TV series

Looking for the Hobbit

Name: Looking for the Hobbit
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Documentary
Released: 2014-11-30
Cast: John Howe, Nicolas Mezzalira

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Sci-Fi & FantasyDocumentary

À la recherche du Hobbit (French for Looking for the Hobbit) is an exploratory documentary series directed by Olivier Simonnet in 2014, in which illustrator John Howe, story-teller Nicolas Mezzalira, and Professor Leo Carruthers of the University of Paris-Sorbonne explore real-world settings and famous myths that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology. The documentary explores many locations of Medieval significance.

Overview

Series details

First air date: 2014
Last air date: 2014
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Documentary
Original language: FR
Origin country: FR
Networks: ARTE, ARTE
Created by: Yannis Metzinger, Alexis Metzinger
Production: ARTE GEIE, WDR, Cerigo Films

Cast

John Howe

Cast member

Nicolas Mezzalira

Cast member

Seasons

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Season 1

2014

5 episodes

John Howe, the famous illustrator of Tolkien's novels and the conceptual artist for Peter Jackson's films, decided to find out more and set off in search of the legends - and the places that gave rise to them.