Sauron sees a path to victory and is ready to take his place as a king in Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season three trailer. And of course elves, dwarves, wizards, and men will unite to fight for Middle-earth in the new season, but more importantly, this season will deliver the forging of the One Ring.
Season three premieres on November 11, 2026 with the release of the first four episodes. Episodes five and six will stream on November 18, followed by seven and eight (the season finale) on November 25.
Prime Video released this synopsis of the new season: “In season three, Middle-earth is at war. Five years have passed since the fall of Eregion. Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path. Only a few isolated pockets stand between the Dark Lord and total victory – Khazad-dûm, where the Dwarves are now sealed deep within their mountain halls, and the elven realms of Lindon and Rivendell, which are protected by their Three Rings.
But deep in the land of Mordor, in his newly completed tower of Barad-dûr, the Dark Lord toils day and night, obsessed with harnessing a power that will bring the last of his enemies to their knees: One Ring to rule them all… Now, all the free peoples of Middle-earth – Dwarves, Elves, Men, and Wizards alike – must find a way to come together in a race against time to prevent Sauron from achieving his goal of utter domination of all life…”
Charlie Vickers stars as Sauron, Benjamin Walker is High King Gil-galad, Cynthia Addai-Robinson plays Queen Regent Míriel, Owain Arthur is Prince Durin IV, Ismael Cruz Cordova is Arondir, and Daniel Weyman is Gandalf. Eddie Marsan plays Thrain, Andrew Richardson is Anárion, Adam Young is Marnûkh, Jamie Campbell Bower is Celeborn, and Zubin Varla is Khamûl the Easterling. Simon Pegg voices The Balrog.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay serve as showrunners and executive producers. Additional executive producers include Lindsey Weber, Kate Hazell, Justin Doble, and Charlotte Brändström.
