Middle-earth Returns This Week With Four New Rings of Power Episodes

WHO:

Deadline - The season 3 premiere red carpet featured Jamie Campbell Bower, Morfydd Clark, Charlie Vickers, Lloyd Owen, Maxim Baldry, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Sophia Nomvete, and Simon Pegg, among others.

Deadline - Season 3 is produced by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, alongside executive producers Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell, and executive producer-director Charlotte Brändström. Matthew Penry-Davey is the producer; Ally O’Leary, Tim Keene, and Andrew Lee are co-producers.

Screen Rant - The Rings of Power is a Prime Video series based on The Lord of the Rings.

WHAT:

Collider - The Lord of the Rings returns with new episodes of The Rings of Power on Prime Video.

Deadline - Season 3 premieres with four episodes, followed by two episodes and then two more episodes.

Deadline - Season 3’s story takes place five years after the fall of Eregion. Middle-earth is at war, and Sauron’s armies have conquered much of the world.

Deadline - Khazad-dûm’s Dwarves are sealed deep inside their mountain halls; Lindon and Rivendell are protected by the Elves’ Three Rings.

Deadline - Sauron works in his newly completed Barad-dûr tower in Mordor to harness a power described as the “One Ring to rule them all.”

Deadline - Dwarves, Elves, Men, and Wizards must unite to stop Sauron from achieving domination over all life.

Screen Rant - A season 3 review describes the episodes as the series’ best so far and characterizes the season as a leaner, meaner fantasy epic.

WHERE:

Deadline - The season 3 red-carpet premiere took place at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.

Deadline - Season 3’s story includes Middle-earth, Eregion, Khazad-dûm, Lindon, Rivendell, Mordor, and Barad-dûr.

WHEN:

Deadline - The article lists the season 3 premiere and first four episodes for November 11, the next two episodes for November 18, and episodes seven and eight for November 25. These are future dates under the stated current-date rule.

Deadline - The article says five years have passed since the fall of Eregion.

(UPDATED November 11, 2026 02:02 UTC)

The Rings of Power returns on Prime Video, opening its third season with four episodes. Middle-earth is at war, as Sauron’s armies conquer territory and Dwarves remain trapped underground. Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Wizards must unite to stop Sauron’s bid for domination.