The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiere release date is approaching.
More than 20 years after Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, Prime Video brings fans back to Middle-earth. Elves, dwarfs, humans, and hobbits are back for more adventures in the universe first imagined by John R.R. Tolkien. The new stories will take place many, many years before Aragorn, Frodo, and the Fellowship of the Ring.
When to Watch the Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Premiere
Prime Video set The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiere at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. on Friday, September 2. The streaming service will release the first pair of installments at once, both directed by J. A. Bayona. New episodes will follow weekly.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power features an ensemble cast led by Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Maxim Baldry as Isildur, Nazanin Boniadi as human village healer Bronwyn, Ismael Cruz Córdova as the Silvan elf Arondir, Charles Edwards as elven smith Celebrimbor, Sophia Nomvete as dwarven princess Disa, Charlie Vickers as Halbrand, Sir Lenny Henry as Sadoc Burrows, Dylan Smith as Largo Brandyfoot, Sara Zwangobani as Marigold Brandyfoot, Megan Richards as Poppy Proudfellow, Owain Arthur as Prince Durin IV, Benjamin Walker as High King Gil-galad, Tyroe Muhafidin as Theo, Markella Kavenagh as Nori Brandyfoot, and Daniel Weyman as The Stranger.
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Additional cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Trystan Gravelle, Ema Horvath, Joseph Mawle, Lloyd Owen, as well as Leon Wadham, and Benjamin Walker.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay developed and executive produced the series, in addition to serving as showrunners. Even before it went into production for the first season, Amazon Studios granted the project a second season renewal.
