THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER Clip and TV Spot Reveals "The Dark Wizard"
Prime Video has released a new clip and TV spot for The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2. I’ve been very excited about the return of this show, and I hope that the quality of storytelling continues t be strong as it continues.
In the clip, we see Isildur and a new character, Estrid, stop to help what appears to be a group of travelers in need before being ambushed by Wild Men. Luckily for them, the elven archer Arondir shows up to help.
The TV spot features Tom Bombadil and our first glimpse of Ciarán Hinds as "The Dark Wizard." This is the character who may end up being Saruman, but that would be a big change to the lore if it happens.
The series takes place “thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, 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 the greatest villain 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 re-emergence 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 furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.”
In Season 2, “Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will.
“Building on Season 1’s epic scope and ambition, Season 2 of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity.
“Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots… as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other.”
The Rings of Power Season 2 premieres August 29th on Prime Video.
Search within. Learn more about one of Tolkien’s most intriguing characters in The Lord of the Rings, the amusing and enigmatic Tom Bombadil in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, now available in the US. https://t.co/ho3UYGgaaj @HarperCollins pic.twitter.com/ncPQRnztD3
— The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@TheRingsofPower) August 20, 2024
A hero emerges. The Rings of Power returns August 29 on Prime Video. pic.twitter.com/vABojC6QjN
— The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@TheRingsofPower) August 20, 2024
