Do I need to watch LOTR before Rings of Power?
Do I need to watch LOTR before Rings of Power? The short answer is that you don’t have to have watched the LOTR films before tuning into the Rings of Power when it premieres on September 1, 2022. The Rings of Power is a prequel series set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, millennia before the events of the Lord of the Rings which take place in the Third Age.
How many Hobbit movies are there?
How long before Lord of the Rings is Rings of Power?
The Second Age lasted a whopping 3,441 years, so we can deduce that the new television show takes place at least 4,959 years before the events of Lord of the Rings.
Will Gandalf be in The Rings of Power?
Tolkien stated that five wizards were sent to Middle Earth. Gandalf, Saruman, and Radagast make appearances in the core story, but two other wizards are only briefly mentioned: The Blue Wizards. This pair, named Alatar and Pallando, provide a perfect canvas for “The Rings of Power” series.
