"The Rings of Power" Season 3 Sets November 11, 2026 Premiere on Prime Video

Amazon announced on Monday that the third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will debut on Prime Video on November 11, 2026. The Hollywood Reporter had previously been first to report that the new season would arrive in 2026 rather than 2027, as had widely been assumed.

The season jumps forward "several years" from where Season 2 left off, placing the action "at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron," as the Dark Lord works to forge the One Ring and gain the decisive edge he needs to bind all peoples to his will and conquer Middle-earth.

Amazon said the series has attracted over 185 million viewers worldwide and called it "one of the highest performing and most-viewed titles ever on Prime Video." Season 1 held the record for the largest launch of any Prime Video series in its first 91 days, while Season 2, though less dominant, still debuted as the top original series on Nielsen's Streaming Top 10 chart.

"From the very beginning, this series has embodied the scale, ambition and cinematic storytelling that define Prime Video's biggest global series," said Peter Friedlander, head of global television at Amazon MGM Studios.

Season 3 is produced by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, alongside executive producers Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell, and director Charlotte Brandstrom. The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.