Here’s when new episodes of The Lord of the Rings TV show’s second season will be available in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, India, and the rest of Europe.
Akhil Arora, a Film Critics Guild member and a Rotten Tomatoes-certified TV critic, who has been reporting on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power since 2017. He has written for NDTV and SlashFilm.
It’s time to head back to Middle-earth. Almost two years to the day of its premiere, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power—the most expensive TV show of all time with one of the oddest titles ever for a major property—returns for its second season. Following the season finale reveal of “Who is Sauron?” and Galadriel casting him out, the cunning rising dark lord must figure out a new strategy to forge more Rings of Power. In season 2, Sauron takes the form of an elf called Annatar, who describes himself as the lord of gifts. As Annatar, he attempts to manipulate and prey on Celebrimbor’s ambition, as the elf smith is key to making seven rings for dwarf lords and—crucially—nine rings for men.
Sauron is inadvertently helped by the actions of Adar and his children: the orcs. The awakening of Mount Doom sends ripples across Khazad-dûm as King Durin III and Prince Durin IV deal with a major challenge. Over in Númenor, the death of the previous king and the blinding of Queen Regent Míriel opens the door for new pretenders. And though Galadriel has potentially delivered the elves’ salvation with the three rings, Lindon’s troubles are far from over. All of this will come together to deliver one of the most definitive battles from the Second Age of Middle-earth—the Siege of Eregion. When can you see it all? Presenting the release dates and times for The Rings of Power season 2.
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The Rings of Power season 2 release date
When will the second season of The Lord of the Rings series be on Prime Video? Episodes 1–3 are out Thursday, August 29 on Prime Video. This date is applicable to the entire globe.
No matter where you live, as long as you have a Prime Video subscription, you will be able to watch The Rings of Power season 2 on that date. That said, when you can start doing so varies.
The Rings of Power season 2 release time in the US and Canada
If you live on the West Coast—in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Vancouver—you can start watching The Rings of Power season 2 at 12 am midnight PDT on Thursday, August 29.
For those in the Mountain time zone—in the likes of Denver, Calgary, and Salt Lake City—the first three episodes will drop at 1 am MDT.
For the Central time zone—for the likes of Dallas and Kansas City—the release time is 2 am CDT.
And over on the East Coast—in places such as New York, Toronto, and Washington DC—The Rings of Power season 2 will premiere at 3 am EDT on August 29.
New episodes of The Rings of Power season 2 will drop at the same time every week.
The Rings of Power season 2 release time in the UK and Ireland
For those on the British Isles—be it England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland—The Rings of Power season 2 arrives at 8 am BST on Thursday, August 29.
Each week, one new episode will be released at the same time.
The Rings of Power season 2 release time in Europe and the Nordics
If you’re a Lord of the Rings fan in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Czechia, Germany, Italy or France, the second season will be available at 9 am CEST on August 29.
Portugal is an exception as its time zone isn’t the same as the rest of Western Europe. The Rings of Power season 2 debuts at 8 am WEST in Portugal.
In Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Romania and Türkiye, season 2 of The Lord of the Rings series drops at 10 am EEST on August 29.
Future season 2 episodes will arrive at the same time each week.
The Rings of Power season 2 release time in Nigeria and South Africa
In Nigeria, season 2 of The Lord of the Rings series is out at 8 am WAT on Thursday, August 29.
The Rings of Power fans in South Africa can start watching the new season at 9 am SAST local time on August 29.
And if you’re on the East Coast—in the likes of Kenya and Ethiopia—the second season will be available at 10 am EAT on August 29.
The rest of the five episodes from The Rings of Power season 2 will be released at those times as well.
The Rings of Power season 2 release time in the Middle East
If you’re in Lebanon, Israel, Egypt or Saudi Arabia, the second season of The Lord of the Rings series drops at 10 am local time on Thursday, August 29.
Over in the United Arab Emirates, the Prime Video series returns for season 2 at 11 am GST local time on August 29.
Future season 2 episodes will drop at those times every Thursday.
The Rings of Power season 2 release time in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
The second season of The Rings of Power premieres at 12 pm noon PKT on August 29 in Pakistan.
In India and Sri Lanka, the first three episodes of The Rings of Power season 2 will drop at 12:30 pm IST on Thursday, August 29.
The remaining episodes of The Rings of Power season 2 will also fly in at the same time each week.
The Rings of Power season 2 release time in Australia and New Zealand
If you live on the Australian West Coast—in Perth or elsewhere—the new The Rings of Power season drops at 3 pm AWST on August 29.
For Australia’s Central time zone—in cities such as Adelaide—the release time is 4:30 pm ACST.
That leaves the East Coast—in the likes of Melbourne and Sydney—where The Rings of Power season 2 arrives at 5 pm AEST on August 29.
For most Kiwis, the second season of the Prime Video series will premiere at 7 pm local time on August 29. Unless you live on the Chatham Islands, then the release time is 7:45 pm.
The following episodes will also be available at the same time each week.
How many episodes are in The Rings of Power season 2?
There are a total of eight episodes in the second season of The Lord of the Rings series. After the first three episodes on August 29, one new episode will be released each Thursday until the season 2 finale on October 3. Here’s the full schedule.
Season 2, Episode 1 — August 29
Season 2, Episode 2 — August 29
Season 2, Episode 3 — August 29
Season 2, Episode 4 — September 5
Season 2, Episode 5 — September 12
Season 2, Episode 6 — September 19
Season 2, Episode 7 — September 26
Season 2, Episode 8 — October 3
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