The acclaimed fantasy show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has added eight new recurring cast members to its second season, according to Deadline. The actors joining the series are Oliver Alvin-Wilson (Murder in Provence, The Bay), Stuart Bowman (Versailles, Bodyguard), Gavi Singh Chera (The Undeclared War, Mother Teresa & Me), William Chubb (Vampire Academy, Empire of Light), Kevin Eldon (Sanditon, The Last Kingdom), Will Keen (His Dark Materials, The Crown), Selina Lo (Hellraiser, Boss Level), and Calam Lynch (Bridgerton, Benediction).
The series’ second season is currently in production in the United Kingdom. The new cast members join previously announced Sam Hazeldine (The Sandman, The Witcher), Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna, 1917), Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (Young Wallander, The Witcher), Nia Towle (Persuasion), Nicholas Woodeson (Silent Witness, Firebird), Ben Daniels (The Crown, The Exorcist) and newcomer Amelia Kenworthy.
According to Deadline, all characters’ details and their role in the history of Middle-earth are being kept under wraps by Amazon Prime. Except for Hazeldine, who has been cast as the orc leader Adar after Joseph Mawle (Game of Thrones, Troy: Fall of a City) announced he will be leaving the show.
Co-creator and executive producer Patrick McKay (The Rings of Power) revealed in the season finale of Inside the Ring aftershow from Deadline that the elf Círdan will be introduced in season two. Círdan is one of the carriers of the three rings created by Celebrimbor, played by Charles Edwards (The Crown, Under the Vines), until he surrenders it to Gandalf. It is to be believed that one of the newly announced cast members will be playing the elvish ring bearer.
Amazon Prime has also announced that they are introducing other ring-bearers, including the seven Dwarf-kings and the nine Nazgûl, who may be played by the newly added cast members.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power show centers around the story of the creation of the rings of power, how they came to be, and how they relate to the overall story of Lord of the Rings. The show, which includes multiple perspectives and different narrating characters, focuses mainly on the story of a younger Galadriel, played by Morfydd Clark (Dracula, His Dark Materials), who is convinced that the elves have not defeated Sauron and that they should keep trying to defeat him once and for all. Throughout the show the audience also meets Arondir, played by Ismael Cruz Córdova (The Undoing, Berlin Station), an elf that has been stuck patrolling the small towns of the south for signs of Sauron; Nori, played by Markella Kavenagh (The Gloaming, My First Summer), a Hardfoot who finds a man in the crash site of a meteorite and learns that this stranger, played by Daniel Weyman (Silent Witness, Gentleman Jack) can use magic; a younger Elrond, played by Robert Aramayo (The King’s Man, Behind Her Eyes), who is helping Lord Celebrimbor, played by Charles Edwards (The Crown, Under the Vines), to build a new elvish city with the help of his dwarf friend Prince Durin, played by Owain Arthur (Casualty, A Confession).
Season two of Rings of Power doesn’t have a release date, but there are rumors that it will premiere sometime in 2024. Season one of Rings of Power is available to stream on Amazon Prime. The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy are available on HBO Max.