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After failed attempts to adapt the books and a half-successful movie, an unlikely hero takes on the film deemed by many to be impossible.
With the clock ticking, Peter Jackson has to find a studio to save his work in progress; with everything on the line, maybe they can pull it off.
After a successful teaser at Cannes, the team races to complete the first film in time; meanwhile, filming begins to take a toll on the cast and crew.
The trilogy hinges on the technological magic being developed at WETA, but internal strife threatens to bring the whole thing crashing down.
The studio take a gamble too far; Peter Jackson struggles in vain to avoid the burden of directing; in the midst of a grueling shoot, one of the dwarves is sent packing
Peter Jackson pushes the bounds both on the page and on screen; maybe the audience will like what they see; a chapter comes to a close, leaving its mark on the film industry.
