'Lord of the Rings' Series Casts Morfydd Clark as Young Galadriel

Morfydd Clark has snagged a lead role in Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings series!

The His Dark Materials actress will portray young Galadriel, Variety reports, marking the first major character from the original books to join the cast.

Cate Blanchett played Young Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films.

Morfydd Clark joins cast members Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, and Maxim Baldry for the Amazon series, which has been given a two-season order.

Not much is known about the plot of the new Lord of the Rings series except that it will delve into new storylines that take place before J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring.”

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