There's a possibility Amazon Studio's "Lord of the Rings" TV series might not be filming in New Zealand. A top-level official from the government revealed that there could be problems with the location so production might have to move somewhere else.

Executives from the streaming studio were reportedly recently in town to meet local officials and make arrangements for the series' location in Aotearoa. The problem, however, is that the area is fully booked for other Hollywood productions. There's no more space for the "Lord of the Rings" TV series to film.

South Pacific Pictures head Kelly Martin also confirmed that the local film studios have been piling one project after another. The number of movie productions coming to the country has doubled in the last two years.

With no deal set in place so far, Amazon Studio executives are going to meet with local officials again in January 2019, according to News Hub. People are optimistic that a good arrangement will be made so that the "Lord of the Rings" production won't have to look for another location.

New Zealand has been the official location of the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" trilogy that came out in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Peter Jackson, who hails from the country, directed the trilogy that won him an Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture in 2004 for "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King."

Early this year, Jackson said that he's not involved in the TV show, but he's looking forward to enjoying it as a viewer. However, the director recently told Metro that Amazon might be sending him the scripts to the "Lord of the Rings" series to see if he can help with the production. The studio has tasked "Star Trek" writers JD Payne and Patrick McKay to develop the story for the billion-dollar budgeted TV show.

Meanwhile, the plot to the small-screen adaptation of "Lord of the Rings" is still a big secret. There are, however, speculations that the first season of the show will touch on the younger life of King Aragorn, whom Viggo Mortensen played in the films.

Mortensen is not going to be in the series, but he has one big advice for the cast, according to Collider. He told them to "very thoroughly" read the classic literature that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote so that they can better understand what is Tolkien's vision for this fantastic story.

Amazon has not yet announced who will be in the "Lord of the Rings" TV series. The first season will likely drop on the streaming platform in 2021.