The Rings of Power plots major time jump in season three as divided fans wonder if there will still be five

By CASSIE CARPENTER, US SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER

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Amazon Studios confirmed Thursday that there will, in fact, be a third season for its Emmy-nominated prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which has divided regular audiences and J.R.R. Tolkien devotees since its 2022 premiere.

There will be a time jump 'forward several years from the events of season two' on showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay's critically-acclaimed fantasy epic, which is set in the Second Age (spanning 3,441 years) of the world known as Middle-earth.

'Season three takes place at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, as the Dark Lord seeks to craft the One Ring that will give him the edge he needs to win the war and conquer all Middle-earth at last.'

Back in 2021, the streaming giant shelled out an eye-popping $1B for a five-season production deal on The Rings of Power, but fans are now wondering whether there will still be five with this time jump potentially skipping over major events.

X user @jacobweyker tweeted: 'Is it still going for five seasons though?'

'Sounds like they gave up on everything leading up to it and just want to put end on the show in the next season,' X user @SportsWRitchie scoffed. 

Amazon Studios confirmed Thursday that there will, in fact, be a third season for its Emmy-nominated prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which has divided regular audiences and J.R.R. Tolkien devotees since its 2022 premiere

Amazon Studios confirmed Thursday that there will, in fact, be a third season for its Emmy-nominated prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which has divided regular audiences and J.R.R. Tolkien devotees since its 2022 premiere

There will be a time jump 'forward several years from the events of season two' on showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay's critically-acclaimed fantasy epic, which is set in the Second Age (spanning 3,441 years) of the world known as Middle-earth

There will be a time jump 'forward several years from the events of season two' on showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay's critically-acclaimed fantasy epic, which is set in the Second Age (spanning 3,441 years) of the world known as Middle-earth

X user @VikingGamer_ tweeted: 'Jumping ahead so far? Hopefully this doesn't mean the five seasons is no longer a thing...'

'This is the best way to do it,' X user @SimonBoudreau2 mused.

'It will feel like we are truly at the core where everything feel in place and where the characters will be more as we already know them in LoTR. S1 and S2 had a common arc. S3 open up a new one. They have the chance to make it strong. I trust them!'

X user @blockxs wrote: 'Excited for it. Season two's finale was great.'

'I thought they gave up on this atrocity,' X user @Knightriver2112 blasted.

'God I'm hyped AF,' X user @GeeThree gushed.

'None of you super nerds going to ruin this for me. Lol at least it's not Disney ruining Star Wars. TROP is actually good.'

X user @CLTanon1776 tweeted: 'Can't wait to miss it! I love LOTR, but this series is dead to me.'

'I [don't care] what any of y'all say,' X user @malgus1009 tweeted.

'I can't wait for this. Season two was amazing.'

'Season three takes place at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, as the Dark Lord seeks to craft the One Ring that will give him the edge he needs to win the war and conquer all Middle-earth at last'

'Season three takes place at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, as the Dark Lord seeks to craft the One Ring that will give him the edge he needs to win the war and conquer all Middle-earth at last'

Back in 2021, the streaming giant shelled out an eye-popping $1B for a five-season production deal on The Rings of Power, but fans are now wondering whether there will still be five with this time jump potentially skipping over major events

Back in 2021, the streaming giant shelled out an eye-popping $1B for a five-season production deal on The Rings of Power, but fans are now wondering whether there will still be five with this time jump potentially skipping over major events

X user @jacobweyker tweeted: 'Is it still going for five seasons though?'

X user @jacobweyker tweeted: 'Is it still going for five seasons though?'

'Sounds like they gave up on everything leading up to it and just want to put end on the show in the next season,' X user @SportsWRitchie scoffed

'Sounds like they gave up on everything leading up to it and just want to put end on the show in the next season,' X user @SportsWRitchie scoffed

X user @VikingGamer_ tweeted: 'Jumping ahead so far? Hopefully this doesn't mean the five seasons is no longer a thing...'

X user @VikingGamer_ tweeted: 'Jumping ahead so far? Hopefully this doesn't mean the five seasons is no longer a thing...'

X user @blockxs wrote, 'Excited for it. Season two's finale was great' while X user @Knightriver2112 blasted, 'I thought they gave up on this atrocity'

X user @blockxs wrote, 'Excited for it. Season two's finale was great' while X user @Knightriver2112 blasted, 'I thought they gave up on this atrocity'

X user @CLTanon1776 tweeted: 'Can't wait to miss it! I love LOTR, but this series is dead to me'

X user @CLTanon1776 tweeted: 'Can't wait to miss it! I love LOTR, but this series is dead to me'

X user @malgus1009 tweeted: 'I [don't care] what any of y'all say. I can't wait for this. Season two was amazing'

X user @malgus1009 tweeted: 'I [don't care] what any of y'all say. I can't wait for this. Season two was amazing'

Several fans expressed excitement over characters like the Nazgûl, Glorfindel, and Celeborn to make an appearance as well as seeing the creation of Rivendell and the fall of Númenor

Several fans expressed excitement over characters like the Nazgûl, Glorfindel, and Celeborn to make an appearance as well as seeing the creation of Rivendell and the fall of Númenor

Amazon claimed 170M viewers have tuned in worldwide to watch the first two seasons

Amazon claimed 170M viewers have tuned in worldwide to watch the first two seasons

Filming on season three is scheduled to being this spring at Shepperton Studios in England (pictured in 2022) with directors Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri, and Stefan Schwartz at the helm

Filming on season three is scheduled to being this spring at Shepperton Studios in England (pictured in 2022) with directors Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri, and Stefan Schwartz at the helm

Several fans expressed excitement over characters like the Nazgûl, Glorfindel, and Celeborn to make an appearance as well as seeing the creation of Rivendell and the fall of Númenor.

Amazon claimed 170M viewers have tuned in worldwide to watch the first two seasons.

Filming on season three is scheduled to being this spring at Shepperton Studios in England with directors Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri, and Stefan Schwartz at the helm.

The ensemble cast includes Charlie Vickers, Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, Ciarán Hinds, Markella Kavenagh, Megan Richards, Sophia Nomvete, Owain Arthur, Lloyd Owen, Maxim Baldry, Trystan Gravelle, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and Tyroe Muhafidin.

The Rings of Power is adapted from Tolkien's book of origin tales called The Silmarillion, which was edited and published in 1977 posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien.

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