‘Rings of Power’ and ‘House of the Dragon’ Competition Is ‘Manufactured by the Media for Headlines,’ Producer Says
variety.comAntonio Ferme editor The battle for the Iron Throne of streaming is about to begin. Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and HBO’s “House of the Dragon” will be airing simultaneously for six consecutive weeks, which many headlines and social media users have dubbed “the biggest battle in TV history.” When asked about the competition between the two shows, “Rings of Power” executive producer Lindsey Weber dismissed the idea that these stories are in conflict with each other. “For us, we don’t feel any of it.
It’s totally manufactured by the media for headlines,” Weber said Tuesday night during a “Rings of Power” panel discussion at Film at Lincoln Center. “I’m quite certain that the cast and crew doesn’t feel any of it either.
They know how hard it is to make these things.” “Rings of Power” showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay joined Weber in the Q&A, which was moderated by Vanity Fair reporter Anthony Breznican.
McKay echoed Weber and said that these two series are vastly different. “If you were an archaeologist and a gardener, it might look similar, but they couldn’t possibly be more different,” McKay said. “I think that’s sort of how we feel about the two shows.” Payne added, “The competition is the pressure we put on ourselves and a competition we have with ourselves to see what we can put out into the world.
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