressive cast of The Lord of the Rings series.

It's been a few months since JRR fans Tolkien are waiting for this moment! After learning that three key characters from the Peter Jackson trilogy will be back in The Lord of the Rings , Amazon Prime has just revealed the official cast of the titanic show. And the least we can say is that the list is very long! Indeed, the streaming platform has shared the names of twenty actors who will join the fifteen others already present on the filming currently underway in New Zealand . We now understand better why the budget announced by the production amounts to $ 1 billion! On this list, we also find known names like that of Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Arrow), Maxim Baldry (Years and Years) and Augustus Prew, seen in Prison Break.

Will also be part: Peter Mullan ( Westworld) , Trystan Gravelle ( Mr Selfridge) , Fabian McCallum (You) , Simon Merrells (Spartacus) , Lloyd Owen (Apollo 18), Benjamin Walker (Jessica Jones) and Leon Wadham (Power Rangers) . Regarding the rest of the cast, it features young shoots and actors unknown to the general public, such as the British presenter Sir Lenny Henry, Ian Blackburn, Kip Chapman, Anthony Crum, Maxine Cunliffe, Thusitha Jayasundera , Geoff Morrell, Peter Tait, Alex Tarrant and Sara Zwangobani. New recruits to the delight of the showrunner who said: “ The world that JRR Tolkien creates is epic and diverse. These extraordinarily talented artists from all over the world represent the culmination of a multi-year research aimed at finding brilliant and unique artists to bring this world to life “. While waiting to know the roles of each one, find out if Hugo Weaving (Elrond) will be back in the series The Lord of the Rings.