Prime Video confirmed today that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will return for a third season.
Season 3 is currently in pre-production and will begin filming this Spring in the series’ new production home at Shepperton Studios in the UK.
The Rings of Power has been globally successful, with 170 million viewers worldwide.
Season 1 remains the biggest TV premiere in the history of Prime Video and Season 2 the most-watched returning season by hours watched.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been an unprecedented success, with a broad, highly engaged, global fan base. Critics have praised the series for its epic scope and production values, and Seasons 1 and 2 are Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
The previous seasons of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power starred Ismael Cruz Cordova, Sophia Nomvete, Charles Edwards, Robert Aramayo, Maxim Baldry, Markella Kavenagh, Benjamin Walker, Owain Arthur, Daniel Weyman, Ema Horvath, Megan Richards, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Lenny Henry, Nia Towle, Morfydd Clark and Charlie Vickers.
The upcoming season will feature three directors, two returning and one new. Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri, and Stefan Schwartz will all direct episodes that are part of this third season.
Brändström, who served as co-executive producer and directed multiple episodes in Seasons 1 and 2, returns as executive producer and director for the third season. She is joined by returning director Hamri, who helmed several episodes in Season 2, and veteran director Schwartz, marking his first involvement with the series. Each director will oversee multiple episodes in the upcoming season.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is produced by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. They are joined by executive producers Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell, and executive producer-director Charlotte Brändström. Matthew Penry-Davey is producer and Ally O’Leary, Tim Keene, and Andrew Lee are co-producers.