Overview

• Andrew Richardson joins as a series regular alongside recurring cast members Zubin Varla and Adam Young.
• Shepperton Studios will host Season 3 after the first two seasons were filmed in New Zealand and the U.S.
• Season 3 advances several years into Middle-earth’s Second Age through an official time jump.
• Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay have confirmed the Dark Wizard is not Saruman and say they know his identity.
• The ensemble already includes Jamie Campbell Bower as a series regular and Eddie Marsan in a recurring role.