The first season of the most expensive series in history provoked all kinds of reactions in amazon, since the response was far from unanimous. However, its success is indisputable and the company hopes to repeat it with a second season of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ that promises to continue delving into the universe created by Tolkien.
With the new episodes already filming, the time has come to review Everything we know about Season 2 of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’, from the new filming location to the likely release date, not to mention its cast. I remind you that this article will be updated as we have more news.
The history
The second season of ‘The Rings of Power’ will pick up the story where it left off at the end of the first. That means that the dwarves will sooner rather than later have to deal with the balrog that has awakened in Moria and was conveniently ignored in ‘Allies’. In addition, Númenor has lost its king and the consequences of his death will have to be seen, since Miriel is in top form despite the unconditional support of Elendil, while the discovery of the palantir by Eärien, a character created specifically for the series from Amazon, it could also give a lot of play.
On the other hand, the elves have forged the three rings of power that correspond to them, but those destined for other races are still to come and Sauron makes the One Ring that controls the rest. The first season ended with him on his way to Mount Doom, so I imagine the second season will deal with that. In addition, the showrunners of the series have promised that Sauron will now be able to move freely, hinting that he will have a lot of prominence in the second season.
Finally, Gandalf and Nori have embarked on a journey to Rhûn, a little-known place in Middle-earth, to the point that it hardly appears on any map of it, and that is where the lake in which they were born is located. the first elves. Everything indicates that the Amazon series will expand this part of the mythology created by Tolkien.
When does ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ season 2 premiere?
From Amazon they want the wait between seasons to be as short as possible, but they are not going to lower their quality standards for that, so we can rule out a premiere in 2023. And it is true that the first was fully impacted due to the coronavirus, but also that the recordings were resumed in September 2020 and the first installment did not arrive on Prime Video until two years later, so most likely its premiere will take place in 2024.
Cast and protagonists
The vast majority of characters seen in the first season will reappear in the second, so we can assure you of the return of, among others, Morfydd Clark (Galadriel), Robert Aramayo (Elrond), markella kavenagh (nori), Ishmael Cruz-Cordova (Around), charlie vickers (Halbrand/Sauron), Daniel Weyman (The Stranger/Gandalf), Lloyd Owen (Elendil), Maxim Baldy (Isildur), Owain Arthur (Durin IV), joseph mawle (To give), Charles Edwards (Celebrity), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Miriel), Emma Horvath (Eärien), benjamin walker (Gil-galad), Sophia Nomvete (Disa) or peter mullan (Durin III).
In addition, the new installment of ‘The rings of power’ will feature several new characters, but Amazon has not yet announced the signing of any more interpreter. Yes, it is known that one of them will have to give life to Círdan the Shipwrightone of the most popular characters created by Tolkien who is known to be an incredibly wise elf and also the oldest of his race within Middle-earth,
The filming
The first season of ‘The Rings of Power’ was recorded in New Zealand, but for the second it is a change of scenery, since Amazon has decided move the filming of the series to the United Kingdom. The reason for this decision is due to the fact that the company has opened some studios located next to London where it intends to record several of its series, including the one that concerns us now.
By the way, the recordings started even before the first batch of episodes came to an end, since Amazon wants to shorten the waiting time between seasons as much as possible as long as that does not mean making any kind of artistic sacrifice.
Trailer, images and poster
Amazon has not yet released any kind of official image of the second season, but we will be attentive and we will include here everything that appears.