20 Most Hotly Anticipated New TV Shows Of 2022

But by far the most highly anticipated series due for release next year is Amazon's mega-budget, eight-episode adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.

Set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, the show has been cloaked in an enormous amount of secrecy throughout its lengthy production in New Zealand, such that we still don't know which cast members are playing which characters.

With Amazon spending $250 million to acquire the IP's rights and pledging $1 billion to produce five seasons, the streaming platform clearly wants this to be the next Game of Thrones, and with the resources at their disposal, they've got a fair shot at actually achieving this lofty goal.

The Lord of the Rings will premiere on September 2nd.