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The Rings of Power Season 3 Will Be a Soft Reboot, Showrunner Says

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The Rings of Power Season 3 Will Be a Soft Reboot, Showrunner Says

If you have not caught up yet with the 16 episodes of the first two seasons of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, don't sweat it. According to co-showrunner Patrick McKay, you may not need to, as season 3 of the show will be the start of "a whole new story."

Talking to IGN in a lengthy interview from the set of The Rings of Power season 3, McKay commented on the five-year time skip occurring after season 2. The showrunner said that such a big jump in the timeline can help entice new viewers. The IGN piece states that, according to McKay, this is an opportunity to do a soft reboot and send the series in a new direction. "We really love the idea of throwing the viewer in a way that is a completely fresh start," McKay said. "J.D. Payne, my co-showrunner and I, we're huge admirers of shows that have done this kind of [time jump] before, like Battlestar Galactica and Halt and Catch Fire. That can be really fun for a viewer."

McKay believes that season 3 can be a great jumping point for new fans of The Rings of Power . At the end of season 2, Sauron dropped his disguise and revealed himself as the new Dark Lord of Middle-earth, sending forth his armies and pushing the elves into retreat. Before that, however, he had to deal with insubordination within the ranks by killing Adar, one of the first elves whom Sauron corrupted and transformed into Orcs.


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