The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a fantasy streaming series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series and its appendices. The series is set thousands of years before the events covered in the book series during Middle-earth's Second Age. The series was developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay and produced by Amazon MGM Studios in association with New Line Cinema. The first season premiered on September 1, 2022. The second season premiered on August 29, 2024.
Premise[]
This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
Main Cast[]
- Morfydd Clark as Galadriel
- Lenny Henry as Sadoc Burrows
- Sara Zwangobani as Marigold Brandyfoot
- Dylan Smith as Largo Brandyfoot
- Markella Kavenagh as Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot
- Megan Richards as Poppy Proudfellow
- Robert Aramayo as Elrond
- Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad
- Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir
- Nazanin Boniadi as Bronwyn
- Tyroe Muhafidin as Theo
- Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor
- Daniel Weyman as The Stranger/Gandalf
- Owain Arthur as Durin IV
- Charlie Vickers as Halbrand/Sauron/Annatar
- Sophia Nomvete as Disa
- Lloyd Owen as Elendil
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Míriel
- Trystan Gravelle as Pharazôn
- Maxim Baldry as Isildur
- Ema Horvath as Eärien
- Joseph Mawle (season 1) and Sam Hazeldine (season 2) as Adar
- Leon Wadham as Kemen