There’s good news for Lord of the Rings fans! The head of Amazon Studios, Vernon Sanders, hints that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power might be renewed for a third season very soon!
The first season of the Lord of the Rings spin-off series was a massive success for Amazon Prime. The series premiere recorded 25 million views on its opening day, and now has 24 billion minutes of watch time overall.
The streaming platform has an elaborate plan to continue the series till season 5, which is why it was already renewed for a second season even before the first season aired. Now, it seems like The Rings of Power is on the verge of being renewed for a third season as well.
While speaking to Deadline, Amazon Studios head Vernon Sanders said that news about The Rings of Power season 3 will arrive sometime in 2023. Sanders is confident about Amazon Prime’s commitment to the series and hints at a season 3 renewal even before season 2 hits the streaming platform.
Here’s what the Amazon Studios head said –
We are absolutely committed, we have every reason to be excited. They’ve done a tremendous job. It’s a great question about Season 3, we’re probably two to three months in on Season 3, but I think there could be news certainly in the new year. There’s so much planning and prep that’s necessary for us to get this mounted that the only reason we probably haven’t gotten there quite yet is we’ve just been so heads down in Season 2, but I would expect there to be news in the new year.”
The series, based on J.R.R Tolkien’s novel, The Silmarillion, and set in the fictional Middle-earth, is the most expensive series ever made with a budget of $462 million. Considering the investment that Amazon made in the series, it is unlikely that they will give up on their long-term plans for the series anytime soon.
Showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D Payne have already planned out the entire show for five seasons, which is another reason why Prime does not want to give up on the series. Payne himself revealed back in June that they know how exactly the series will progress and what the last shot of the series finale will look like.
Since the show has already been planned with so much detail, it would be blasphemous not to let the series complete its entire run on the streaming platform. Thus, The Rings of Power is in safe hands and will continue for at least four more seasons.
Amazon Prime will continue to renew the series as long as it continues to be popular and bring massive success to the platform. Season 2 is already in the making and now that Sanders hinted at a potential season 3, we can’t wait to see what the subsequent seasons have in store for us!
About The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an American TV series, based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay for streaming on Amazon Prime.
Set 3,000 years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the show will be set in the Second Age of Middle-earth. Beginning with a time of peace, the series will follow the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and the forging of the rings of power.
The cast includes Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, and Dylan Smith among many others.
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