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The Rings of Power season 2 features a surprise new Sauron actor that the showrunners kept hidden for years

Meet Forodwaith Sauron

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The Rings of Power season 2 has a scale and ambition close to Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy: 1,500 orc actors in full makeup and a star learning how to forge real rings

Charles Edwards learned how to forge for Celebrimbor

Total Film

The first Rings of Power season 2 clip is all about Sauron mind games – and it's our best look yet at the new Adar

The first clip from The Rings of Power season 2 is here

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Final trailer for The Rings of Power season 2 sees Sauron and Galadriel reunite in battle

The Siege of Eregion is here

Total Film

The Rings of Power star was surprised by how "bloodthirsty and violent" season 2 of Lord of the Rings prequel is

Adar has a new face

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The Rings of Power season 2 trailer breakdown: 16 things you probably missed

The first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's second season is packed with missable moments.

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From Annatar to Barad-dûr, here's every Easter egg you missed in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 trailer

Did you spot all of these references?

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The Rings of Power season 2: release date, trailer, plot, cast and all we know

The Rings of Power season 2 will take us back to Middle-Earth to follow the rise of Sauron.

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Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power casts Game of Thrones actor months after losing one

From one high-profile fantasy series to another

The Independent UK

'The Rings of Power' Season 2 is recasting one of its best villains

Goodbye to Joseph Mawle's really good bad guy.

Inverse

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power recasts Adar actor Joseph Mawle for season 2

New episodes will look a bit different when they arrive

The Independent UK

One does not simply detonate a volcano into Mordor: a scientist explains the problems with that Rings of Power episode

In the blockbuster fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, one of the principal antagonists, the wicked Adar, diverted a river into the labyrinth of tunnels under a dormant Mount Doom to trigger an explosive volcanic eruption. This transformed the surrounding landscape into the bleak lands…

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 news, reviews, cast, and everything you need to know

Our complete guide to The Rings of Power season 2

Total Film

Galadriel, "Rings of Power" horse girl

Galadriel is on a mission, but the show is concerned with all living things

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How did Waldreg get the sword hilt? 'Rings of Power' Episode 6 ending explained

'Rings of Power' Episode 6 ends on an explosive twist, but how did it happen? One key line of dialogue explains how one character wound up with Sauron's sword hilt.

Inverse

'Rings of Power' Episode 4 explained: Mithril, Adar’s plan, Númenor’s destruction, and more

'The Rings of Power' Episode 4 is packed full of major twists and reveals. Here's what both die-hard and casual Tolkien fans should know about the biggest moments in the latest installment.

Inverse

'Rings of Power' theory reveals a shocking timeline twist — and solves the show’s biggest mystery

'The Rings of Power' presents its various plotlines as all happening basically at the same time. But what if that's a giant misdirect?

Inverse

'Rings of Power' Easter egg reveals a Sauron connection hiding in plain sight

'The Rings of Power' may have already revealed Sauron's secret location in Amazon's Lord of the Rings series.

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The Independent UK

Who is Adar in The Rings of Power? Terrifying villainous orc leader, explained

JRR Tolkien readers will have a hard time remembering him from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ books

Inverse

'Rings of Power' Episode 4 release date, time, plot, cast, and trailer for Amazon's LOTR show

The machinations of Middle-earth are really starting to stir. But what time exactly will 'Rings of Power' Episode 4 be released on Amazon Prime Video? Here’s what you need to know.

The Guardian - UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap episode three – less slow-motion horse riding please!

Is this a show full of action-packed fight sequences? Or painfully whimsical equestrian moments and harfoot migration? Both, but it would be nice to see more of the former …

The Independent UK

Who is Adar in The Rings of Power? Terrifying villainous orc leader, explained

JRR Tolkien readers will have a hard time remembering him from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ books

Inverse

'Rings of Power' Episode 3 ending explained: Who is Adar in LOTR?

We've only seen a glimpse of Adar, a leader of orcs and a hater of elves, in the lavish Lord of the Rings prequel series. Here's what we know about the 'Rings of Power' villain.

Inverse

'Rings of Power' trailer: Adar, Pharazon, and 1 more powerful villain revealed

The official trailer for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' offers just a few brief glimpses of Ar-Pharazôn, Adar, and Meteor Man. Here's what to know.

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