Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on May 27, 2026 that Season 4 is in development with pre-production eyed for fall 2026 and principal photography targeted for early 2027, but Prime Video has not officially greenlit the season.
- If the planned schedule holds, outlets say Season 4 would most likely be released in 2028 based on the show’s current release cadence and production timeline.
- Amazon has highlighted the series’ commercial weight, saying The Rings of Power has drawn more than 185 million viewers and ranks among Prime Video’s most-viewed originals, which helps explain the push to plan ahead.
- Production remains U.K.-based and the faster timetable could tighten gaps between seasons, affecting casting, crew scheduling, and studio logistics if the formal order arrives soon.
- Separate Middle-earth film projects — including Andy Serkis’s The Hunt for Gollum (scheduled Dec. 17, 2027) and other Peter Jackson-linked developments — are proceeding under different rights and are independent of Prime Video’s series plans.