Published May 11, 2026, 7:03 PM EDT

Amazon also shared a first look at the latest iteration of the Dark Lord Sauron

Image: Amazon MGM Studios

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We're going back to Middle-earth ... just not this second. Amazon announced on Monday that its mega-budget fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power would return for season 3 on Nov. 11, 2026. The Prime Video series is set during the Second Age of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved saga (long before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and traces Sauron's rise to power as he forges the rings he ultimately uses to enslave Middle-earth. The announcement also came with a new image of the Dark Lord, played by Charlie Vickers in Rings of Power .

“From the very beginning, this series has embodied the scale, ambition, and cinematic storytelling that define Prime Video’s biggest global series,” said Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios.…