Middle-earth

Entries in this franchise (by first release)

• The Hobbit - Book · 1937
• The Fellowship of the Ring - Book · 1954
• The Two Towers - Book · 1954
• The Lord of the Rings - Book · 1955
• The Return of the King - Book · 1955
• The Silmarillion - Book · 1977
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Movie · 2001
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Movie · 2002
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Movie · 2003
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Movie · 2012
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Movie · 2013
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Movie · 2014
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - TV series · 2022
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - Movie · 2024

Reviewed orders

Reviewed 2026-10-19.

Series timeline

The live-action and animated Middle-earth screen works in story order: The Rings of Power in the Second Age, then The War of the Rohirrim about two centuries before The Hobbit, then Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The books in this franchise are not ranked on this track.

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Second Age
2. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - Third Age
3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Third Age
4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Third Age
5. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Third Age
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Third Age
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Third Age
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Third Age

Sources: Popverse: How to watch Lord of the Rings in the most complete order, Wikipedia: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim