Prime Video has unveiled the first trailer for The Lord Of The Rings The Rings Of Power Season 2, which reveals that it will premiere on 29 August 2024.

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.

THAT IS THE FACE OF EVIL, SAURON.

The action-packed first look focuses on the rise of the fearsome and powerful villain during Middle-earth’s Second Age, as Sauron (Charlie Vickers) disguises himself as an elf to aid Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) in the forging of the titular rings of power. All sorts of menacing creatures — orcs, creeping tree vines, an oozing morass of wormy goo — appear to pollute the land, while many of the characters from Season 1 ready themselves for battle, including Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo), Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova) and Isildur (Maxim Baldry).

The trailer also includes a brief shot of the character known as the Stranger (Daniel Weyman) wielding a wooden staff. In the Season 1 finale, he was revealed to be one of the wizards (a.k.a. the Istari) who later populate Middle-earth. Although the Stranger hasn’t been officially confirmed to be an early version of Gandalf, the most famous of Middle-earth’s wizards, the show hasn’t exactly disabused that impression, either. Other key “Lord of the Rings” cameos include Mount Doom, one of the Great Eagles, what could be the Watcher in the Water (or one of its early progenitors), and what appears to be Barad-dûr — a.k.a. Sauron’s central fortress in Mordor.

In the meantime, check out my review of The Lord Of The Rings The Rings Of Power Season 1 here.

Check out the trailer below: