The rings of forces, a billion dollars for five seasons, a symbolic license and the promise of finding characters adored viewers, was a risky bet on a premium video. When the platform received the battle for adaptation rights of attachments Rings“The project was to be largely shown as a small screen memorial … in the same way as Grade. The opening of the first season did not mean predictions, so nothing less than 25 million viewers around the world. Galadriel’s Adventures seemed to be on good tracks.
But the criticism quickly combines and the loss of interest is felt. According to shared data Hollywood reporter In 2023, although Amazon demanded 100 million views for the first season, many viewers did not finish this series. On American soil only 37% of viewers watched the last episodes. This autumn, on the occasion of the broadcast of season 2, all eyes were turned to the main video to see if the audience’s disappointment was confirmed for the stamp. At the time of the balance sheet, Power Rings Disappointment.
A drastic drop in 2024
Luminate data has just shared its rating of 2024 through the audience on streaming platforms, linear chains and cinemas. In the ranking, the most visible and award -winning series in platform catalogs such as Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+ and Prime Video, creating Patrick McKay and John D. Payne’s disappointment. Although it was supposed to be the most popular production in the main video catalog Power Rings strike in the popocalyptic universe Fallout. It’s not at the top 10 annuals.
According to Luminate shared data, the series has accused and Continue to hear Between season 1 and season 2 on 60% height. While the first season appeared near 800 million minutes viewed in 2022the second Salvo episode must not exceed 400 million In the first twelve weeks of activities in the United States. Prime Video Ambitions are obviously global, but the US market is capital importance for the platform.
This loss of interest is not really a good sign for the future. Officially, the company is still trying to devote five seasons to Galadriel, Elrond and Durin IV. The fact remains that the series could be forced to review their ambitions down. According to the article from Information, Amazon chief should Were very “angry” in the face of exorbitant costs series Forces. The password would be now profitability at all costsBy the end of 2025. However, fantasy is not the genres that can be satisfied with a small envelope.
Can’t platforms do imagination?
From undisputed success GradeTV and platform channels have made a imagination with priority. Companies in this sector gave it to their hearts, Its dark materials has Wizard by the way Round. But in this list of famous universes, we just managed to get out of the game. Readers Andrzej Sapkowski. Henry Cavill, however unsurpassed in the universe, even left creative disputes after season 3.
Round wasn’t hoping -for the tide of the raz Brandon Sanderson’s confession. Anyone who helped continue the saga Robert Jordan has recently mentioned the difficulty for a small screen to entertain such huge universes. Although the duration of the programs theory offers writers the opportunity to be exhausting, the series of the genre is often crushed under the weight of mythology that exceeds them, too many problems or does not know how to sail among their characters. He explains Polygon ::
“” “”Streaming has a big problem with epic imaginationAnd it is concerned about (…) the rings of forces had an unlimited budget and absolute creative freedom, and yet it is not very good. Epic imagination responded badly to too much control from above. I think it was a problem of the Witcher. You had visionaries like Henry Cavill and they didn’t listen to him.
It remains to be seen now if the prime video can repeat again Power Rings Series in the heart of discussions. The future is not radiant for sex. In 2025, however, believers will be able to comfort themselves for the idea of discovery The knight of the seven kingdom On HBO and Max. Appropriate series Chronicle of the wandering knight He promises to re -connect with the more epic roots of the George RR Martin universe to tell a less political story close to the Westeros people. This is a risk to an American channel that could be done without the audience for which fantasy Grade He was not the most interesting part.
It can also be noted that Netflix will entertain the same famous saga, abused at the Disney cinema. With Greta Gerwig to the helms, new saga Narnia’s world They must hatch on a small screen. The platform and the director have made an informed selection of films to ease the adventures of the family of the family of the Hero. In addition, the platforms seem to want to look at the sub-man fantasy, which is very successful on social networks: Romantasy.
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