Work on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 has already begun – and season 2 is coming this year
Feb. 29, 2024Get ready for more of The Rings of Power
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BeforeThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2has even arrived, work on the third season has begun – and it sounds like season 2 could be coming this year, too.
Tucked away in the news that showrunners Patrick McKay and JD Payne have signed an exclusive deal with Amazon Studios is the reveal that the duo has already begun work on The Rings of Power season 3. The writers room isn’t open just yet, no has the show officially been renewed, according toThe Hollywood Reporter, but McKay and Payne are said to be working on the story outline for the season.
Plot details are unknown at this point, but season 1 saw the creation of Mordor, the reveal thatHalbrandwasSauronall along, and even a tease that the mysteriousStrangeris in fact the Gandalf we know and love. Adventure awaits…
The fantasy series is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Appendices and is separate from the Peter Jackson movies – in fact, it takes place a very long time before that part of the story. The cast includes Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Charlie Vickers as Halbrand/Sauron, Daniel Weyman as the Stranger, Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Lloyd Owen as Elendil, and Maxim Baldry as Isildur.
Season 2 has wrapped filming, but there’s still no firm release date. While you wait, check out our guide to thebest shows on Amazon Primeto fill out your watchlist.
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