The Rings of Power Season 3 Premieres November 11 on Prime Video

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 arrives on Prime Video on November 11, 2026. The season opens with four episodes at once, followed by two more on November 18 and a two-episode finale on November 25 — an unusually front-loaded schedule for the streamer.

The season picks up after a five-year time jump from where Season 2 left off. In that finale, Sauron's army seized the elven stronghold of Eregion, Celebrimbor was killed, and Sauron took possession of the nine rings forged for men. Durin IV became king of Khazad-dûm after his father accidentally unleashed the balrog, and Gandalf's true identity was finally revealed.

Season 3 will center on Sauron forging the One Ring as his war against elves and men intensifies. The full trailer, shown at San Diego Comic-Con in July, teased the first appearance of the nine kings who will become the Nazgûl, and the long-absent Celeborn — Galadriel's husband — finally entering the story. Celeborn is played by Jamie Campbell Bower of Stranger Things. Poppy and Nori, the harfoot companions, will not return this season after parting ways with Gandalf at the end of Season 2.

New supporting cast includes Eddie Marsan as Thrain, Adam Young as the orc Marnukh, and Simon Pegg voicing the balrog. The core cast — Morfydd Clark, Charlie Vickers, Robert Aramayo, and Daniel Weyman among them — all return. The Hollywood Reporter noted in May 2026 that Prime Video has already begun pre-production on a potential Season 4.