The Rings of Power S3 Trailer is big, dark, and the best of peak TV.
Continue ReadingSauron, Nazgul, and the importance of not being earnest.
Fans are currently dissecting every detail in the official S3 trailer over on Discord. Look for the Rings of Power room, or the ROP Leaks channel for open discussion of everything known and unknown!
Season 3 drops Nov 11 on Prime Video with the first 4 episodes.
Photo Spy Report of a golden ring inscribed with verse may be the first look at the TV series namesake.
An anonymous fan has sent in a photo of a golden ring with an elvish inscription from Rings of Power – a ring design not seen in any of the 19 rings from season 1 or 2.
This would be an interesting new take on Tolkien’s Ring of Power, setting the Prime Video show apart from the movies and most book related artwork of the last 89 years. According to the source:
“I recently visited the John Howe exhibition in Switzerland, called La Tour Du Fantastique. There is a room with a big bookshelf of odds and ends. Books, Lego, trinkets. This box and ring was sitting right there in the open. Since he worked on earlier seasons, could this be Howe’s new design of the one ring?”
Very interesting and thanks for sending in!
We did some sleuthing and found old eBay auctions selling a ring similar to this, but in grey. Looks like this was the crew gift when season 3 wrapped production. So if John Howe received one, he must have worked on s3! Taking this thinking one step further – why would the crew receive a gray ring, but John Howe receives a gold version? Did Howe design the newest official one ring to rule them all?
What do you think? Is this the new Second Age design of the one ring from Prime Video’s The Rings of Power? The new season debuts 11/11 with a 4-episode premiere that promises to show the making of the one ring of power, fulfilling the title of The Lord of the Rings.
Chat about this over on the biggest LOTR Discord at https://discord.gg/theonering
Join TheOneRing.net Friday, October 9th at 7:30pm as we return to NYC for our annual gathering of fans! [Tickets] This year, we’re delighted to be teaming up with our good friends at The Lord of the Rings Official Fan Club, LOTR.com, for a night of fellowship, food, prizes, and geekery! Details below.
Once again, we’ll be at our favourite venue, the Joyce Public House in Times Square (W 39th St), for a party of special magnificence! Join us FRIDAY 9th October, 7.30-10.30pm. All welcome, no NYCC pass required to attend.
This year’s gathering has a particularly Hobbity focus. Come along for food, fun, and fellowship with your fellow fans. An appetite worthy of a Hobbit is encouraged. There will be dessert!
Tickets are $45, which includes your first drink, a buffet (including dessert), and two tickets for the raffle, drawn on the night. PLUS every party goer will take home a “goody baggins” filled with treasures from our friends. AND we’ll be shipping a special surprise directly to every attendee!
To claim your special mathom, look out for the link in your confirmation email. Follow the link to Shopify and arrange for your gift to be mailed directly to you. While you’re there, have a browse through our temporary store. Perhaps a Tom Bombadil and Goldberry 2026 shirt will find its way into your order, too!
We’ll have more raffle tickets available to purchase at the party. We’re keeping extra raffle ticket sales for the night itself this year, so come ready to try your luck! Check out some of the generous folks providing prizes and goodies below.
And more…!
All this for $45. Now there’s a reason to raise a glass!
You never know who will turn up at one of our events. We hope to see YOU there! Numbers are limited, and we expect tickets to go fast. Grab yours now!
Grab your tickets now – see you there!
San Diego Comic Con returns next week with tons of The Lord of the Rings related fun! TheOneRing.net will be holding court at Booth 1934 near door C.
Amazon Prime Studios is bringing Season 3 of Rings of Power to Hall H on Friday, with a few other fun LOTR related panels from the fan community. Add them to your favorites on the official SDCC app.
We are excited to bring a “State of The Rings” panel on Sunday with fan reactions from the Rings of Power SDCC reveal, updates from The Hunt for Gollum currently filming in NZ, previews of The Hobbit MTG cards, and who know what special guests may join!
Getting into Hall H is always a fun romp, and many fans are already organizing line ups & camp outs Thursday afternoon to be first in line for The Rings of Power Season 3 Hall H preview. It’s all happening in the TORN Discord channel for conventions – check the pinned comments for links.
TheOneRing.net Booth 1934 is hosting a few signings! First up is a small detour to the Weta Workshop booth 3613 where author Kellie Rice (aka TORn staffer and Happy Hobbit Kili) will be joined by Sir Richard Taylor to sign copies of the hardcover Middle-earth Script to Screen book, Wednesday Preview Night at 8pm.
ALL WEEKEND – Artist & founder of Kings Wild cards, Jackson Robinson, will be at the TORN booth with an EXCLUSIVE Tom Bombadil art print he will sign upon request. Details to get free poster below.
We’re very excited that Bear McCreary will be joining us on Friday, to sign some recordings! He won’t be at the booth for very long – so if you want to be SURE to have a chance to meet him, here’s what you need to do:
Come to our booth any time before Friday 12.30 and purchase one of Bear’s recordings (The Singularity and/or Rings of Power soundtrack). We’ll give the first 50 purchasers a special ticket; then on Friday those 50 folks – with their tickets in hand! – will make one line to meet Bear. Anyone who doesn’t have a ticket will get in another line, and will meet Bear (time permitting) after the first 50 have gone through. So to GUARANTEE you’ll get to meet Bear, come and purchase some vinyl (or a CD) from us! (Also pro-tip: once you’ve bought it, leave the contents safely in the cool of your hotel room, and just bring the cover to the signing!) Maximum three items per person to be signed.
Other LOTR related signings we aren’t affiliated with but sound fun:
Unlike recent years, Jed Brophy will not be attending SDCC this year (does this mean he’s busy being a working actor on a certain new movie…?)
There are currently no Rings of Power or The Lord of the Rings events open to the public which have been announced – of course we’ll let you know if we hear of any! But Guillermo del Toro is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Pan’s Labyrinth with a Friday night party that requires completion of a scavenger hunt to get in.
It comes in pints! TheOneRing.net is proud to offer the official Prancing Pony wooden tankard & shot glass bundle. Designed & manufactured by Burgschneider and Lumengrave with full licensed support from Middle-earth Enterprises, these were the most requested items from last year’s incredible Prancing Pony booth experience.
These food safe drinking cups are hobbit-scaled – large enought to make you feel like a halfling. Made from mango wood, natural food safe polish, genuine leather bands, with a pure jute bag for storage, the tankard measures 6″ tall, capable of holding 27 oz of libations. It pairs with an oversized 7oz shot glass, featuring laser etched dwarves runes encircling the Prancing Pony logo -which was designed by Daniel Falconer. Did we mention these are officially licensed?
Due to the very limited run of only 500 units, and to give all attendees the opportunity to get it, the Tankard & Glass combo is up for pre-order online. FOR PICKUP ONLY AT SDCC. We are not shipping these. Select the day you’ll be at SDCC, and we will hold one set guaranteed for you at Booth 1934. AND if you pre-order, you get an exclusive pin, only available as part of the pre-order, at no extra cost! LINK
We have some incredible new merch available at booth 1934 this year! Following up on the love & support fans gave our Prancing Pony Club shirt last year (nominated for best merch 2025!) we are happy to announce that shirt is coming back this year, complete with glitter ink, women’s cuts, and the same dance hall attitude.
SDCC Unofficial Blog got the scoop on our brand new shirt inspired by one of the greatest albums in rock history – introducing Merry Dol, River-daughter! These artist designed & hand silkscreened shirts will be available in both unisex Bella Canvas premium cotton/poly blend and in Women’s dolman scoop neck. The RUMORS are true: there will be an 🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Preview Night limited edition variant, only available Wednesday night, featuring the classic tan-colored album artwork in black & white.
Jackson Robinson and Kings Wild are joining us IN PERSON in the booth for the first time, bringing their successful $2 million kickstarter LOTR playing cards with lots of extra goodies. Available EXCLUSIVELY at TORn booth 1934 are these letterpress gold foil original art prints of the Tom Bombadil playing card artwork. Jackson is at the booth all weekend to sign these free prints – available by simply signing up to his anticipated Hobbit playing card deck preview list. Details on site at the booth.
In addition to TORN shirts & the official tankards, we have a full assortment of LOTR products from Oscha Slings, Geek Orthodox, Shire Post Mint, Happy Hobbit, and free goodies from our friends at Tea with Tolkien and Books Immersed Soundscapes. Including some new product reveals we can’t show online (yet!) so be the first to stop by Booth 1934.
Middle-earth Enterprises is bringing the oversized hobbit-scaled Prancing Pony experience back to the convention floor at Dark Horse booth 2615 – don’t miss it!
Acclaimed artist SHAG is offering a LOTR inspired SDCC exclusive art print at his booth 3920
Weta Workshop return to the show floor, right in front of Hall E at booth 3613
There also seems to be a scavenger hunt involved with the cryptic LOTR.com... What could it be, precioussss…?
Can’t wait to see folks there! Now for a merry meeting!
So… Netflix just bought Warner Bros. (Pending regulatory approval…) We all knew WB was up for sale, but Netflix coming out on top was a bit of a plot twist. [Press Release]
Like us, Ringers across the world are asking what this means for Middle-earth on film. Do the rights change? Does this affect ‘Hunt for Gollum?’ Will we be watching the Extended Editions on Netflix next week? We decided to put a little list together to help walk through the big questions fans are already asking and what we actually know.
Nope. That is unless they are buying Embracer… (Which they aren’t)
The core adaptation, merchandising, and related rights are with Embracer’s Middle‑earth Enterprises. WB has been the licensee making the films. Netflix is just buying the parent company that owns the studio which holds that license. Yes, that’s a big deal, but it doesn’t magically move the Tolkien IP to Netflix.
Think of it like Netflix now owns the workshop where Middle-earth movies get built, but not the blueprints.
Yes – but not in a scary way. The Peter Jackson trilogies, the Hobbit films, and the War of the Rohirrim anime all stay with the studio. Since Netflix is buying the studio, that whole library goes with it. So yes, Netflix now owns those. (Again, once the deal is complete)
Once contracts with other streaming services expire, Netflix will probably want LOTR on their own platform. It’s the Arkenstone, and Netflix likes shiny things.
Continue reading “Netflix Now Has The Ring?? The Top 10 Questions Inquiring Tolkien Fans Are Asking”
Screenings, actors Q&A, costume displays, and a ring forge photo op aim to inspire Emmy voters to recognize Season 2 of the billion dollar TV series.
Hollywood, Ca – Prime Video has opened an invite-only The Rings of Power experience, just a few blocks from the world famous boulevard of stars. Select press outlets, influencers, and TV Academy voters were invited to get an up-close look at the craftsmanship put into the top-rated Prime Video series.
Season 2 of The Rings of Power focused on the dramatic working relationship between Sauron and Celebrimbor, so actors Charlie Vickers and Charles Edwards are currently on hand in Los Angeles to discuss their process. TORn’s Clifford Broadway snapped this photo from one of the many Q&As happening this week in LA.
Deadline has the exclusive interview with the actors — including Gandalf himself, Daniel Weyman — which you can read here.
There’s a walkthrough of The Rings of Power FYC (For Your Consideration) space thanks to Art of the Costume over on Instagram. Lots of costumes from all the different races on display! Attention to detail is unmatched, in an industry where entire casts of superheroes are often all CGI.
Celebrimbor himself, Charles Edwards, recreates his famous trailer moment of pouring a Ring of Power into the fire.
No word yet if Prime Video will open this space up to the general public (we think they should for a day!) but if you are accredited press, or a member of the voting academy for any TV awards, contact them at their awards website ConsiderAmazon.com.