Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings

2024 - 2024

The Impossible Film

20th March 2024

Episode 1

After failed attempts to adapt the books and a half-successful movie, an unlikely hero takes on the film deemed by many to be impossible.

Finding the Fellowship

27th March 2024

Episode 2

With the clock ticking, Peter Jackson has to find a studio to save his work in progress; with everything on the line, maybe they can pull it off.

The Battle Rages On

Episode 3

After a successful teaser at Cannes, the team races to complete the first film in time; meanwhile, filming begins to take a toll on the cast and crew.

Wizards at Work

10th April 2024

Episode 4

The trilogy hinges on the technological magic being developed at WETA, but internal strife threatens to bring the whole thing crashing down.

Stepping Out the Front Door

17th April 2024

Episode 5

The studio take a gamble too far; Peter Jackson struggles in vain to avoid the burden of directing; in the midst of a grueling shoot, one of the dwarves is sent packing

Journey's End

24th April 2024

Episode 6

Peter Jackson pushes the bounds both on the page and on screen; maybe the audience will like what they see; a chapter comes to a close, leaving its mark on the film industry.

Top Cast

Graham McTavish•Drew McWeeny•Victoria Cheri Bennett

Through trials, false starts, injuries and near death experiences, the team behind "The Lord of the Rings" built a whole world from scratch, invented new technologies, making and breaking a studio in the process.

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Graham McTavish

Self - Narrator

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Drew McWeeny

Self

Victoria Cheri Bennett

Self

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Jed Brophy

Self

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Jenna Busch

Self

Sean Foot

Self

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Stephen Ure

Self

Full Crew

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Brian Volk-Weiss

Executive Producer

Cisco Henson

Executive Producer

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