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Prime Video formally renewed The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power , with Season 3 pre - production underway ( and a time jumping on the way ) .

It ’s official!Patrick McKayandJD Payne’sThe Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Powerwill be back on Prime Video for a third time of year , with the announcement ( and some former item ) released earlier today . Currently in pre - production at Shepperton Studios outside London , filming on the third season is expected to kick off this spring . One thing that ’s clear fromthe logline that was releasedis that a time jump is on the direction : " Jumping ahead several class from the events of season 2 , season 3 take position 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 bound he needs to win the war and curb all Middle - earth at last . "

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Charlotte Brändströmreturns to lead and serve as an executive producer , withSanaa Hamrialso recall to direct , and directorStefan Schwartzjoining the series . " ' The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power ' continue to captivate audiences worldwide , and we ’re thrilled that a third time of year is underway , " saidVernon Sanders , head of television for Amazon MGM Studios . " The originative squad has an extraordinary vision of what ’s to come with stories that have left us enchanted and enthralled . We attend onward to stay this epic journeying for our world customers , delving even deep into the legendary tales that form mediate - land . "

Sauron has returned . Cast out by Galadriel , without army or ally , the rise Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to reconstruct his military strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power , which will earmark him to bind all the peoples of center - land to his sinister will . construct on Season 1 ’s epic CRO and ambition , Season 2 of Amazon ’s " The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power " plunges even its most darling and vulnerable fibre into a rising tide of swarthiness , challenge each to see their place in a public that is progressively on the brink of calamity . brownie and nanus , orcs and men , wizards and Harfoots … as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture , the strength of trade good will struggle ever more valorously to hold on to what matters to them most of all … each other .

The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of PowerSeason 2 was executive produced by showrunners Payne , McKay , Lindsey Weber , Callum Greene , Justin Doble , Jason Cahill , andGennifer Hutchison – along with co - executive manufacturer & lead directorCharlotte Brändström . Kate HazellandHelen Shangalso produced – with co - producersClare Buxton , Andrew Lee , Glenise Mullins , andMatthew Penry - Davey . Brändström directed four episodes , withSanaa Hamri(The Wheel of Time ) andLouise Hooper(Flesh and Blood ) each directing two episodes .

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