Lord of the Rings Series Team Dismisses Rivalry With Game of Thrones Prequel

They come out two weeks apart, but more fantasy shows 'can never be a bad thing'

Prime Video’s massive J. R.R. Tolkien-inspired series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and HBO’s first Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon, arrive on their respective platforms less than two weeks apart.

Rings of Power debuts on Sept. 2, and House of the Dragon comes on Aug. 21. Given the proximity of the high-profile fantasy show debuts, the internet has declared it the one rivalry to rule them all.

But that’s not how the Rings of Power team sees it.

“I don’t feel rivalry, not from me anyway.

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