‘The rings of power’: everything we know about season 2

‘Lord of the Rings’ has gone to streaming thanks to amazon prime video with a series to rule them all or, at least, those that have been convinced. The legendarium by JRR Tolkien serves as the basis for a new adventure that promises us rings for a while. And we think it’s great!

“Since its premiere, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ has brought audiences together to experience the magic and wonder of JRR Tolkien’s glorious Middle-earth,” said Vernon Sanders, Head of Global Television at Amazon Studios. . “To date, the first season is the most successful Prime Video original series in all regions and has been watched by more than 100 million people around the world, a true global success that shows how universal it can be. a story with a lot of power.”

Somehow one of the fantastic series that wants to be the new ‘Game of Thrones’, in this article we will review everything we know about season 2 of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’, including the release date, synopsis, cast, official trailer and more details, as they are known.

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The rings of power, season 2: Release date

Despite the lukewarm reviews and an audience that was not as leading as expected, fans can rest easy. The second season was already confirmed and planned no matter what. Production began shooting on Monday, October 3, so we won’t return to Middle-earth, at least, until late 2023 or early 2024.

Although the first season of the series was shot in New Zealand over 18 months (including the pandemic), the filming of the second will focus on the new Bray Studios, on the outskirts of London. Amazon considers the United Kingdom cheaper and, in addition, it is where the company has opened its new European headquarters. Let’s hope that the results are not worse, although lowering the budget is something that, after the publicity that the enormous outlay of the first season has given it, surely it would need. Meanwhile, we review the map of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’.

The Rings of Power Season 2 Synopsis

“The second season was already written before the premiere of the first“, says Patrick McKay. “The tone and its evolution will follow what we thought the series needed, we have not taken public reception into account because we are here for the long term, we are confident in our plans. Also, each episode changes the audience’s perspective. The story will be different because the characters change, but not because of the influence of the media.”

The eight episodes of which this new batch will consist will continue to delve into the approach of Patrick McKay and JD Payne for a story that will come to an end in the fifth season. “Four years ago Amazon trusted us to tell a story from Tolkien’s world in the most epic and fascinating way possible, we felt like Frodo and Sam arriving at Mount Doom,” acknowledges McKay.

“We wanted to keep Sauron present but as a shadow,” its creators advance. “He can take many forms and we found it very satisfying to do so. The first season is about evil emerging from the shadows and the second is about the evil that has emerged and has a plan. Sauron is already a piece of the board“.

“As for the stranger…“, they point mysteriously. “Some of what he says has resonance with Gandalf, but other things also fit with Saruman. and with what we know of the blue wizards. We’ll see in season two.” After all, the finale of season 1 of ‘The Rings of Power’ had the great revelation that the Stranger is an Istar and that Halbrand is Sauron. Both, it is expected, will be the main protagonists from season 2 together with Galadriel played by Morfydd Clark who, precisely, has provided some clues about the relationship between Galadriel and Halbrand.

What has been advanced is the appearance of Círdanone of the oldest elves since it is believed that he may be one of those who woke up in Cuiviénen to finally leave in the last of the ships that set sail from Gray Ports to the west.

‘The rings of power’ is just the beginning of Amazon Studios’ plans for his take on Middle-earth and to make it into the top 15 fantasy series to escape reality. The contract of 250 million dollars with The Tolkien Estate, in charge of the writer’s estate, grants them television exploitation rights for (at least) five seasons. The intention of the production company is to add parallel projects that take us to other corners and moments in the history of this fantasy world.

The Rings of Power Season 2: Team

Patrick McKay and JD Payne will continue to serve as showrunners for the biggest series ever filmed. “It is a big, complex story full of adventures. We had a story that was as ambitious as the project that Amazon wanted to do, ”says McKay, recalling how the company opted for its plot that will go through five seasons.

“we have given it all”, sentence Payne. “When they gave us the green light it was terrifying, but we have worked hard to create a series about a universe that we are in love with. For us this is not just books, it is literature that touches our souls”.

“We wanted to make a series that would resonate with those who know The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales by heart but, at the same time, invite everyone who knows nothing of his work into Tolkien’s world from the beginning. We show his creation with richness and variety, we have horse charges, chases, fights with creatures of all kinds, sword duels, moments of terror… We wanted it all and we have managed to make the series with the most action, adventure, drama and fun in the story, and all this is just the beginning!”.

The Rings of Power Season 2: Cast

The main cast from the first season is expected to reprise in the secondincluding Morfydd Clark (Galadriel), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Míriel), Markella Kavenagh (Nori), Robert Aramayo (Elrond) and Ismael Cruz Córdova (Arondir) but, to find out if this is the case, you will have to reach the last chapter from the first season, we don’t want to give you spoilers!

“We welcome these wonderful actors to our ‘community’ and look forward to continuing to tell Second Age stories in season two,” explains Vernon Sanders.

The new cast members are Gabriel Akuwudike (British-Nigerian actor who has participated in the acclaimed series ‘Hanna’), Yasen “Zates” Atour (known for his role as Cohen in the second season of ‘The Witcher’), Ben Daniels (has had recurring roles in ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’, ‘The Crown’ and ‘House of Cards’), Sam Hazeldine (appears in ‘Peaky Blinders’, ‘Slow Horses’, ‘The Snow White Chronicles: The Huntsman and the Ice Queen’), Amelia Kenworthy (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts graduate, television debut), Nia Towle (has appeared in Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’), and Nicholas Woodeson (veteran television, film and stage actor).

Until then we review the who’s who in ‘The rings of power’.

The Rings of Power Season 2: Trailer, Images and Poster

It’s still too early to think about trailers, images and poster, but as soon as they are published, here you will have them.

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