Prime Video debuted the first trailer for the third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power during the streamer's SDCC panel on Friday, and the show's X account has now shared a new poster.
The artwork, which also highlights the episode release schedule, shows Sauron (Charlie Vickers) facing down the mighty Balrog known as Durin's Bane, who will be voiced by Simon Pegg (The Boys, Star Trek).
Yes, we will hear one of Morgoth's fiery demons speak for the very first time in the Prime Video series.
The Balrog, who was first awakened from his long slumber in the Season 1 finale, was unleashed from his cavern deep beneath Moria when King Durin refused to listen to his son and dug far too deeply into the mountain during Season 2. After regaining his senses, Durin charged at the massive monster, sacrificing himself in an attempt to keep it from destroying the rest of the Dwarf kingdom.
It seems the Dark Lord will gain the knowledge he needs to forge the One Ring from the Balrog, which was described as an "intelligent, dangerous adversary," during the panel. "We want to show a different side of him. We are crazy stupid or wild enough to think in this season he should have a scene with Sauron," said co-showrunner J.D. Payne.
Along with Pegg, Season 3 adds Eddie Marsan (Clayface) as King Durin IV’s older brother, Thrain; Andrew Richardson (Guys & Dolls) as Elendil’s younger son and Isildur’s brother, Anarion; and Adam Young (Don’t Breathe 2) as Marnûkh, who is described as “a mysterious Orc who may not be what he seems.”
Check out the new poster below, along with the SDCC trailer.
"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."
Returning cast members include Morfydd Clark, Benjamin Walker, Charles Edwards, Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Tyroe Muhafidin, Maxim Baldry, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Owain Arthur, Trystan Gravelle, Ema Horvath, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Leon Wadham, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.
Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders) replaced Joseph Mawle as Adar, with Ciarán Hinds (Game of Thrones), Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful), and Tanya Moodie (The Man Who Fell to Earth) joining season 2 in key roles.