The Lord Of The Rings Cast Reunion Is Going To Feel So Good (Here's A Trailer)

It's been 17 years since the final film in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King, hit theaters. And although we're currently living through dark times, there's a ray of light on the horizon: The cast is reuniting soon for actor Josh Gad's web show Reunited Apart. The episode will arrive Sunday, May 31.

Gad has revealed a trailer featuring Lord of the Rings cast members Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Dominic Monaghan (Merry), Billy Boyd (Pippin), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), and Ian McKellen (Gandalf). Watch the full trailer if you want to get a taste of just how warm and fuzzy this reunion is going to feel--it should hit you around the time the final guest comes in at the end. And it appears these aren't the only cast members who will be joining the virtual reunion: In an Instagram post by Karl Urban (who played Éomer in The Two Towers and Return of the King), you can also glimpse Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Liv Tyler (Arwen), Andy Serkis (Gollum), Miranda Otto (Éowyn), Sean Bean (Boromir), and others.

Gad, who's probably best known for his role as Olaf the snowman in Disney's Frozen movies, has been reuniting casts on his YouTube channel for weeks, focusing on cult favorite films including The Goonies, Back to the Future, and Splash.

If you want to catch up on the Lord of the Rings trilogy before the reunion--or if, Gandalf forbid, you've never seen them to begin with--all three films are streaming to subscribers on the newly launched HBO Max. In our HBO Max review, we celebrated the service's mountains of highly watchable movies and shows, though we also lamented the lack of Roku and Amazon Fire access, and the lackluster selection of original programming. Just make sure you're clear on the differences between HBO Max, HBO Go, and HBO Now before you sign up (no, they don't make it easy).

And the Lord of the Rings Amazon show is still coming at some point in the future--though production has, predictably, been halted for now.

Speaking of things you should be watching, consider listening to GameSpot's weekly TV series and movies-focused podcast, You Should Be Watching. With new episodes premiering every Wednesday, you can watch a video version of the podcast over on GameSpot Universe or listen to audio versions on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.

And don't forget: Starting June 1, GameSpot will be hosting Play For All--a celebration of all things gaming. Join us as we bring you the summer's hottest news, previews, interviews, features, and videos, as well as raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts with the help of our friends from around the gaming world. Check out the Play For All schedule for more.