2 Jul 2019

Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV series confirmed for NZ

From Morning Report, 7:16 am on 2 July 2019

Amazon needed reassurance after the Christchurch terrorist attacks that New Zealand was still a safe place to film the make world's most expensive television series.

Industry sources say New Zealand has been confirmed as the primary location for the the $1.5 billion dollar production of Lord of the Rings series, in what an industry insider says will be a defining deal for the country. Matthew Theunissen reports.