"Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" Season 3 Sets Premiere Date

Amazon Prime Video has set a release date for the next installation of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power".

The next installment of Amazon‘s high-budget smash-hit will debut on November 11. 

The news was announced ahead of Amazon’s presentation to advertisers at upfronts in New York City, where the company also released a new image of Sauron (Charlie Vickers) wearing a crown.

The show, an enormous success for the streaming platform with around 170 million viewers worldwide and a major driver of Prime membership signups, is set to execute a pretty chunky time jump in season three.

The official plot synopsis reads: “Jumping forward several years from the events of season two, season three takes place at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, as the Dark Lord seeks to craft the One Ring that will give him the edge he needs to win the war and conquer all Middle-earth at last.”

Last visit to J.R.R. Tolkien’s MMiddle-earthwas in October 2024 (when the season two finale hit Prime Video), making it another two-year gap between seasons. 

The War of the Elves occurs before the clash seen in the prologue of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films, known as the War of the Last Alliance.

Returning cast members for Rings of Power include Charlie Vickers as Sauron, Morfydd Clark as Galadriel and Robert Aramayo as Elrond. 

Among the recently announced newcomers are Stranger Things‘ Jamie Campbell Bower, Ray Donovan‘s Eddie Marsan, as well as Andrew Richardson, Zubin Varla and Adam Young, whose exact roles are not yet known.

Showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay had teased their season three plans ahead of the season two premiere. They said,: “We’re working on it. We’re cooking. Let us cook!”.

The official renewal came in February 2025, with production underway at the U.K.’s Shepperton Studios soon after.

Payne and McKay are joined by EPs Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell and executive producer-director Charlotte Brandstrom. 

Matthew Penry-Davey is producer and Ally O’Leary, Tim Keene, and Andrew Lee are co-producers.

“From the very beginning, this series has embodied the scale, ambition and cinematic storytelling that define Prime Video’s biggest global series,” said Peter Friedlander, Amazon’s Head of Global Television, in a statement. “The extraordinary response from millions of fans around the world has made it clear that this journey through Middle-earth continues to resonate, and that momentum has only grown heading into Season 3.”