You might think that the world of fantasy television is not worth getting too invested in for those of us who are at best “fantasy curious” or at worst completely indifferent, but fantasy-based content remains one of the biggest areas of television production.
Since the end of Game of Thrones, HBO has continued to mine the works of creator George RR Martin for as much fantasy gold as it can extract. Amazon, which spent an astronomical sum to acquire the rights to JRR Tolkien’s archive of the writings from before Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit has poured millions of dollars into its prequel series The Rings of Power. The show began its second season with surprising little fanfare or publicity in August. Amazon has also spent a small fortune on its other fantasy epic, The Wheel of Time, adapted from the best-selling series of books by Robert Jordan...
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