Season 3 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power arrives on Prime Video on November 11, 2026, with new episodes over three weeks. Here is the release schedule, the cast changes and the story setup as published by Amazon and others.
Release schedule
- November 11: episodes 1 to 4.
- November 18: episodes 5 and 6.
- November 25: episodes 7 and 8, the finale.
Amazon says the season streams on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories (About Amazon). The schedule matches the Wikipedia season page, which adds that episodes release worldwide at the same time as the U.S. premiere.
Story setup
Amazon describes the season as set five years after the fall of Eregion. Sauron’s armies have conquered most of Middle-earth, and only Khazad-dûm, Lindon and Rivendell remain free. Sauron, from his new tower of Barad-dûr, is fixated on forging the One Ring, and the free peoples must unite to stop him.
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Cast
- Returning: Charlie Vickers as Sauron, Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad and Daniel Weyman as Gandalf, among others.
- New: Jamie Campbell Bower as Celeborn, Zubin Varla as Khamûl, Eddie Marsan as Thrain, Andrew Richardson as Anarion and Adam Young as Marnûkh. Simon Pegg voices the Balrog.
Behind the camera
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay are the showrunners. Wikipedia lists Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri and Stefan Schwartz as directors, with filming in the UK beginning in May 2025 and wrapping in October 2025, including location work in Dorset and Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland.
Why it matters
The season is built around the forging of the One Ring, the event the whole series has been moving toward, so this is a pivotal stretch for the show. Because the first four episodes arrive together, viewers can expect a large opening block, followed by two shorter drops.
