The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is back with its first trailer for season 2 from Prime Video. The fandom has been divided on the quality and accuracy of the series set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s world. Setting aside that debate and the complexities of the material it covers, the production quality of the series is stunning and the series is interesting to watch.

Check out the latest trailer. The new season drops August 2024.

Prime Video sums up season 2 as follows:

Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Building on Season 1’s epic scope and ambition, Season 2 of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots… as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other.

While season 1 may have felt slow in its build-up to the finale, it had to establish the world and time we were in and get audiences oriented. Not everyone knows the world as well as those who have read the books. In season 2, Prime Video promised to take the gloves off and dive right into the action. So, love it or hate it, will you be watching? What are you excited or concerned about based on the teaser? Sound off in the comments below.

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