Shows like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

If you're drawn to Rings of Power's ensemble narrative across mythic landscapes where individual choices echo through generations, you'll likely find similar satisfaction in The Wheel of Time and Game of Thrones, which pair intricate worldbuilding with diffuse casts whose internal conflicts prove as consequential as external threats. The original Lord of the Rings films probably offer the closest tonal match—particularly Fellowship and Return of the King—given their shared focus on how ordinary characters become architects of their world's fate through sweeping, practical-effects-driven storytelling. Legend and the later Hobbit films may scratch a different itch: Scott's operatic darkness and Jackson's visceral direction capture Rings of Power's visual spectacle, though with less emphasis on the political and temporal ripple effects that seem central to what you're after.