Prime Video’s final trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power treats viewers to new action scenes as well as brief glimpses of characters who haven’t previously appeared in teasers. The nearly three-minute trailer begins with Galadriel (Cate Blanchett in the films, Morfydd Clark in the series) declaring, “My brother gave his life hunting the enemy. His task is now mine.”
Amid the action, there are a lot of shots of characters slowly turning toward the camera.
Among the characters showcased in the final trailer are Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo), High King Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards), Elanor “Nori” Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh), and Largo Brandyfoot (Dylan Smith).
The trailer also features The Stranger (Daniel Weyman), Isildur (Maxim Baldry), Eärien (Ema Horvath), Elendil (Lloyd Owen), Pharazôn (Trystan Gravelle), Queen Regent Míriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), King Durin III (Peter Mullan), Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur), Princess Disa (Sophia Nomvete), Halbrand (Charlie Vickers), Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi), and Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova).
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay created the series and serve as showrunners and executive producers. Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J.A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, and Sharon Tal Yguado also executive produce. J.A. Bayona, Charlotte Brändström, and Wayne Che Yip direct.
Prime Video’s set a September 2, 2022 premiere of the first two episodes. New season one episodes will follow on subsequent Fridays.
The official synopsis:
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. 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 books, 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 one of the greatest villains 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 reemergence 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 farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Owain Arthur and Charlie Vickers Interviews
- Benjamin Walker Interview on Playing High King Gil-galad
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Nazanin Boniadi and Markella Kavenagh Interviews
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Ema Horvath and Sara Zwangobani Interviews
