The Rings of Power Season 2 isn’t out yet, but thoughts are already being given to the next chapter of the popular Amazon high fantasy series.
It’s true that the next episode of the hugely successful Prime Video series won’t be released until Thursday, August 29, but rumor has it that Amazon has all but confirmed the release date. The Rings of Power Season 3 is underway and it seems all parties are making plans to return to Middle-earth.
So when I sat down with showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay ahead of The Rings of Power‘s second season, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try to get an answer out of them. And when I say “try,” I really mean it, because neither Payne nor McKay wanted to give away too much.
When asked if they could say whether a third season was actually happening, or if they had already indicated what storylines they wanted to explore next, McKay, with a hint of mischief, simply said, “We’re working on it (and) that’s all we can say about it.”
Not exactly the rousing confirmation I or anyone else was waiting for, granted, but it was more than we’ve had so far! And yes, “working on it” can be interpreted a lot of ways – it could mean that Season 3 is just being fleshed out, or that scripts are in the works, or that set designs, um, are being designed, or… well, any number of things could be in the pipeline. With McKay and Payne previously stating that they have a five-season plan for their Lord of the Rings prequel series, it seems inevitable that some pre-production work took place.
The Rings of Power is also Prime Video’s biggest ‘TV Original’ to date, trailing only Amazon’s adaptation of Bethesda’s Fallout video game series comes close to parity The Lord of the Rings live-action tv show stunning ratings. Unless season 2 suffers a catastrophic drop in popularity, I suspect it will do as well as, if not better than The Rings of Power‘s first season did. That would certainly lead to one of Prime Video’s best shows getting renewed.
I’ll be bringing you plenty more exclusive Season 2 content from Payne, McKay and the cast of the series in the lead up to the launch, so make sure you keep an eye on Ny Breaking until the release date.