Amazon Studios has handed out a second season order to its highly-ambitious Lord of the Rings series. The order comes at a time when the show is just starting pre-production on its first season in New Zealand, reported Deadline.

The studio had announced Patrick McKay and JD Payne as the showrunner last year. They were joined by Bryan Cogman, who worked as a writer and co-executive producer on "Game of Thrones", as a series consultant.