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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerreleased its second season on Amazon Prime in August 2024, and now, almost a year later, fantasy fans have a brand-new teaser to look forward to as the streamer shares a season 3 production update, which hints at a major character’s return.
Even thoughThe Lord of the Rings:The Rings of Powerseason two received lower ratings compared to its first season, with only around half of the U.S. population tuning into the show this time around, the solid acting and stunning cinematography, as well as a deeper dive into Tolkien’s lore, keptmostfans happily glued to their screens. TheLord of the RingsTVspinoff series has introduced a host of characters in its existing seasons, with the likes of Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie adding to the magic and wonder of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic Middle-earth narratives. The second season took fans on an epic journey in the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and the creation of more Rings, withepisode 8 ending in the Siege of Eregion as the elven city lay destroyed. AsLord of the Ringsfans wait to hear more about when they will see the continuation of that cliffhanger in season three, Amazon has teased a juicy behind-the-scenes season 3 clip.
Amazon Teases Sauron’s Return to Middle-Earth in Behind-the-Scenes Clip
A few months after season 2’s finale in October last year,season 3 of Amazon’sRings of Powerwas greenlitat the start of 2025, and now it looks as though production has finally begun. Over onThe Rings of Power’s Twitter/X page, a new teaser has been revealed that showcases a look atSauron on the verge of ascending to the powerful and terrifying immortal spiritfans will know all too well fromThe Lord of the Ringsmythology.
The clip of Sauron’s Iron Crown teases that the Dark Lord is indeed back once more and is gearing up to reign over Middle-earth. However, even though there will be dark times that will define the Second Age, Sauron will have a fight on his hands as the elves and Galadriel will do everything they can to defeat the most powerful of the Maiar to bring him to his knees, once and for all.
Back in February, fans saw thatStranger Things' Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Vecna, would be heading into another realm, but instead of the Upside Down, Bower will be heading to Middle-earth for Season 3 alongside Eddie Marsan, with rumors suggesting that he might be taking on the role of Galadriel’s husband Celeborn, who hasn’t appeared in the series as yet.
Previously, Charlie Vickers, who plays Sauron inRings of Power, revealed that his character would be faced with more challenges, as well as reeling from hisknockback from Galadriel at the end ofRings of Powerseason 3, but that fans of the show will be pleased with where his narrative goes. “I’m incredibly lucky that Sauron in this time period is very specific to what he does," said Vickers. “We get to go through so many exciting beats that I think fans will be really excited to see.”
Season 3 ofRings of Powercurrently doesn’t have a release date as yet, but here’s hoping, with production now on the go, its third installment should be released sometime in 2026.
