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you’re free to now watch one of themost expensive seasons of television ever madebefore its highly anticipated follow-up premieres at the end of this month, but only if you own a specific machine.Amazonhas officially announced a partnership with Samsung that allows all Samsung machine owners to watchThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSeason 1 for free before Season 2 premieres on August 29.
Season 1 will be available to watch via Samsung TV Plus, a free, ads-included streaming utility that is included on all Samsung TV’s and mobile devices.
Season 1 will be available to stream for free starting today, August 15, and will end its free viewership window on August 28, the day before the Season 2 premiere.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSeason 1 was a moderate success for Prime Video,scoring high viewership upon release, which slowly dwindledand high critics’ ratings despite being review-bombed by general audiences.
The series currently sits at an 83% score from reviewers and a 38% rating from general audiences on the aggregate siteRotten Tomatoes.The Rings of PowerstarsMorfydd Clarkas Galadriel,Ismael Cruz Cordovaas Arondir,Charlie Vickersas Halbrand/Sauron,Daniel Weymanas The Stranger,Robert Aramoyoas Elrond, and many more.The Lord of the Ringsspin-off series was written and created for television byPatrick McKayandJohn D. Payne, and based on the characters and world created byJ.R.R.
Tolkien.
Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
The Rings of Power Season 2 Will Focus on the Villains
The Rings of PowerSeason 1 features a lot of exposition and set-up for a much larger story, but the showrunners have promised in recent interviews that Season 2 will dive straight into the action.
Afterthe shocking reveal at the end of the first season that Halbrand was actually Sauron,The Rings of Powernow has some work to do to establish him as the feature villain of the series.
Several cast members have also said thatSeason 2 “will be all about the villains,“and we also know thatthe second season will begin with a Sauron flashback, so fans of great antagonists have a lot to be excited about in the upcoming season ofRings of Power.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Poweris now available to stream on Samsung TV Plus for all Samsung equipment users.
Stay tuned to Collider for future updates and coverage of the series and watch the first season ofRings of PoweronPrime Videoif you don’t have a Samsung equipment.
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Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R.
Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
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