The Rings of Power showrunners reveal what to expect from S2

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J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, the showrunners of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ discuss what to expect in Season 2, who to look out for, and look ahead to Season 3.    The cast and crew of ‘The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power’ were attending the Season 2 World Premiere at the BFI Southbank in London. The first three episodes of the new season launches on Prime Video on Friday August 29th, 2024.  Report by Burtonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00We're really proud of this season. We think the performances that the actors

00:03brought are so great this season. There's some amazing filmmaking on behalf of all

00:07of our incredible directors and we're just excited to show people.

00:09And you know the series is The Rings of Power and this is the season where we make The Rings of Power.

00:13We get to go to Oregion and do the siege of Oregion. So we're leaning on some

00:17really amazing canon events and you know I think people been anticipating this

00:20for a long time, far longer than the shows existed. So you know all that

00:24anticipation just feeds into the excitement.

00:26Obviously season one was filmed at a strange time. Was it really like night and day the way that we produced and filmed and put together these episodes?

00:35Or was it very much more of the same when we put together season two?

00:38Yeah I mean I wouldn't necessarily say more of the same. I mean anytime you do

00:41something a second time it's informed by your experience doing it the first time.

00:44So well or actually maybe like the second album where you kind of know

00:48your way around a studio now, so to speak. Like a music studio I mean. But in that

00:54respect I think you know in some ways it was smoother sometimes and some ways we

00:57knew you know where not to sweat the small stuff and where to really sweat

01:00the small stuff. And the seasons turn out in a way that we're all really excited about.

01:04Actually when you say don't sweat the small stuff, sometimes you shouldn't sweat the small stuff.

01:08Is there story beats or character moments that you guys have fought for to include?

01:14Is there something that's important to you that you managed to sneak into the story I guess?

01:18Well it's all important to us I think. And you know we're never trying to be sneaky.

01:22You know I think it's a process of prioritisation in terms of like you know

01:26what is the core thing you're trying to come across and pull off and you know

01:30hopefully every episode and every season is a little better than the last.

01:34How are we laying the groundwork for season 2? How are we telling fans that it's different from season 1 if at all?

01:39Well season 1 is all about the heroes and introducing people to the second age of Middle Earth.

01:42Season 2 is about the villains. You know Sauron ends season 1 with kind of nothing.

01:46He's like sort of cast out. And now season 2 he's got to just use his wits

01:50to set everything in motion. And really once he grabs hold of the narrative he never lets go.

01:54There's a new character to your guys' right Rory Kinnear who's joining the cast.

01:58We are introducing characters all the time and new actors. Who are you most excited to see

02:02as an actor in a new role within season 2?

02:06Well every single one of them. They're all our babies. All the characters and all the worlds.

02:10But I'll just put a special word in for Ben Daniels who plays Keirden the shipwright.

02:16He's the elf who makes the boats that send you off to the Undying Lands.

02:20And he's one of the wisest, eldest elves in Middle Earth.

02:23And Ben brought something really special to the part and I'm really excited for people to see him.

02:27He has such presence, such gravitas and you feel that he's just got this wisdom that is ageless.

02:33Forgive me I don't know what the deal, what's been signed but how many seasons of Rings of Power do we want to show off to Amazon?

02:40Oh well we've agreed to do a 50 hour mega epic. We're working on season 3 now and that's all we can say.

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