While a tonne of information regarding the Lord of the Rings TV series has found its way online, Amazon has played coy about the series.
（先前）尽管大量有关《指环王》连续剧的信息已在网上曝光，但亚马逊公司仍不愿透露这部剧的相关信息。

Various reports have revealed details about the series, including that the studio has five seasons in the pipeline .
各种报道已揭示了这部剧的部分细节，其中包括该电影公司计划制作五季连续剧。

Now, Jennifer Salke, Amazon Studios’ new executive, has spoken about the series.
如今亚马逊电影公司的新主管詹妮弗·萨尔克（终于）谈及了这部连续剧。

Salke first confirmed that the series will not retell the main events of the Lord of the Rings novels, but also insisted that the stories will feature characters we recognise.
萨尔克首次证实，这部连续剧将不会重新讲述《指环王》这部小说中的主要事件，但她也强调这部剧将讲述我们认识的角色的故事。

Salke also hinted at when we can expect the series to finally reach Amazon, saying: “It’ll be in production in two years; [on the air in] 2021 is the hope. But there are other people who wish it was 2020.”
萨尔克还暗示了何时我们可以在亚马逊平台上看到这部剧，她说：“我们将用两年的时间来制作这部剧；我们希望它可以在2021年播出，但其他人希望在2020年播出。”

Amazon are currently hosting meetings with writers for the new series, although nothing has apparently been set in stone.
目前亚马逊公司正在与这部新剧的编剧开会（讨论相关事宜），尽管一切显然都不可能一成不变。

Previous reports have claimed the first series will focus on a young Aragon, played by Viggo Mortensen in the films. The story will be derived from Tolkien’s appendices and notes rather than being a direct adaptation of the novel and will reportedly focus on a different character each season.
先前的报道称，第一季将重点讲述一个年轻的阿拉贡人的故事，在电影中该角色是由维戈·莫特森饰演的，而电视剧讲述的这个故事则出自托尔金这部小说的番外篇。据报道，这部剧并非直接改编这部小说，而是将在每一季重点讲述一个不同角色的故事。

Certain actors from Jackon’s trilogy may have ruled themselves out of appearing (Andy Serkis who played Gollum and Gimli star John Rhys Davis), however, one person who’d be up for returning is Gandalf himself, Sir Ian McKellen.
出演杰克逊执导的《指环王》三部曲的某些演员（饰演咕噜姆的安迪·瑟克斯以及饰演吉姆利的约翰·里斯·戴维斯）可能不会出演这部连续剧，不过伊恩·迈凯伦先生可能会考虑继续饰演甘道夫这个角色。

（翻译：Dlacus）