Overview

• Andrew Richardson joins season 3 as a series regular, with Zubin Varla and Adam Young in recurring roles.
• Filming kicked off in mid-May 2025 at Shepperton Studios, marking the show’s return to a UK production hub.
• Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay continue to lead the series with executive producers Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell and Charlotte Brändström.
• Season 3 will jump forward several years into the Second Age, focusing on the War of the Elves and Sauron’s drive to craft the One Ring.
• No official premiere date has been set, though the series has already drawn over 170 million global viewers across its first two seasons.