'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' is on the verge of being renewed for a third season at Amazon. Showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay have been prepping next season's story for months, but the lack of official greenlight has been a source of speculation and concern among some fans — especially since the second season was ordered years before the first season debuted. The official renewal news will likely be announced sometime this month.
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00:00The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power is on the verge of being renewed for a third season at Amazon.
00:06Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay have been prepping next season's story for months,
00:11but the lack of official green light has been a source of speculation and concern among some fans,
00:16especially since the second season was ordered years before the first season debuted. The
00:21official renewal news will likely be announced sometime this month. As far as viewing numbers
00:26for Season 2, The Rings of Power topped Nielsen's streaming chart during its most
00:30recently reported second week with over 1 billion minutes streamed. On the reception front, Rotten
00:46Tomatoes' critic and audience scores were a bit stronger for Season 2 than they were for Season 1.
00:51This news comes as the Season 2 finale of the series recently hit Amazon's Prime Video
00:56on Thursday, October 3. Previously, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Amazon
01:00currently remains committed to its original 50-hour plan for the series.
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