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Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV show to be filmed in New Zealand

Auckland beats Scotland to NZ$1.3bn contract for what is expected to be the most expensive TV series ever made

New Zealand will reprise its starring role as Middle Earth with confirmation Amazon Studios will and film its new Lord of the Rings television series on its shores.

The country – where Sir Peter Jackson filmed the original Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies – beat rival Scotland to be named the production location for the series, set to be the most expensive TV show ever made.

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