What Time Will ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Be on Prime Video?

Welcome back to Middle-earth. Amazon’s long-awaited Lord of the Rings series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, is about to premiere. Set during J.R.R. Tolkien‘s Second Age, this new Lord of the Rings show will introduce us to younger versions of Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo), as well as brand new characters like harfoot Elanor “Nori” Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh) and star-crossed lovers Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova) and Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi). But when will The Lord of the Rings premiere on Prime Video?

Back in 2017, Amazon made headlines when they paid $250 million to the Tolkien estate for the television rights to the Appendixes. These were additional pages of backstory, lore, and mythology that Tolkien added onto the original Lord of the Rings trilogy. Meaning, there wasn’t a lot to go on, but Amazon was determined it was enough to make an epic LotR show.

Flash forward five years and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is set to debut on Prime Video. But what time will The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiere on Amazon? Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

WHEN IS AMAZON’S THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER RELEASE DATE?

The first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere in the United States on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

The series is a prequel to the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, set thousands of years before Frodo and company embarked on a quest to destroy the One Ring. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will tell the story of how Sauron tricked Middle-earth into creating the One Ring. When the show begins, Sauron is believed to be dead, but Galadriel still believes he is lying in wait to strike.

WHAT TIME WILL THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER BE ON PRIME VIDEO

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere worldwide at 9 PM ET or 6 PM PT on September 1. Of course that means that international Tolkien fans in other time zones will have to “wait” until September 2 to watch..

HOW TO WATCH THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER ON PRIME VIDEO BASED ON YOUR TIME ZONE:

Because The Lord of the Rings will drop globally at the same time, Tolkien fans in the UK will be able to watch at 2 AM on September 2. Confused? Well, because the world is a globe and is constantly turning, it’s 9 PM in New York City at the same time it’s 2 AM in London. These are called “time zones.” Amazon has provided a sampling of premiere times in major world-wide markets:

6 PM PDT // Thursday, September 1
9 PM EDT // Thursday, September 1
10 PM Brazil // Thursday, September 1
2 AM UK // Friday, September 2
3 AM CEST // Friday, September 2
5:30 AM IST // Friday, September 2
10 AM JST // Friday, September 2
11 AM AU // Friday, September 2
1 PM NZ // Friday, September 2

Time zones! Wild!

HOW MANY EPISODES ARE THERE OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER?

There are eight episodes in the first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. After the first two episodes premiere this week, subsequent episodes will be released weekly at 12 AM ET on Fridays from now through October 14, 2022.

HOW TO WATCH THE LORD OF THE RINGS SHOW THE RINGS OF POWER ON PRIME VIDEO:

Because The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an Amazon original, it’s only on Prime Video, which is available for $14.99/month (or $139/year). A standalone Prime Video membership is also an option for $8.99 per month. A 30-day free trial is available for eligible subscribers.

If you already have Amazon Prime, you already have Prime Video, as it is one of the perks with membership.

WILL THERE BE A THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER SEASON 2?

Yes, there will be! It’s been widely reported — and confirmed to Decider — that the initial agreement between Amazon and the Tolkien estate was to produce 50 hours of television. Season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has already been greenlit and is expected to start production in the UK in October 2022.

IS THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY STREAMING ON PRIME VIDEO?

It is! You can stream Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy on Prime Video. All three films, and all three films in The Hobbit trilogy, are available to stream with a Prime Video subscription.

Alternatively, you can watch all of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films on HBO Max. (The one perk HBO Max offers that Prime Video doesn’t is the choice between the cinema version of the original LotR films or the Extended Editions.)

You can also purchase all of The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films on SVOD platforms like Prime Video, iTunes, Vudu, and YouTube, etc.