Finally, a good reason to be excited about the return of the Rings of Power?

The return is near. After a two-year wait, Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings spin-off series, The Rings of Power, is gearing up to return to the platform. Now we learn that Season 2 won’t pick up where Season 1 left off.

During a magazine interview The whole movie During a visit to the set of the fantasy series’ second season, showrunners Patrick McKay and JD Payne confirmed a few details that hinted at the return of the prime-time video series’ dark opening scene. And the fact that the series communicates on a darker path for several months is far from trivial, since this is precisely the criticism that was leveled at the first season.

A shocking scene

“Want to know the opening scene?– asks an excited McKay.We open it in the dark, an orc enters, and we see that thousands of orcs are gathered. He is about to place a crown, presenting his vision of Middle-earth, and before the crown is placed on his head, his right-hand man, Adari, strikes him and stabs him in the back. It is the slaying of Sauron.“

It’s a bold opening scene on paper that sets the tone for the season to come, with the showrunners already telling us: “Totally dedicated to the bad guysThe flashback also hints that we’ll learn more about Sauron’s (Charlie Vickers) and Adar’s (Sam Hazeldine) backstory, as it takes place at the end of the First Age, after Morgoth has been defeated and Sauron demands allegiance. his supporters.

And as the trailer reveals, Season 2 sees Sauron scrambling to survive after being hunted by Galadriel. Adopting a new guise, he infiltrates Celebrimbor’s work to construct rings of power, overseeing their creation to bind the people of Middle-earth to his evil will.

You’ll have to wait until August 29 to catch Rings of Power Season 2 on Prime Video.