Besides an epic mountain of deals, Lord of the Rings fans can expect to unlock something else ahead of Amazon Prime Day (which returns July 12 and 13).
Ahead of the premiere of The Rings of Power on Sept. 2, the e-commerce giant is giving Amazon Prime members an exclusive sneak preview of the highly anticipated prequel series starting today in a new trailer that’s available for only 48 hours.
Adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series, The Rings of Power is set in the Second Age — thousands of years before the events in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings — and brings new and familiar characters to the small screen. Created by Patrick McKay and John Payne, the Amazon Studios original series’ first season will span eight episodes and stars Benjamin Walker as the Elven High King Gil-Galad, Morfydd Clark as young Galadriel, Robert Aramayo as young Elrond, Charles Edwards as the Elven prince Celebrimbor, Owain Arthur as the Dwarven prince Durin IV and Maxim Baldry as Isildur.
Joining the cast as new characters are Lenny Henry as Sadoc Burrows, Nazanin Boniadi as Bronwyn, Ismael Cruz Cordova as Arondir, Daniel Weyman as the Stranger, Sophie Nomvete as the Dwarven princess Disa and Charlie Vickers as Halbrand, among others.
Per the show’s logline, the approximately one-minute trailer gives a peek at the “ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.”
The preview also reveals that another trailer will drop July 14. (The first teaser trailer, seen below, was released in May.) Prime members can also try their luck at winning one of 20 exclusive invites to the Rings of Power world premiere in London when they add the LOTR series to their watchlist.
Ahead, find out everything you need to know about how to watch the Lord of the Rings prequel series, The Rings of Power, including how to get access to the exclusive trailer.
