If you are one of those who love fantasy fiction, you are in luck because after the airing of the eight episodes of the second season of the dragon house on Max, they have just been broadcast on Prime Video the first three episodes of the second part of the series The Rings of Power. On August 29, this fantasy fiction returned to the streaming platform after two years of waiting. In this new season, we will return to Middle-earth where, among other things, questions such as what happened with the forging of the rings, the different identities of Sauron and the descent into hell of Númenor will be addressed. What is clear is that this second season is going to be watched closely by fans of this series. Not only did it take two years to arrive on Prime Video, but the first season also divided audiences and critics.
This second season has become an odyssey for its creatorsbecause it was greatly affected by the Hollywood actors and writers’ strike that became a problem for filming. Eventually, filming was moved without warning from New Zealand to the United Kingdom and had to do without its creators and showrunners, JD Payne and Patrick McKay. For this reason, the series had to arrive on Prime Video two endless years after the premiere of the first season and the streaming platform decided to release three episodes on August 29 and a new one every week.
The controversial second season of The Rings of Power
It should be remembered that from the first season it was revealed Sauron’s True Identitythe main antagonist of the universe created by JRR Tolkien. Therefore, in this new installment, we will witness his journey to achieve his power and forge the rings. In addition, the conflict between Sauron and the immortal elves will also have a lot of weight.
It is clear that Sauron will continue his path towards evil and in this second season of The Rings of Power Also The Stranger will have a special rolebelieved to be Gandalf. According to the official synopsis for this second installment: “Sauron has returned. Driven out by Galadriel, with no army or allies, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his forces and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to unite all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will.
Criticism of the first season focused on the weight of warrior women and other races of Middle-earth. Whether we agree or not, what is clear is that it was not a brilliant start for this series from which everyone expected much more. The first part held up only because all the viewers wanted to know who was or was not Sauron and who was or was not Gandalf. Since these two doubts have finally been lifted, season 2 will have to be creative to interest the fans of this saga.
The cast of the second season of this series
In addition to the main cast of the first season, for the second part of the series The Rings of Power Actors join the cast like Ciarán Hinds (Belfast), Tanya Moodie (Sherlock), Gabriel Akuwudike (1917), Ben Daniels (The Exorcist) and Nicholas Woodeson (Skyfall). One of the big changes in the cast is actor Sam Hazeldine who would replace Joseph Mawle as Adar. Additionally, actress Nazanin Boniadi (Bronwyn) has left and Rory Kinnear, who plays Tom Bombadil, has joined her.
THE actors who are rehearsing in this second season starring Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Ismael Cruz Cordova as Arondir, Charlie Vickers as Sauron, Markella Kavenagh as Nori, Daniel Weyman as The Stranger, Lloyd Owen as Elendil, and Robert Aramayo as Elron. Additionally, Markella Kavenagh plays Nori Brandyfoot, Daniel Weyman plays The Stranger, Owain Arthur plays Prince Durin IV, Benjamin Walker plays King Gil-galad, and Sophia Nomvete plays Princess Disa.
Regarding the possibility of a third season, the only thing that is known is that on February 24, the showrunners of the series, Patrick McKay and JD Payne, confirmed through an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that there had been a contract signing for three additional years. with Amazon MGM Studios for the development of the series. For now, a third season has not been confirmed, but depending on the success of the secondwill have a chance or not. It is therefore clear that the production of a third season depends entirely on the success of this new opus arriving on Prime Video on August 29.
