The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has the Amazon launch of season 2 for the August 29, 2024 announced on Prime Video * and published a first teaser trailer for the fantasy adventure. Eagle-eyed fans have now discovered a reunion with an old, frightening acquaintance from the Peter Jackson films in the accompanying additional video.
Lord of the Rings Return: Did you spot Spider Shelob in the Rings of Power video?
Already last year it was rumored that the Amazon series Bring back giant spider Shelob who already caught Frodo in her net in Peter Jackson’s trilogy. The new video material seems to confirm this theory: In addition to the trailer, Amazon also released a making-of video for the second season of The Rings of Power, in which viewers can get a first glimpse of the spider.
Spot the Lord of the Rings spider Shelob in the background at minute 1:40
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – S2 Featurette (English)
“The set is almost too scary to enter”, announces Isildur actor Maxim Baldry in the featurette of the fantasy series. We see a hallway full of (spider?) eggs and then the actor walks past a wall of storyboards, drawings that illustrate the story. As Reddit user Alasdair_10 shows, you can see a spider there: in the 3rd column from the right, in the 3rd picture from the bottom:
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Rings of Power Spider: Who is Shelob in the Lord of the Rings universe?
In Tolkien’s book, the monster spider Shelob (Shelob) is the last daughter of the “light-eater” spider Ungoliant, who destroyed the light of the two elven trees in Valinor. The second season of the fantasy series could show us how Sauron recruits his future spider guard dog, who later inhabits the pass of Cirith Ungol and stands in the way of Frodo and Sam.
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Shelob in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
We know that the hero Isildur, who was believed to be dead, went missing in the newly created Mordor after season 1. Since the trailer shows him alongside Elb Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova), it is reasonable to assume that the two will face Frodo’s later eight-legged opponent together.
The Rings of Power: Podcast for the Lord of the Rings series with a season 2 outlook
In the season finale, Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power solved the biggest mysteries of season 1. We discuss the revelations and take a look ahead at what promises the series is already making for season 2.
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Whether hidden Lord of the Rings references or promised new characters who join Galadriel and Sauron: We take a close look at the end of the season and talk about the best and worst moments in equal measure.
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