The Rings of Power: Lord of the Rings TV show wows fans at Comic-Con

This is the Second Age, where the 20 Rings of Power are forged and the evil Sauron, Lord of Mordor, rises to assault the realms’ hard-won peace.

But what everyone really wants to know is, can it compete with Peter Jackson’s beloved Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the winner of 17 Oscars, benchmark for composers, and populariser of second breakfast?

Can The Rings of Power walk the line of pleasing them, while also making sense for viewers coming to the story for the first time?

Read more on the BBC website.