Rings of Power Fans Will Have to Wait 2 Years for Season 2

Without a doubt, Amazon Prime's Rings of Power proved to be one of the most disappointing premieres of the past year, as the self-proclaimed "world's most expensive show" failed to generate any buzz, while being lambasted by old-school Lord of the Rings fans for breaking canon.

However, RoP has managed to create a dedicated fandom that is eager to return to Amazon's version of J.R.R. Tolkien's world as soon as possible.

With the show's first season premiering last September, fans fully expected Rings of Power to return in early 2024, but those plans were derailed by the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, which shut down production for the duration of the summer.

The wait will be long

Fortunately, the WGA strike is over, and work on Rings of Power Season 2 resumed fairly quickly. According to analysts, the post-production process for the upcoming installment will wrap up in June 2024. While fans were initially happy to hear that Rings of Power might premiere in the summer, they quickly realized that Amazon Prime doesn't even think about releasing the project during the summer months.

The thing is, summer is usually considered the worst time to premiere a blockbuster show because people are not spending as much time in front of the TV. Instead, it looks like Amazon Prime will try to air the second season in the fall of 2024, more than two years after the release of the first installment of the fantasy saga.

Fans are disappointed

While it's reassuring to hear that the show will be back in less than a year, fans are still disappointed and angry that streaming services are taking so long to premiere seasons. People are wondering if Amazon Prime will try to air future seasons of Rings of Power on an annual basis, or if they will stick to two-year intervals.

If the latter is true, fans will lose interest in the show completely, as two years is a long time for a show to lose its relevance.