Delhi: Prime Video premiered the much-anticipated second season of the epic series, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’. The show’s creators, JD Payne and Patrick McKay, joined over a dozen cast members on the iconic Hall H stage for a lively and insightful conversation moderated by Emmy-nominated actress and noted genre fan Yvette Nicole Brown (Avengers: Endgame, Community).
The action-packed trailer focuses on the long-awaited reemergence of iconic villain Sauron, heralding the return of darkness and evil to Middle-earth after many years of hard-fought conflict.
Watch the official trailer below:
The trailer also highlights the creation of the Rings of Power, aided by Sauron’s powers of deception and manipulation.
Fans were also excited to catch glimpses of the many fantastical and sometimes scary creatures that will appear this season, including a young Shelob, an army of Barrow-wights, the hill-troll Damrod, a Sea Worm, and even Ents! Viewers also enjoyed several key battle scenes that will be crucial to the storylines of season two.
Artists participating in the show’s Hall H panel were Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Maxim Baldry, Morfydd Clark, Ishmael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Tristan Gravelle, Sam Hazeldine, Emma Horvath, Tyrone Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Charlie Vickers, Benjamin Walker and Daniel Weyman.
The Return of Sauron
In the second season of The Rings of Power, Sauron is back. Driven out by Galadriel without an army or allies, the emerging Dark Lord must now rely on his 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 the epic scope and ambition of season one, the new season immerses even its most beloved and vulnerable characters in a growing wave of darkness, and challenges each to find their place in a world that is rapidly on the brink of disaster.
As friendships are tested and kingdoms shattered, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Humans, Wizards, and Harfoots will fight valiantly to protect what matters most to each other.
The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is produced by showrunners and executive producers JD Penn and Patrick McKay. They are joined by executive producers Lindsay Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill and Jennifer Hutchison, co-executive producer and director Charlotte Brandstrom, producers Kate Hazell and Helen Shang, and co-producers Claire Buxton, Andrew Lee, Glenys Mullins and Matthew Penry-Davey. Additional directors for season two include Sanaa Hamri and Louise Hooper.
The much-awaited new season of ‘The Rings of Power’ will premiere on Prime Video on August 29.
