There will be more adventures in Middle-earth’s Second Age. Prime Video announced Thursday thatThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerhas been renewed for a third season.
The season 3 renewal was expected, withPrime Videoreporting that the series has garnered over 170 million viewers worldwide.
The Rings of Powerseason 3 is in pre-production and will film at Shepperton Studios in the UK this spring. Furthermore, Prime Video announced three directors — including Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri,and Stefan Schwartz — will be part of season 3. Brändström and Hamri previously directed past episodes ofThe Rings of Power.
Season 3 will include a time jump. PerPrime Video’s logline, “Jumping forward several years from the events of season 2, season 3 takes place at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, as the Dark Lord seeks to craft the One Ring that will give him the edge he needs to win the war and conquer all Middle-earth at last.”
Jumping forward several years from the events of Season 2, Season 3 takes place at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, as the Dark Lord seeks to craft the One Ring that will give him the edge he needs to win the war and conquer all Middle-earth at last.pic.twitter.com/jEkntXQOPc
— The Lord of the Rings (@TheRingsofPower)July 08, 2025
Set thousands of years before the events ofLord of the Rings,The Rings of Powerexplores Middle-earth’s Second Age, which includes seminal events such as the fall of Númenor, the forging of the Rings of Power, and Sauron’s rise to power.
The Rings of Power’sensemble cast includes Morfydd Clark, Charlie Vickers, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Maxim Baldry, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sam Hazeldine, Ema Horvath, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Benjamin Walker, and Daniel Weyman.
The Rings of Powerwas developed for television by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Stream the first two seasons ofThe Rings of Poweron Prime Video.
