It's time to finally return to Middle-earth with season two of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Prime Video's TV show based on JRR Tolkien's novels.
Set thousands of years before The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings during the Second Age, The Rings of Power focuses on the forging of the rings in the title, the fall of the island kingdom of Númenor, and the rise of the infamous Dark Lord Sauron.
Key characters known to those of you who've seen Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy also feature in The Rings of Power – including Galadriel, played here by Morfydd Clark, and Elrond (Robert Aramayo). And of course, the threat of Sauron is never far away from both old and new characters.
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The Rings of Power's first eight-episode season set up some intriguing mysteries, but its pacing was criticised at times. For those of you concerned about that, we've already seen the season two premiere – check out our review here – and rest assured, it gets to the heart of the action quickly.
Here's how you can tune in to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, plus an episode release guide for season two.
How to watch and stream The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
WATCH THE RINGS OF POWER ON PRIME VIDEO
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is exclusively available on Amazon's Prime Video streaming service around the globe.
To watch, you'll need to be signed up for either a Prime Video-only membership or the more expensive Amazon Prime membership.
Prime Video-only membership is priced at £5.99/month in the UK and opens up access to a library of movies and TV shows, which also includes Good Omens, The Boys, The Idea of You and American Fiction, to name just a few things.
Check out our best Prime Video TV series and best movies on Prime Video roundups, if you're searching for recommendations.
Related: War of the Rohirrim timeline: How does it connect to the Lord of the Rings movies?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 episode release schedule
Those of you preparing to get stuck into the new season of Rings of Power will need to set quite a bit of time aside. Three episodes of an eight-episode season have already premiered and are available to stream now on Prime Video – and each is over an hour long.
They are:
• Season 2 episode 1 ('Elven Kings Under the Sky'), 1h 16m
• Season 2 episode 2 ('Where the Stars are Strange'), 1h 2m
• Season 2 episode 3 ('The Eagle and the Sceptre'), 1h 6m
Presuming a weekly release schedule for the remainder of the season, here is when you can expect new episodes to premiere:
• Season 2 episode 4: Friday, September 5
• Season 2 episode 5: Friday, September 12
• Season 2 episode 6: Friday, September 19
• Season 2 episode 7: Friday, September 26
• Season 2 episode 8: Friday, October 4
Rings of Power showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay are both credited as part of the writing team on the last two episodes of season two.
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power streams on Prime Video, with new episodes premiering on Fridays.
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