But if anything is going to be the next Game of Thrones, you might as well bet on the show that takes place in the same world as a movie series that has made about $6 billion. Amazon did put a lot of money into Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, about $1 billion. This movie has been ranked among the list of amazon Prime Releases September 2022. Given that it starts on September 2, right after the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon did on HBO, it seems like the battlefield is set.