As a major fantasy series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power saw the light of day on Amazon Prime Video * in 2022 and was followed by season 2 in 2024, two years later. The foundation for a third season has already been laid. After we have already informed you about everything important about Season 2 and Season 1, you will find constant updates here to keep you up to date on the latest developments in Middle-earth Returns. We have collected the following information for you:
When does Season 3 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power start on Amazon?
Amazon has not yet officially announced the third season of The Rings of Power. Those involved are already unofficially teasing about the sequel soon “good news” and new screenwriters have already been recruited for the return.
With the enormous amount of effort that goes into filming and the lengthy post-production of the Lord of the Rings series, we’ll probably have to do it again two year wait accept: Season 3 is coming expected in 2026. By the way, this is also the year in which JRR Tolkien’s fantasy world returns to cinemas with a new Gollum film.
The most important facts about the Lord of the Rings series at a glance
Attention, from here on there will be spoilers for seasons 1 and 2 of the Lord of the Rings series.
The cast: Who plays who in season 3 of the Lord of the Rings series?
It is to be expected that in season 3 secondary characters will again be elevated to main characters and the situation will be reversed. Whether this will change our Rings of Power favorite character ranking remains to be seen. New characters with no apparent Tolkien basis definitely have the advantage of surprise on their side. We definitely expect the following stars and characters to return in season 3:
Winterbloom (originally spoken by Olivia Williams), “Winter Blossom”, Ent-woman
Further new casts will be added to the Lord of the Rings season 3 cast. To the eagerly await new figureswhich were announced early on in the series, include Isildur’s brother Anárion, Galadriel’s husband Celeborn, Theo’s unknown father and Durin’s brother.
The script team became for season 3
almost completely replaced: Only the two Lord of the Rings showrunners and author Justin Doble remain on board from the old team. Gennifer Hutchinson, Glenise Mullins, Helen Shang, Jason Cahill and Nicholas Adams say goodbye and make way for newcomers Ben Tagoe, Ava Wong Davies, Constance Cheng, Griff Jones, Sarah Anson and Jonathan Wilson (who wrote 33 episodes of The Crown), according to THR . It is not yet known whether Charlotte Brändström will return as Rings of Power director next season.
Plot: What happens in Season 3 of The Rings of Power?
After season 2 took a darker new direction and put Sauron more in focus, the new season is likely to change the pace of the series again. The series creators already revealed bonus material for episode 8 on Prime *:
East to West and North to South: Anywhere on the entire map [von Mittelerde] Now it’s about what can be done against Sauronto defeat him.
The Elves suffered a major setback in the Battle of Eregion in the Season 2 finale. The dwarves were able to secure their retreat and Elrond and Co. took refuge in newly founded Rivendell found, but Sauron now commands the orc army of the slain Adar and threatens to engulf Middle-earth with war.
The 3 Elven Rings have proven to be good instruments of power in Season 2, but the 7 Dwarven Rings are clouded by greed and have not yet been distributed after the death of King Durin III. The 9 people rings has corrupted Sauron to evil with his black blood in order to control their wielders. Next up is his search for suitable human ring bearers – and the series already has clues about that 9 possible Ringwraith candidates scattered, which could become Nazgûl in season 3. Then we will certainly learn more about the invisible world.
Besides, Sauron has to go next forge the One Ring. With Morgoth’s crown, Feanor’s hammer, Celebrimbor’s blacksmithing knowledge and his blood, he already has the important ingredients for this. Now, according to Tolkien, all he has to do is create the ruler’s ring alone in Mount Doom in Mordor. Sauron actor Charlie Vickers then revealed that he was most looking forward to the fall of Númenor, when his character plunges the island kingdom into chaos before the prophesied flood catastrophe occurs.
And what about the rest of the characters in Season 3 of the Lord of the Rings series?
It is questionable whether the scandalous kiss between Elrond and Galadriel will have any consequences. The Elves In any case, they have to regroup: at the refuges of Lindon, Rivendell and perhaps soon Lothlórien.
In the end, after 5 seasons, the Lord of the Rings series will almost certainly be on the Battle of the Last Alliance against Sauron run out. A hidden scene in season 1 hinted at the sometimes tragic end of the finale. With the introduction of prophetic visions through the Elven Rings, we also need to re-evaluate Season 1 scenes with Sauron.
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Amazon’s The Rings of Power with detailed episode reviews
If you want to delve deeper into the individual episodes of The Rings of Power from the 1st and 2nd seasons, you can do so in the Moviepilot podcast stream browsing:
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About season 1:
Lord of the Rings series podcast: Rings of Power season 2 finale and what awaits us in season 3
After 8 episodes, the second season of Amazon’s big fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has come to an end. Middle-earth fans Esther from Moviepilot and Sebastian from Filmstarts draw conclusions after the grand finale and discuss highlights and missteps of the return.
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Did the wizard reveal succeed? Does the great battle deliver what it promised? And what do Sauron, Galadriel and Co. plan to do next as we look at Season 3 theories?
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