"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" returns the third season. When will he come back? As for this writing, we still do not know. (Sorry, people. I had to break that band-aid quickly.) However, there are many things we do Already know about the next installment in the planned five -season brand of Prime Video through the middle country at the second. As a quick report, let's recall where Season 2 has been detached (version of wide strokes).

Season 2 ended with the outbreak of the island nation's turmoil as Ar-Faznan moved from a political blow to a complete forced takeover. On the mainland, Sauron destroyed the Elven City Eregion, killed Caletimbor and Adar, captured the new nine rings and took over the command of his new Legies of Ork. The elves gathered in what is probably the next location of Rivendend and planned their comeback, while the dwarfs were turning after they lost their King of angry Balrog. Meanwhile, in The far -east region of RoonStoons have left their destroyed ancestors of their ancestors to refer to relationships with harbor and The stranger discovered that he was actually the Grand-Elf Gandalph.

As the curtain descended on season 2, the story of the show finally reached a boiling point - the one that would probably boil further, if the early indications of season 3 have something to say about it. From Showrunner updates to recording locations, the story elements to the material source and the key update for the final counterfeiting of a ring to rule all, here's everything we know for season 3 of the "power rings".

Let's start with an official confirmation of the obvious things. First, the show is confirmed for the third season. This may sound like given, but it wasn't in fact until mid-February-almost five months after the 2nd finals of the 2nd of its premiere video sent the confirmation that Season 3 was in work. According to a press release sent directly to this modest /film contributor, as of February 13, 2025:

"Today, Premier Video confirmed the season three of the Lord of the Rings: The rings of power are in pre-production."

It's there. Directly from the horse's mouth, people. Moreover, Showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay will return to the Helm 3 Ironically season, that part is not news at all. All the way back in February 2024, The studio confirmed That the dynamic duo renewed its contract and "began breaking the initial overview of the story" for Season 3. It looks like McPain, as mentioned by Tolkien's phandomic members, will carry their five-nerve, five-season ahead of at least 60%.

The Prime Video press release is complemented by the list of directors signed to use the different episodes (about eight, if it follows the form of the first two seasons - though it has not been confirmed). At the moment, the call for the director's role consists of three names.

Charlotte Brandstrim ("Shagun", "Bitcher") will be an executive producer and director of the entire third season. It already has co-executive production and directed more episodes than the two first two seasons, too.

Joining Brandstrim in her return is Sana Hamri ("The Wheel of Time", "Empire"). Hamri was strongly involved in the Directed Season 2 of the "Power Rings". The third and new addition to the group is Stephen Schwarz, who is entering the high -profile high -profile project, including the work of the "boys", "The Walking Dead", "Luther" and "Americans". All three directors have been confirmed to oversee more episodes each in season 3.

Like many other modern projects in the middle country, the "rings of power" began its trip to New Zealand. After season 1, the show made waves by deciding to dip the country on the long white cloud to pack everything and sail around the world to the UK. Season 2 was filmed there in the Bray study west of London, but her search has not yet ended. That's the case: the show is moving, once again, for season 3.

This time, however, he will get closer to home, moving only half an hour from the Bray studio to his new home in Studio Studio Seperton. Again, this is not completely unexpected. In February 2024

A year later, as Prime Minister Video finally confirmed Season 3, he added that Season 3 would be done in what was considered her "new production product" at the Shepperton studio outside London. We even have an approximate recording window, which should be in the spring of 2025.

Season 3 was officially announced the same day, the Hollywood reporter added Logic of bombs He has acquired where things will gather next season:

"Jumping forward for several years since the events of Season 2, Season 3 takes place at the height of the" Elfs "and" Sauron "war, as the dark Lord is trying to craft a" one ring "that will give him the advantage he needs to beat the war and win the entire middle country."

There is a lot to unveil here, but let's start with a jump on time. The chronology of the story of "power rings" is one of the most challenging elements when it comes to source material. Season 1 changed Tolkien's timeframe by rearranging the order of counterfeiting of power rings. Season 2 had to Adjust when Sauron is disguised in eregion like Annarnar.

However, the largest deviation is the general condensation of the time frame of the second age of 3,500 years in a series of events. This was obviously necessary to tell a comprehensive story that does not kill its main characters faster than you can say, "Aragorn was formerly Hobbit." However, the time adjustment forced JD Payne and Patrick McKay to distort the original material to suit their story - without a significant break through the first two seasons. At the very least, allowing for several years gap in the story will make an excuse that it is passing a significant amount of time, even if it is in years, not in millennia.

Another large part of the logic of the "Power Rings" in season 3 is a bit of the war of Elfs and Sauron. This is a critical moment in the chronology of the second time. In the source material, it comes after Sauron tormented the elves in falsifying the rings of power and then discovering that he could not control them with the help of a ring. "Silmarilion" says: "But he, revealing that he was betrayed and that the elves were not deceived, was filled with anger; And he came against them with an open war, demanding that all the rings be handed over, because Elven-Smiths could not be achieved in doing without doing so without doing his orrub and advice. "

This leads to nearly a decade of war - the one that begins with Sauron surpassing Jeregion, killing Kalamibbor and forcing survivors to escape the north and found Rivenden. These three things have already happened (again, of course, it's wrong) in the show, but the years of knocking, the following war, which follows, are taking place. They drip with desperate last stands, heroic eucastastrophes (Tolkien's word for hope born at last minute) and one of the most successful periods of winning Sauron throughout his career as a military player. Expect Season 3 to be Banger, people.

The last affiliation of logic is probably the greatest: the dark Lord is to make one ring to rule them all. With the nine rings in his possession, the three rings of Elven, and the seven rings in the hands of the dwarf, Sauron will set his view of the season 3 of forging a piece of jewelry capable of controlling the lottery.

Based on the description, we can safely assume that the show -show will adhere to their alternative time schedule where Sauron comes with rings of power while attacking its enemies (rather than before). So do not expect a ring from the press with initial loans. The chances are, we will see the process drawn throughout the season, because the newly broken lord of the rings seems to cement his handmade, overpowering craftsman through a ring that will define the next era and half of the history of the middle country.

The dark wizard was a new character in Season 2. A game from Cinds, the mysterious Magic Wilder in Roon remained unidentified at the end of the season and we can expect it to continue to be understood in the season 3.

While we still do not know the name of the dark wizard, however, we already have at least a bit of clarity about who he is not. When Vanity fair Asked if the dark wizard is Saruman, the show-show Patrick McKay definitely said: "I will say something on the record. Given the history of the middle country, it would be very, very incredible that this could be a sarumer." D. D. Payne added: "If not impossible." McKay even went so far as to say that "he will almost defy the laws on gravity and physics to be Saruman," before Payne added: "There is Radagast Brown and then has two blue wizards - and that's all we will say."

So, yes. We basically know for sure that the dark wizard is not a saruman. Who he actually is, however, remains a question that we will have to leave later in the story of the show.