OTT Blockbuster: Money flows like water when making a film or web series, brother! From shooting to hiring big stars and promoting them, the makers’ pockets get empty, and this expense is in crores. But have you ever wondered which is the most expensive series in the world?
By the way, the 2015 film ‘Star Wars- The Force Awakens’ is often called the most expensive film in the world. No film has broken its record yet. But a web series has left everyone behind in terms of being expensive. You will be surprised to know that about Rs 480 crore was spent on making one episode of this series!
8 episodes and the makers are sweating
This fantastic web series is none other than ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’, released in 2024 and much talked about. Its first season came in 2022, and the second season in 2024. According to a well-known website named ‘Deadline’, the makers had to spend about 1 billion US dollars to make this 8-episode series, which is about 8300 crores rupees in our Indian currency!
One episode made in so many crores!
Now, imagine what was included in the budget of Rs 8300 crores? Hey brother, it included VFX (special effects), actors’ makeup, the cost of buying the story’s rights and all the frills of promotion. According to another website named ‘Collider’, about 465 million dollars, i.e. about 3800 crores rupees, were spent only in production. According to this, it costs about 480 crores rupees to make each episode of this series. That is why this web series is called the most expensive series in the world!
Where to watch such an expensive series?
If you like watching such an expensive series, you will find it on Amazon Prime Video. The story of this series is taken from the famous novel ‘The Lord of the Rings’. It depicts the major events of the second era of Middle-earth. And yes, it also stars actors like Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Sophia Nomvete, Markella Kavenagh and Charlie Vickers.