What do you think of this? rumours are too that there will be a new MMO from them but not based on it.....
https://bgr.com/2019/07/31/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-season-1-release-date-plot-and-episodes/Shippey said that Amazon plans to have 20 episodes in the first season of the series, with release timing slated for sometime in 2021 at the earliest. That’s because production hasn’t even started, so it’ll be a while until we get there.
Interview with Tom Shippey concerning Lotr on Prime