The Rings of Power season 2 Trailer: Sauron's rise as the Dark Lord threatens Middle Earth's existence

Prime Video unveiled the first look of the upcoming season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The streamer also unveiled the first teaser and revealed that it will be released on the platform on August 29.

The debut teaser trailer takes viewers on an action-packed journey back to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age, and shows the ascending evil presence of Sauron as he continues his vengeful quest for complete power. Season two will be returning with many fan favorite characters, including Galadriel, Elrond, Prince Durin IV, Arondir, and Celebrimbor, the first-look also reveals the much-anticipated creation of more Rings.

Actor Charlie Vickers will return to as Sauron, one of the world’s greatest literary villains, in the show, alongside Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Owain Arthur as Prince Durin IV, Ismael Cruz Cordova as Arondir, and Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor.

Set thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkien’s famed book series, the series follows the forging of the original rings of power that allowed the Dark Lord Sauron to spread evil across Middle Earth. The Rings of Power had launched on Prime Video with its first season in September 2022.

The series is developed by JD Payne and Patrick McKay. Other executive producers include Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchison, along with co-executive producer and director Charlotte Brandstrom, producers Kate Hazell and Helen Shang, and co-producers Clare Buxton, Andrew Lee, Glenise Mullins, and Matthew Penry-Davey.