Rings of Power: season three promises a ‘fresh start’ but there’s no such thing in Tolkien’s Middle-earth

By Shakiba Barghi, PhD Candidate in Publishing and Communications, The University of Melbourne

Rings of Power co-creator and showrunner Patrick McKay describes the third season, premiering this month, as a “turning [of] the page” for Prime Video’s high-budget Tolkien adaptation.

Season two ended with the Elven realm of Eregion in ruins and Sauron in possession of the Nine Rings intended for Men.

The new season picks up five years later, throwing viewers into a Middle-earth already at war, with Sauron working to forge the One Ring.

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