Genuinely great show for casual or more in-depth lotr fans, most of the 1-star reviews on here come from salty crybabies about the amount of melanin in the actors skin, not the actual show itself so don’t be turned off the watch. If the movies are your only watch before, this show will likely be a little confusing or won’t have as much depth due to the names/events/places mentioned, especially because the battles aren’t the central focus of the show.