Exclusive: Interviews with the Cast of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Blackfilmandtv.com correspondent Ashley Vitarelli recently sat down with the cast of of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and spoke about their characters for this highly anticipated series.
The first two episodes of the multi-season drama will launch on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Friday, September 1-2 (time zone dependent), with new episodes available weekly.
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and one of the greatest villains that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness.
Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared reemergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
The series is led by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay and stars a celebrated cast led by Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.
Group 1 - Nazanin Boniadi (Bronwyn), Ismael Cruz Cordova (Silvan-elf Arondir), Tyroe Muhafidin (Theo), and Benjamin Walker (High King Gil-galad)
Group 2 - Sara Zwangobani (Marigold Brandyfoot), Markella Kavenagh (Harfoots Elanor “Nori” Brandyfoot), and Megan Richards (Largo Brandyfoot)
Group 3 - Maxim Baldry (Númenóreans Isildur), Lloyd Owen (Elendil), Ema Horvath (Eärien), and Leon Wadham (Kemen)
Group 4 - Charles Edwards (Celebrimbor), Owain Arthur (Prince Durin IV), Sophia Nomvete (Princess Disa), and Robert Aramayo (Elrond)
Group 5 - Trystan Gravelle (Pharazôn), Morfydd Clark (Galadriel), and Charlie Vickers (Southlanders Halbrand)