The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 premieres Nov. 11 on Prime Video, with the first four episodes arriving together.
The eight-episode season picks up five years after the fall of Eregion, as Sauron’s war to forge the One Ring pulls Middle-earth into a fight for survival.
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- Premiere date: Nov. 11
- Where to watch: Prime Video
- Episodes: Eight
- Trailer: Official trailer released Oct. 21
- Schedule: Episodes 1 to 4 on Nov. 11, episodes 5 and 6 on Nov. 18, episodes 7 and 8 on Nov. 25
- New cast: Jamie Campbell Bower, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Richardson, Adam Young, Zubin Varla and Simon Pegg (voice)
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‘When Does The Rings of Power Season 3 Premiere?’
The season debuts Wednesday, Nov. 11, with episodes one through four.
Episodes five and six follow on Nov. 18, and the two-part finale arrives Nov. 25.
The series streams exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories.
‘What Is Season 3 About?’
Season 2 ended with Sauron taking Eregion, killing Celebrimbor and seizing the nine rings made for men.
Season 3 jumps ahead five years, and Sauron’s armies now control most of Middle-earth.
Khazad-dûm, Lindon and Rivendell are among the last places still holding out against him.
Númenor, under Ar-Pharazôn, is also growing more corrupt as the free peoples try to unite.
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‘What Did the Season 3 Trailer Show?’
Prime Video dropped the official Season 3 trailer on Oct. 21, and it is the biggest look yet at the war for the One Ring. It is available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
- Sauron appears in his armored form and is shown wearing the One Ring in Mordor by the end.
- Gil-galad doubts the Elves can win against Sauron’s growing numbers, while Gandalf promises that together they can turn the tide.
- Galadriel is thrown from her horse in battle, followed by a disturbing sequence in which Sauron appears in Celeborn’s place.
- Durin IV faces a hard choice that could decide the fate of the Dwarves.
- The Elves struggle to hold the front lines, tensions rise in Khazad-dûm and Númenor faces unrest.
The new trailer follows the first teaser, which Prime Video unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, in front of more than 6,500 fans in Hall H.
The teaser shows Sauron forging the One Ring while uneasy alliances form against him.
It also gives a first look at Celeborn, and four actors in Nazgûl costumes surprised the crowd during the panel.
‘Who Is in the Season 3 Cast?’
Morfydd Clark returns as Galadriel, alongside Charlie Vickers as Sauron and Robert Aramayo as Elrond.
Benjamin Walker is back as Gil-galad, with Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir and Daniel Weyman as Gandalf.
Owain Arthur and Sophia Nomvete return as Durin IV and Disa, while Lloyd Owen, Maxim Baldry and Trystan Gravelle play Elendil, Isildur and Pharazôn.
Jamie Campbell Bower joins as Celeborn and Eddie Marsan plays Thrain, the older brother of King Durin IV.
Andrew Richardson plays Anarion, the younger son of Elendil, and Adam Young plays an Orc named Marnúkh.
Zubin Varla appears as Khamûl the Easterling.
‘Who Is Voicing the Balrog?’
Simon Pegg will voice the Balrog, the first time the creature will speak in the series.
The casting was revealed in a behind-the-scenes featurette about the season’s creatures, which also covered Fell-beasts, Mûmakil and Orcs.
Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay lead the series as executive producers.
With the finale set for Nov. 25, fans won’t be kept waiting long, finding out just two weeks after the premiere how the war for the One Ring plays out.
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