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Morfydd Clark stars as Galadriel in `The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.` (Photo credit: courtesy of Prime Video // copyright: Amazon Studios)
Morfydd Clark stars as Galadriel in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power." (Photo credit: courtesy of Prime Video // copyright: Amazon Studios)

Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear & Tanya Moodie join cast of Prime Video's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' for season two

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Mon, Mar 20th 2023 03:20 pm

All 3 acclaimed actors join existing cast of global hit series in recurring roles for forthcoming second season, currently in production in UK

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” which has been viewed by more than 100 million people worldwide and has been an unprecedented global success as the top original series for Prime Video in every region in its first season, has announced that acclaimed actors Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear and Tanya Moodie have joined the series’ cast in recurring roles for the forthcoming second season, currently in production in the U.K.

All eight first season episodes are available to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories in multiple languages.

“The Rings of Power” brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” books, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared reemergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.

The first season of “The Rings of Power” has been an unprecedented success, viewed by more than 100 million people worldwide, with more than 24 billion minutes streamed. The highly anticipated series attracted more than 25 million global viewers on its first day, marking the biggest premiere in the history of Prime Video, and also debuted as the No. 1 show on Nielsen’s overall streaming chart in its opening weekend. The show has also broken all previous Prime Video records for the most viewers, and has driven more Prime sign-ups worldwide during its launch window than any other previous content. Additionally, “The Rings of Power” is the top original series in every region – North America, Europe, APAC, LATAM, and the rest of the world. The season finale also created a global cultural moment, with multiple series-themed hashtags, including #TheRingsofPower and others, trending in 27 countries across Twitter for over 426 cumulative hours throughout the weekend.

Season two of the series is produced by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. They are joined by executive producers Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill and Gennifer Hutchinson, along with co-executive producer Charlotte Brandström, producers Kate Hazell and Helen Shang, and co-producers Andrew Lee, Matthew Penry-Davey and Clare Buxton.

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