The Rings of Power Season 3 Part 1 Episodes 1-4 global release timings, complete schedule, cast and where to watch

The Rings of Power Season 3 is returning to Prime Video on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The third season of The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power will kick off with four episodes being released. The eight-part series will be split into three parts unlike previous seasons. It will be spread over November. The story will jump ahead five years after the fall of Eregion as Sauron prepares to make the One Ring.

The Rings of Power Season 3 Episodes 1-4 global release timings and where to watch

The first four episodes of The Rings of Power Season 3 will be released on Prime Video on November 11, 2026. The episodes will be available to watch in the US, the UK and other regions.


The timings are:

United States

• Pacific Time (PT): 12:00AM
• Mountain Time (MT): 1:00AM
• Central Time (CT): 2:00AM
• Eastern Time (ET): 3:00AM

Australia

• Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): 7:00 PM
• Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT): 8:00 PM

Other Regions

• United Kingdom (GMT): 8:00 AM GMT
• Europe (CET): 9:00 AM CET
• India (IST): 1:30 PM IST
• Japan (JST): 5:00 PM JST

Prime Video subscribers will be able to watch all four episodes at once. The remaining four episodes will be split into two parts on November 18 and 25.

The Rings of Power Season 3 complete schedule

The third season contains eight episodes, which will be released over three consecutive Wednesdays.

• Episodes 1-4 = November 11, 2026
• Episodes 5-6 = November 18, 2026
• Episodes 7-8 = November 25, 2026

The season finale will be on November 25 meaning the entire season will be finished in 15 days. This differs from previous seasons as it will be released in three parts rather than weekly.

Cast

Returning to the cast are Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Charlie Vickers as Sauron, Robert Aramayo as Elrond and Daniel Weyman as Gandalf. Other returning actors are Owain Arthur as Durin IV, Sophia Nomvete as Disa, Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad, Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir, Lloyd Owen as Elendil, Maxim Baldry as Isildur and Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Míriel.

Trystan Gravelle as Pharazôn, Rory Kinnear as Tom Bombadil, Ciarán Hinds as the Dark Wizard, Ben Daniels as Círdan, Ema Horvath as Eärien, Leon Wadham as Kemen, Tyroe Muhafidin as Theo, Kevin Eldon as Narvi and Will Keen as Lord Belzagar are also in the cast.

New additions are:

• Jamie Campbell Bower as Celeborn (Galadriel’s husband).
• Simon Pegg as the voice of the Balrog.
• Zubin Varla as Khamûl.
• Eddie Marsan as Thráin.
• Andrew Richardson as Anárion (Elendil’s son).

J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay are returning as showrunners. Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri and Stefan Schwartz will be directing episodes.