The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
American streaming television series
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| 2025 | Filming for season 3 is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of the year, with directors Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri, and Stefan Schwartz set to direct multiple episodes. |
| February 2025 | The second season became Prime Video's most-watched returning season by number of hours watched. |
| February 2025 | Pre-production for the third season was underway at Shepperton Studios in Surrey. |
| February 2025 | Amazon announced the casting of Jamie Campbell Bower and Eddie Marsan for the third season. |
| February 2025 | Amazon officially confirmed the third season of the series, reaffirming their commitment to the five-season plan. |
| February 2025 | Amazon officially confirmed the third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which will focus on the 'War of the Elves and Sauron' and Sauron's efforts to create the One Ring. |
| 2024 | Parrot Analytics calculated the series brought in $367 million in subscriber revenue for Prime Video by the end of 2024. |
| 2024 | Bear McCreary noted that the series' episodic albums would contain 'virtually every second of score' from their respective episodes, with the full album to be added to other music streaming services after the complete second season's release. |
| October 2024 | Amazon reported the first season had been watched by more than 150 million viewers globally, remaining the most-watched season on Prime Video. |
| August 2024 | A new edition of Tolkien's 'The Adventures of Tom Bombadil' was released to coincide with the second season of the series. |
| August 2024 | Patrick McKay elaborated on the series' approach, explaining their intention to honor Tolkien's tone and themes while creating an entertaining television series that appeals to both casual viewers and Tolkien fans. |
| August 2024 | Second season was released from August to October, experiencing lower viewership compared to the first season. |
| August 2024 | Two weeks prior to the second season premiere, 'The Eye' episode was made available for free on Samsung TV Plus in the US, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Germany. |
| August 29 2024 | An episode of the aftershow 'Inside The Rings of Power' was released, featuring host Felicia Day interviewing cast members Addai-Robinson, Gravelle, and Horvath about the making of 'The Eagle and the Sceptre' episode, including behind-the-scenes footage. |
| August 29 2024 | Composer Bear McCreary released the digital soundtrack album for the episode 'The Eagle and the Sceptre' on Amazon Music, which included nearly the entire episode's musical score. |
| August 29 2024 | The episode 'The Eagle and the Sceptre' premiered on Amazon Prime Video, marking the third episode of the second season. |
| August 29 2024 | Premiere of the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. |
| August 15 2024 | "The Great Wave" episode made available for free on Samsung TV Plus in the US, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Germany, leading up to the second season premiere |
| April 26 2024 | Limited edition CD box set released by Mondo, Amazon Music, and Sparks and Shadows, containing the episode's music and McCreary's journal detailing the score's creation. |
| June 2023 | Production on the second season of the series was completed. |
| April 2023 | The Hollywood Reporter reported that only 37% of initial US viewers and 45% of international viewers finished the first season. |
| March 2023 | Amazon announced the casting of Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie. |
| December 2022 | By December 2022, the series had been watched by more than 100 million viewers globally and became Prime Video's most watched series. |
| December 2022 | Sam Hazeldine replaced Joseph Mawle as Adar for the second season. Additional cast members were also announced. |
| December 2022 | The all-female directing team for the second season was revealed, including Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri, and Louise Hooper. |
| November 2022 | 'The Fall of Númenor' was published to capitalize on interest generated by the first season of the series. |
| November 21 2022 | A bonus behind-the-scenes segment for 'The Great Wave' was added to Prime Video's X-Ray feature as part of the 'The Making of The Rings of Power' series. |
| November 21 2022 | A bonus segment with behind-the-scenes footage from 'The Eye' episode was added to Prime Video's X-Ray feature as part of the 'The Making of The Rings of Power' series. |
| October 2022 | Amazon moved production for future seasons from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. |
| October 2022 | First season was released and became the most-watched Prime Video original series according to Amazon. |
| October 2022 | Filming for the second season began in the United Kingdom, with directors Louise Hooper and Charlotte Brändström involved. |
| October 14 2022 | The Official The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Podcast was released on Amazon Music, with the fourth episode dedicated to 'The Great Wave' and featuring discussions with cast members Arthur, Nomvete, Payne, and McKay. |
| October 14 2022 | The Official The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Podcast was released on Amazon Music, hosted by Felicia Day, focusing on the 'The Eye' episode with guests Brändström, Payne, and McKay. |
| October 8 2022 | Deadline's Inside the Ring: LOTR: The Rings of Power aftershow for 'The Eye' episode was released, featuring exclusive footage, insights, and interviews with cast members Aramayo, Arthur, Addai-Robinson, Clark, Vickers, Muhafidin, Baldry, Gravelle, Brändström, and McCreary. |
| October 7 2022 | Digital soundtrack album for the episode released on Amazon Music, featuring Bear McCreary's complete score for 'The Eye' episode. |
| October 7 2022 | Episode 'The Eye' premiered on Amazon Prime Video streaming service. |
| October 3 2022 | Filming for the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power began under the working title LBP. The production involved simultaneous shooting of episodes based on location and set availability. |
| September 17 2022 | Official aftershow 'Deadline's Inside the Ring: LOTR: The Rings of Power' was released for the episode 'The Great Wave', featuring interviews with cast members and exclusive behind-the-scenes insights. |
| September 16 2022 | Bear McCreary released the soundtrack album for 'The Great Wave' episode digitally on Amazon Music, containing virtually every second of the episode's musical score. |
| September 16 2022 | 'The Great Wave' episode premiered on Amazon Prime Video. |
| September 1 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiered on Amazon Prime Video. |
| August 2022 | Amazon publicly explained their contractual agreement with Tolkien's estate, which required the series to remain distinct from Peter Jackson's film adaptations, while still maintaining visual consistency. |
| August 2022 | Patrick McKay publicly stated that the series is 'deeply, deeply connected' to Tolkien's work, addressing concerns about the adaptation's fidelity to the source material. |
| August 2 2022 | Filming for the first season of The Rings of Power wrapped up. |
| July 2022 | Official announcement of Howard Shore and Bear McCreary's involvement in the series, with McCreary composing the score and Shore writing the main title theme. |
| June 2022 | A new book, 'The Fall of Númenor', was announced, compiled by Tolkien scholar Brian Sibley and featuring illustrations by Alan Lee. |
| January 2022 | Amazon revealed the series' title as part of its marketing campaign, releasing an announcement video with the title cast from molten metal and featuring an excerpt of the 'Ring Verse'. |
| January 2022 | The series was officially titled 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'. |
| 2021 | Amazon filmed the series title reveal video in Los Angeles, experimenting with metal pouring techniques and using a Phantom Flex4K camera to capture the process at 5,000 frames per second. |
| 2021 | Howard Shore was confirmed to be in talks for the series, with composer Bear McCreary also reported to be involved. |
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