What Time Will ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Episode 3 Premiere on Prime Video?

It’s only been a week since The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiered on Prime Video and we’re already antsy to return to Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 3 “Adar” will finally reveal who is on the ship that picked up Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) and what happened to poor, brave Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova) after being snapped up by orcs in the tunnels beneath Hordern. But even better than all that, The Rings of Power Episode 3 is when Tolkien fans will finally get to travel to one of the most mythic locations in Middle-earth: the island kingdom of Númenor.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is set in the Second Age, an era in which it appears that evil has been defeated. However, intrepid elf Galadriel isn’t so certain of that. She believes that First Age villain Morgoth’s most loyal servant Sauron escaped justice and is waiting to bring Middle-earth down again. Her mission to find Sauron — the man who killed her beloved brother — puts her in the path of a Southlands refugee named Halbrand. While they reluctantly bond at sea, elsewhere elf scout Arondir and the object of his affection, human woman Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi), have discovered that orcs are afoot in the Southlands. Elsewhere, a couple of cute harfoots, aka Second Age hobbits, named Nori Brandyfoot (Markella Cavenagh) and Poppy Proudfellow (Megan Richards) are trying to hide the fact that they’ve sort of adopted a mysterious magical Stranger (Daniel Weyman) who fell from the sky.

So when can you see what comes next in Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show? Here’s everything you need to know about when The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 3 “Adar” premieres on Prime Video…

WHAT IS THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER EPISODE 3 RELEASE DATE?

Funny story… The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 3 “Adar” premiere date depends on your time zone. For folks in most of the world, including the American east coast, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 3 “Adar” will premiere on Friday, September 9. However if you live in CT, MT, or PT time zones, the new episode of Rings of Power will drop on Thursday, September 8. Why is that? Because Amazon drops new episodes worldwide at the exact same time, hence different premiere times for different time zones.

WHAT TIME WILL THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER EPISODE 3 BE ON PRIME VIDEO

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere worldwide at 12 AM ET on September 9, which is coincidentally 9 PM PT on September 8. (Or 10 PM if you live in Mountain Time or 11 PM if you’re a Central folk.)

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

Not a U.S. resident and confused about what time The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere in your international territory. Amazon has kindly provided a sampling of premiere times in major world-wide markets:

9 PM PDT // Thursdays
12 AM EDT // Fridays
1 AM Brazil // Fridays
5 AM UK // Fridays
6 AM CEST // Fridays
9:30 AM IST // Fridays
1 PM JST // Fridays
2 PM AU // Fridays
4 PM NZ // Fridays

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. The first two episodes premiered last week, but going forward only one new episode will premiere weekly at 12 AM ET on Fridays. That means The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere on October 14, 2022.

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

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an Amazon original which means the only place you can watch it is 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.

Note if you already have Amazon Prime for perks like free shipping, you automatically have Prime Video.

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

Yes, indeed. It’s been widely reported — and confirmed to Decider — that the legal agreement between Amazon and the Tolkien estate was to produce 50 hours of television. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 is expected to start production in the UK next month.