Amazon Prime's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" Announces New Cast Members for Season!

J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy fans have been binge watching the hit Hobbie Prequel "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" and, due to popular demand, they're getting a second season of the Amazon Prime hit!

"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" has announced seven new recurring cast members for the forthcoming second season.

“Since its premiere, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" has been bringing audiences together to experience the magic and wonder of J.R.R. Tolkien’s magnificent Middle-earth. To date, season one is the top Original series for Prime Video in every region and has been viewed by over 100 million people worldwide, a truly global hit that speaks to the universal nature of powerful storytelling. We welcome these wonderful actors to our ‘fellowship’ and look forward to telling more incredible Second Age stories in season two,” said Vernon Sanders, Head of Global Television, Amazon Studios.

The new cast members are: Gabriel Akuwudike (left), Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (below), Ben Daniels, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, and Nicholas Woodeson. The role of Orc leader “Adar” has been recast for Season Two, and will be played by Sam Hazeldine (below left).

Gabriel Akuwudike is a British-Nigerian actor who has appeared in the acclaimed series Hanna (Prime Video). Other TV credits include Ridley Road (BBC) and War of the Worlds (FX/Disney+). He has appeared in films including Sam Mendes’ 1917, and HBO’s Brexit directed by Toby Haynes.

Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour is most known for his role as “Coen” in Season Two of The Witcher (Netflix). He was also a series regular in Young Wallander (Netflix), playing the role of “Reza Al-Rahman.” He directed the film Good Intentions and was an executive producer and star of the film When the Screaming Starts.

Sam Hazeldine’s (left) credits include Peaky Blinders (BBC), Slow Horses (Apple TV+), The Huntsman: Winter’s War, Mechanic: Resurrection, and Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel. He currently appears in The Sandman (Netflix) and The Playlist (Netflix), and will next be seen in the upcoming Band of Brothers sequel Masters of The Air (AppleTV+) opposite Austin Butler and Callum Turner, and starring alongside Jonah Hauer-King and Dar Zuzovsky in the Casanova drama feature, A Beautiful Imperfection.

These are stellar actors and the new season is surely going to be a success just like the first. The second season of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is currently in production in the United Kingdom. The premiere date has not yet been announced. If you'd like to watch the show, the entire first season is now streaming only on Amazon Prime.