Rings of Power season 3 trailer puts Sauron’s war front and centre
The new trailer shows Galadriel facing a Ringwraith as Sauron’s campaign intensifies. Prime Video has also set a November premiere date.
Prime Video’s new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season three puts Sauron’s war against the elves in focus. Released on October 21, it also sets the series’ return for November 11, 2026, giving viewers their first look at the next stage of the conflict.
One of the sharpest moments comes when a Ringwraith knocks Galadriel off her horse during a fight, Deadline reported. The footage also shows Sauron gathering his forces while Galadriel, Elrond and Gandalf try to rally opposition across Middle-earth, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
What the Rings of Power season 3 trailer shows
Season three begins seven years after the events of season two, at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, Deadline reported. The official description quoted by The Hollywood Reporter says Sauron seeks to craft the One Ring to gain the advantage in that war and bring the peoples of Middle-earth under his control.
The trailer opens over Mordor’s magma landscape before cutting to Galadriel’s encounter with the Ringwraith, Deadline reported. Sauron declares that he sees a path to victory and calls himself a future ‘conqueror, a sorcerer, a king’ as the footage moves between the opposing forces.
The elves face a daunting fight. High King Gil-galad warns that the enemy has twice their number, while Gandalf says they can turn the tide together, according to Deadline’s account of the trailer. A dwarf asks how they can fight the Dark Lord alone; Prince Durin answers that they will not be alone.
Deadline also describes Elendil appearing with a sizable army and tensions between Galadriel and Celeborn. Those glimpses put several groups into the same widening conflict as Sauron presses his campaign.
Who is joining the season three cast?
Charlie Vickers returns as Sauron, alongside Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Robert Aramayo as Elrond and Daniel Weyman as Gandalf. Deadline lists Eddie Marsan as Thrain, Andrew Richardson as Anarion, Zubin Varla as the Ringwraith Khamûl and Adam Young as Marnûkh among the new cast members.
Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay have signalled a harsher season. Payne previously told Empire magazine that the story has a ‘full-on villain’ in a way it did not before; McKay described season three as ‘darker, more dangerous’ and said, ‘No one is safe,’ according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The season is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, with Payne and McKay serving as showrunners and executive producers. The trailer ends with the November 11 premiere date, Deadline reported.
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Sources and context
- Sauron Finally Puts on the One Ring in ‘Rings of Power’ Season 3 Official TrailerThe Hollywood Reporter
- 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power' Series Unveils First TrailerDeadline
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