Middle-earth Is at War: The Rings of Power Season 3 Drops Four Episodes on Prime Video
After more than two years away, Middle-earth is back — and this time, the war is already raging. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 premiered on Prime Video on Wednesday 11 November 2026, with not one but four episodes dropping at once. Set in the Second Age, thousands of years before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the new season jumps forward five years after the fall of Eregion at the end of Season 2. Sauron, played by Charlie Vickers, no longer needs to hide behind another identity — he is openly forging the One Ring, and his armies have marched across Middle-earth almost unopposed. Morfydd Clark returns as Galadriel, leading the Elves’ desperate resistance at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron. There is a much-awaited arrival too: Jamie Campbell Bower, of Stranger Things fame, joins the cast as Celeborn, finally introduced after two seasons of waiting. The season also features Ciarán Hinds as the Dark Wizard, alongside new faces including Zubin Varla as Khamûl, Eddie Marsan as Thrain and Andrew Richardson as Anarion. Prime Video is not making fans wait week by week this time. Season 3 has eight episodes in total, released in three batches: Episodes 1–4 on 11 November, Episodes 5–6 on Wednesday 18 November, and the final two episodes, including the finale, on Wednesday 25 November. That means the whole season lands within a fortnight — a deliberate choice, with co-showrunner Patrick McKay saying the highly serialised story plays better as a binge. All 16 episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 are still streaming on Prime Video, so newcomers and returners alike can catch up first. One ring to rule them all — and four episodes to start with tonight.
Source: Radio Times