Middle-earth watch order

The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Rings of Power and The War of the Rohirrim. The story order starts thousands of years earlier, in the Second Age.

Chronological order

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) · TV series · The Second Age, thousands of years before The Hobbit.
2. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) · About 180 years before The Lord of the Rings.
3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
5. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Release order

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
4. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
5. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
6. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) · TV series
8. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)