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Watch the teaser trailer for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 3, premiering November 11

UPDATE: This article was originally published on February 13, 2025. It was updated on July 24, 2026, with the latest information about the season.

Key takeaways

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 will premiere on November 11 exclusively on Prime Video.
  • Season 3 takes place several years after the events of Season 2, with Middle-earth at war racing to prevent Sauron's plans for domination.
  • The third season will feature new cast members including Jamie Campbell Bower as Celeborn and Simon Pegg as the voice of "The Balrog."
Prime Video has revealed the teaser trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3, which will premiere on November 11.
The trailer showcases the darker tone and some epic moments from Season 3 as Sauron's quest to forge the One Ring is fully underway. His goal to control all of Middle-earth threatens every one of its realms, causing new and sometimes uneasy alliances to be formed to try and stop him.
The footage was unveiled at the show's Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, which also teased the introduction of the menacing Nazgnagôl this season. They are ring-servants of Sauron which are the earlier Second Age incarnation of the Nazgûl, also known as Ringwraiths, of the Third Age. New characters joining the third season were also revealed.

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Here's everything you need to know about The Rings of Power Season 3.

What is 'The Rings of Power' Season 3 about?

In Season 3, Middle-earth is at war. Five years have passed since the fall of Eregion. Sauron's armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path. Only a few isolated pockets stand between the Dark Lord and total victory-Khazad-dûm, where the Dwarves are now sealed deep within their mountain halls, and the elven realms of Lindon and Rivendell, which are protected by their Three Rings.
But deep in the land of Mordor, in his newly completed tower of Barad-dûr, the Dark Lord toils day and night, obsessed with harnessing a power that will bring the last of his enemies to their knees: One Ring to rule them all.
Now, all the free peoples of Middle-earth-Dwarves, Elves, Men, and Wizards alike-must find a way to come together, in a race against time to prevent Sauron from achieving his goal of utter domination of all life.

Who is in 'The Rings of Power' Season 3 cast?

Joining the cast for the third season are:
  • Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things) as Galadriel's long-lost husband, Celeborn
  • Zubin Varla (Andor) as Khamûl, the Easterling of Rhûn
  • Eddie Marsan (Happy-Go-Lucky) as King Durin IV's older brother, Thrain
  • Andrew Richardson (Guys & Dolls) as Elendil's younger son and Isildur's brother, Anarion
  • Adam Young (Don't Breathe 2) as Marnûkh, a mysterious Orc who may not be what he seems
  • Simon Pegg (Star Trek) as the voice of "The Balrog"
They will star alongside returning cast members which include:
  • Charlie Vickers as Sauron
  • Morfydd Clark as Galadriel
  • Robert Aramayo as Elrond
  • Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad
  • Daniel Weyman as Gandalf
  • Sophia Nomvete as Disa
  • Owain Arthur as Durin IV
  • Lloyd Owen as Elendil
  • Maxim Baldry as Isildur
  • Trystan Gravelle as Pharazôn
  • Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Míriel
  • Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir
  • Ciarán Hinds as the Dark Wizard
  • Rory Kinnear as Tom Bombadil

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How to watch 'The Rings of Power' Season 3 on Prime Video

The first four episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 will premiere November 11, 2026, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories. The fifth and sixth episodes will be available to stream on November 18, with the final two episodes of the season releasing on November 25.
All 16 episodes of the first two seasons are available to stream now on Prime Video globally.
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Who is the team behind 'The Rings of Power' Season 3?

The third season of The Rings of Power is produced by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay.
They are joined by executive producers Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell, and executive producer-director Charlotte Brändström.
Matthew Penry-Davey is producer and Ally O'Leary, Tim Keene, and Andrew Lee are co-producers.

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What is 'The Rings of Power'?

Prime Video series The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history.
This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, taking viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness.
The series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains to the majestic forests of the elf capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.

What else can I watch on Prime Video?

There are plenty of other fantasy shows available to watch on Prime Video including The Wheel of Time, The Legend of Vox Machina, and Good Omens.
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