Everything you need to know about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series at a glance

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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:

  • Season 3 start date
  • The most important facts (costs, planned seasons & more)
  • Lord of the Rings series cast
  • Season 3 plot
  • Podcasts

    • 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

  • The series creators and showrunners behind The Rings of Power have been since season 1 Patrick McKay and John D Payne. They signed a new 3-year deal with Amazon through 2027 in February 2024, according to THR, and are working closely with the Tolkien Estate, which oversees the author’s legacy.
  • The Lord of the Rings series has been since the beginning designed for 5 seasons: a total of 50 hours of entertainment, which have already been (roughly) planned through to the end by the two showrunners.
  • Amazon’s costs for the most expensive series in the world now amount to over 1 billion dollars and will increase with each subsequent season. Approximately $465 million budget was spent on Season 1, or about $50 million per episode.

    • 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:

  • Sauron (Charlie Vickers), also known as Half-Rand or Annatar: Villain who wants to rule Middle-earth
  • Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), elf and ring bearer who hunts Sauron
  • Elrond (Robert Aramayo), elf with an amazing story
  • Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), Elven High King and Ring Bearer
  • Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova), fierce elf who once watched over the Southlands
  • Gandalf (Daniel Weyman), aka “the Stranger”, a wizard who fell by meteorite and who found his name in season 2
  • Nori (Markella Kavenagh), hobbit-like harfoot girl
  • Poppy (Megan Richards), Nori’s best Harfuß friend
  • Durin IV (Owain Arthur), dwarf prince, perhaps soon to be dwarf king in season 3
  • Disa (Sophia Nomvete), dwarven princess, wife of Durin IV
  • Narvi (Kevin Eldon), dwarf and Moria Door creator
  • Elendil (Lloyd Owen), human Númenor Lord
  • Isildur (Maxim Baldry), Elendil’s son
  • Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), Númenor’s former queen regent
  • Pharazon (Trystan Gravelle), Númenor’s ex-chancellor, now king
  • Kemen (Leon Wadham), Pharazôn’s son
  • Earias (Ema Horvath), Elendil’s daughter
  • Theo (Tyroe Muhafidin), youth of the Southlands, son of the late Bronwyn
  • Tom Bombadil (Rory Kinnear), the “Elder”, powerful magical creature and Gandalf’s mentor
  • the Dark Wizard (Ciarán Hinds) looks suspiciously like Saruman, but according to the series creators he is probably a blue wizard
  • Cirdan (Ben Daniels), shipbuilder, bearded elf and ring bearer
  • Estrid (Nia Towle), human woman, once loyal to Mordor, Isildur’s love interest
  • Hagen (Gabriel Akuwudike), human man, Estrid’s fiancé
  • Merimac (Gavi Singh Chera), aka “Nobody”, a fixed, i.e. sedentary hobbit precursor, love interest of Poppy
  • Gundabale (Tanya Moodie), aka “the Gund”, hobbit leader of the Staring Ones
  • Lord Belzagar (Will Keen), Númenor follower of Pharazôn
  • Snaggleroot (originally spoken by Jim Broadbent), translated approximately as “ball of roots”, an Ent, i.e. tree shepherd

  • Winterbloom (originally spoken by Olivia Williams), “Winter Blossom”, Ent-woman

  • Camnir (Calam Lynch), Elf in Galadriel’s retinue, healed by the Ring
  • largo (Dylan Smith), Nori’s Harfuß father
  • Marigold (Sara Zwangobani), Nori’s Harfuß stepmother
  • Malva (Thusitha Jayasundera), harfoot gossip base
  • Vilma (Maxine Cunliffe), another Harfuß 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?

  • Gandalf must further his training with Tom Bombadil in Rhûn after he prophesied that he would have to face the Dark Wizard and Sauron.
  • The HobbitStaring Tribe sets off on a journey with Nori and Poppy and could unite with the Harfeet to search for the legendary Sûzat (Shire).
  • The one that matured painfully in season 2 Isildur is on the way back to Númenor, where he will first experience his blue miracle with the fallen Míriel, Pharazôn as king and his father Elendil, who has fled.
  • Theo According to a credible theory, he could become the founder of Rohan.
  • Númenor’s colony of Pelargir is supposed to supply timber to Kemen, but there are likely to be problems with the fulfillment of this requirement Ents receive.

  • 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.

  • Although Durin III has declared his son Durin IV as his heir, he announces himself in Khazad-dûm Inheritance dispute among the dwarves when Prince Durin’s brother claims the throne. The still undistributed dwarven rings will certainly play a role in this. And has the danger of the Balrog really been averted (for now)?

    • 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.

    You can find more useful Lord of the Rings explanations here:

    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:

    About season 2:

    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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