The highly-anticipated follow-up for one of the most expensive seasons of TV ever just got an exciting new look. Theofficial Prime Video X accountunveiled a new image of Arondir (Ismael Cruz Cordova) inThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSeason 2. Arondir appears ready for battle, holding his bow in his left hand with his quill full of arrows slung over his shoulder. The new image celebrates there only being one month until the return ofThe Rings of Powerto Prime Video, which is set to premiere Season 2 on August 29. Arondir appeared in all eight episodes of Season 1, and will have another large, recurring role in the second season.
AlthoughThe Rings of Poweris one of themost expensive TV showsever made, clocking in at around $58 million per episode, the first season was extremely divisive among critics and audiences. Many critics appreciated the show, and it earned an 83% from critics' reviews onRotten Tomatoes, but general audiences proceeded to review bombThe Rings of Power, which led to the audience score cumulating a total of 38%. In addition to Cordova’s Arondir,The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Poweralso starsMorfydd Clarkas Galadriel,Charlie Vickersas Halbrand (and later Sauron),Markella Kavenaghas Nori Brandyfoot, andDaniel Weymanas The Stranger. The series is written and developed for TV byPatrick McKayandJohn D. Payneusing characters fromJ.R.R Tolkien’s original novels.
‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Doesn’t Take Place When You’d Think
After the excitingreveal that Halbrand was indeed Sauron, as many fans had speculated much of Season 1, the anticipation to see what happens in Season 2 couldn’t be greater.The Rings of Powershowrunners recently sat down for an interview where they revealed thatSeason 2 won’t pick up at the end of Season 1 immediately, and will instead take viewers back many years to the assassination of Sauron. It assumedly won’t be long before we pick back up in the current timeline, and it’s important to deliver the backstory of Sauron’s betrayal all those years ago for fans who aren’t extremely familiar with existing canon.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSeason 2 premieres on August 29. Check out the new image from the second season above and streamThe Rings of PowerSeason 1 onPrime Video.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
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