The Wheel of Time and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy director Sanaa Hamri particulars the expertise of engaged on each exhibits. Hamri served as director for 4 episodes of the present season of Prime Video’s Wheel of Time. For Rings of Energy, Hamri is slated to direct the premiere episode of season 2. The director’s different TV credit embrace work on Elementary, Glee, and Empire.

Talking with Inverse, Hamri explains what it’s prefer to work on each Wheel of Time and Rings of Energy season 2. Hamri famous that “they’re two totally different worlds,” from every thing from the writers on every present to the precise fantasy worlds through which Wheel of Time and Rings of Energy exist. She welcomes this problem, adoring the truth that she will expertise “tackling a lot of these worlds.” Take a look at the complete quote from Hamri beneath:

Nicely, Wheel of Time and Rings of Energy, they’re two totally different worlds, [with] writers which might be totally different. Jordan is eclectic. He pulls from loads of Japanese philosophies from all around the world. Then, I imply, Tolkien is an educational in linguistics and Anglo-Saxon literature, and loads of his mythology is rooted in European myths. These are two totally different tales; they’re each inside the fantasy style.

What I like about that’s that this house — identical to dramas and tv, that we now have so many dramas — it permits this house to have two totally different exhibits with utterly totally different worlds, with characters which might be combating various things. I simply love tackling a lot of these worlds. For me, it was a pure type of development from my prior profession, working with musical artists and the fanfare of all that again within the day, and having the ability to take rooted and grounded drama in a really heightened visible world, which is simply a lot enjoyable.

Why Sanaa Hamri Is A Good Match For Fantasy Reveals

As Hamri references, she has directed music movies for a number of distinguished artists, together with Prince, Mariah Carey, and Nicki Minaj. Her most substantial TV function previous to Wheel of Time and Rings of Energy was in Empire, which additionally tackled the music trade in its portrayal of a hip-hop mogul. Empire noticed Hamri make the “pure type of development” from music-related content material to excessive drama. Now, Hamri is delving even additional into TV drama with Wheel of Time and Rings of Energy.

Each exhibits are extraordinarily dominant forces within the TV trade, with robust viewership already developed from their first seasons. Wheel of Time has been renewed for a season 3, with season 2 at the moment streaming, and Rings of Energy did equally effectively in its first season and its sophomore effort is at the moment in growth.

The success of each collection’ is nice information for Hamri as she makes a deeper dive into her TV profession. Hamri has already proven her competency in directing this high-level fantasy by means of The Wheel of Time season 2, episodes 3 and 4. This could solely make viewers extra excited to see what the director has in retailer for Rings of Energy’s season 2.

Supply: Inverse