The Rings of Power may have started production on its second season this week, but that doesn’t mean that we’ll be seeing it anytime soon. Season 1 took 18 months to film, and while some of that can likely be attributed to the struggles of filming during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, it also makes sense given how extensive the production process has to be for a story of this magnitude.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, The Rings of Power showrunner Patrick McKay said that he and fellow showrunner J.D. Payne expect to work on season 2 for “another couple years.” Which is no surprise seeing as their goals for season 2 are to be “bigger and better” on “every level … by an order of magnitude.” How exactly season 2 will be bigger or better is yet to be determined, but it’s nice to know that this team isn’t looking to diminish the quality or scale of the show just to get it out into the world faster.
