Amazon has announced that the first two episodes of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power‘ have gathered more than 25 million viewers around the world on its first day of broadcast, thus breaking all records to date and becoming the most important premiere in the history of Prime Video. The first two episodes of the series have been released in more than 240 countries and territories around the world this past Friday, September 2. Every Friday a new episode available on Prime Video until completing a total of eight on October 14. Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, stated that “somehow it made sense that Tolkien’s stories would bring us this moment of pride, being one of the most popular stories of all time and considered by many to be the true origin of Tolkien’s stories.” of the fantasy genre. “I am so grateful to The Tolkien Estate, our showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay, the cast and crew on the series for their tireless collaborative efforts and boundless creative energy,” Salke continues. “And it’s the tens of millions of fans who are enjoying Middle-earth, clearly with the same excitement as us, who are our true measure of success,” she concludes.