The studio will still receive a 20 percent tax credit from New Zealand for its first season (totaling $114 million) but is foregoing an additional 5 percent that it could have received had the production stuck around. “We are grateful to the New Zealand Film Commission, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Tourism New Zealand, Auckland Unlimited, and others for their tremendous collaboration that supported the New Zealand film sector and the local economy during the production of season one.” “We want to thank the people and the government of New Zealand for their hospitality and dedication and for providing The Lord of the Rings series with an incredible place to begin this epic journey,” said Vernon Sanders, vp and co-head of TV, Amazon Studios. That said, season one postproduction will continue in New Zealand through June 2022, and preproduction on season two will begin concurrently in the U.K. For instance, any time a member of the cast or crew left the country, they would have to quarantine for 14 days upon returning to New Zealand and there were limits as to how many people could come and go from the production at any given time. Insiders credit the policy with helping keep the production safe during unprecedented times, but it’s also resulted in certain logistical challenges - especially given that roughly half the cast is from the U.K.
Amazon Misses Earnings Estimates as It Grapples With Supply Chain Issues, Labor ChallengesĪnother factor was that the country has a very strict pandemic lockdown policy.
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