Forging the Rings Featurette for ‘LOTR: The Rings of Power’ Season 2

by Alex Billington
July 30, 2024
Source: YouTube

“The ring is a miniature metaphor for the Earth – it’s round, it’s circular, it has no beginning, no ending, encompasses everything including power.” 💍 With one month left to go before Season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series kicks off, Prime Video has started launching a full-on marketing push. After the SDCC trailer last weekend, they’ve debuted a “Forging the Rings” featurette. This behind-the-scenes looks focuses on the titular rings – the 20 “rings of power” that Suaron forges with the Elves to control Middle Earth. 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 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. This features the legendary concept designer and illustrator John Howe (who also designed Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy) discussing the mythology around the rings & shows off making even more rings for this epic series. Check it out below.

Here’s the Forging The Rings featurette for Season 2 of LOTR: The Rings of Power from YouTube:

You can view the epic full trailer for LOTR: The Rings of Power Season 2 right here, or the first teaser here.

The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power Featurette

In Season Two of The Rings of Power series on Prime Video, 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 The Rings of Power – Season One’s epic scope and ambition, the new season 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. Look good so far?

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a series developed by Amazon Studios, in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate & Trust, HarperCollins, New Line Cinema. J. D. Payne & Patrick McKay are showrunners and developed the streaming series adaptation, set in the Second Age of Middle-earth before the events of the Lord of the Rings novel and the previous films. Featuring episodes in Season 2 directed by Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri, Louise Hooper. Executive produced by Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison. Amazon debuts The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season 2 streaming on Prime Video starting August 29th, 2024 coming soon. View the first teaser here.