The Lord of t💧he Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 is coming later this 𝓡s🌸ummer and will be a lot darker than the versions of Middle-earth we've seen before.  

"We like to say that Season 1 was primarily about our heroes," showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne tease to , out on Thursday, June 20. "But Season 2 is all about the villains." As glimpsed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:in the first trailer for season 2, the action picks back up with Sauron꧂ at the height of his new powers, and this time he's got a new disguise as well. 

"This time, Sauron’s agenda sets everything in motion: Adar [Sam Hazeldine, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:t𒉰aking over the role from Joseph Mawle] and his army of orcs; Galadriel [Morfydd Clark], Elrond [Robert Aramayo] and Gil-galad [Benjamin Walker] and their armies of elves – all of which will come crashing together in the most ambitious battle our show has seen yet, a battle from which many big players may not make𒊎 it out alive," the showrunners s🉐ay.

Amid the new battle lines too, one of season 1's more minor characters will take the limelight. Elven smith 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Celebrimbor becomes what McKay and Payne call "the principal protagonist" as his dynamic with Sau🌜ron becomes the "central relationship".

Total Film also has an exclusive new image from season 2 as well, which you can see above, featuring Peter Mullan's King Duriꩵn III. The new episodes delve into the consequences of him disowning his son, Durin IV, for exca🌟vating Mithril against his wishes.

"A recurring motif in mythology centers around a king’s failing health ꧟leading to a sickness🅘 in the land that endangers the entire kingdom," the showrunners tease of this storyline. "Season 2 sees a fractured relationship between King Durin and his son take on a similar larger dimension." It seems nothing will be the same again...

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