Prime Video has yet to announce an official renewal for the Tolkien series, but we can expect “good news” soon.
With Sauron crowned, a Balrog tunneling beneath Khazad-dûm, and The Stranger’s true identity revealed (oh, hey, “Grand Elf”) in the season 2 finale, Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings series, The Rings of Power, is blazing a determined trail toward further seasons—naysayers be forgotten.
Although Prime Video itself has yet to confirm an official season 3 renewal for the fantasy drama, multiple cast and crew members have dropped hints that “good news” is coming. (In fact, executive producer Charlotte Brändström used these exact words in a recent interview with RadioTimes.com, saying, “I can’t say much about season 3, but I think there’ll be good news soon.”)
Rings of Power showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne have long made their multi-season intentions clear, frequently touting a five-season plan for the Tolkien prequel. In interviews with multiple outlets, including ELLE.com, both McKay and Payne have confirmed season 3 plans, with McKay telling The Hollywood Reporter: “We think the show is just hitting its stride, and we anticipate that season 3 will be onward and upward.”
Payne confirmed the same to Deadline, keeping details close to the vest but sharing that “we’re deep in the works on season 3, and it’s going to be cool.”
In an interview about Morfydd Clark’s performance as Galadriel, conducted ahead of the season 2 premiere, Payne told ELLE.com that he and McKay are eager to explore a wider range of the beloved elf’s emotions—should her story continue into season 3. “Because of the nature of where the story has been so far, it’s been rather grim,” he said. Galadriel has had to be “like the Terminator or something. She’s just on a mission. But the character has a lot of other registers and tones that we are excited to play in—some of which you see in season 2, and some of which we’ve already started to think [for] season 3.”
As for where season 3 might take Galadriel’s nemesis, the dark lord Sauron, McKay had this to offer Deadline: “The last time you see Sauron in [the season 2 finale], he’s now inherited the heirloom hammer. And in her voiceover, Megan Richards’s character, Poppy Proudfellow, is talking about, after a defeat and a great loss, all you can do is pick yourself up and build something new. And that seems to imply maybe the next step in Sauron’s journey. But that’s all we can say.” This could be a hint that Sauron is looking to “build” his own One Ring, the ring that would come to define Tolkien’s sagas.
Regardless of these teases, don’t expect The Rings of Power to announce a season 3 release date any time soon. As McKay shared, “We’re working very hard on it and are deep in the writing process and are really excited about where it’s going to go. But…we don’t have a date right now.” After all, Mordor wasn’t built in a day!
News
A New Face Joins the Fight: The Boys Season 5 Casts Mason Dye from Stranger Things!
Ben Winchell “The Boys” Season 5 has cast Mason Dye in a guest star role, Variety has learned. Dye will appear in the role of Bombsight. Exact character details…
A New Player Enters: The Boys Casts a Mysterious Supe for Its Last Season & Vought Origins!
The Boys Season 5 may be the last time audiences will see the anti-Supes task force, but that doesn’t mean the mature-rated universe will be ending anytime soon….
Unseen Footage: Celebrimbor’s Touching Goodbye Will Break Your Heart in the Latest Rings of Power Clip!
Goodbye Brimby (Image credit: Amazon Studios) The Rings of Power season 2 had a fair few casualties, but one that hit us hardest was Celebrimbor’s. The Elven smith…
Is This the Dark Wizard We’ve Been Missing? New Theory Uncovers Hidden Character in Rings of Power!
Just who is the Dark Wizard? (Image credit: Amazon Studios) While The Rings of Power season 2 has wrapped up on Prime Video, a new fan theory has us…
Highs and Heartache: The Rings of Power Season 2 Finale Hits All the Right (and Wrong) Notes
The second season ended in a whirlwind of fire and steel, darkness and light, capping an eight-episode run with many ups and downs. After all they’ve been…
Disturbing Twist Ahead: Celebrimbor’s Shocking Moment Will Shake Season 3 of Rings of Power!
Celebrimbor may have died in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, but this isn’t the last we will see of his character. The Lord…
End of content
No more pages to load