Prime Video's High Fantasy Series With Stellar Rotten Tomatoes Score Returns In Two Weeks & The Time To Binge It Is Now

Published Oct 28, 2026, 7:32 PM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Prime Video's high fantasy series will return soon, and now is the perfect time for new viewers to check out the show before they run out of time. The fantasy genre has always been one of the most exciting when it comes to movies and TV shows. After all, it perfectly matches the escapist nature of those projects with immersive worlds. There are different types of fantasy series. While HBO's Game of Thrones was somewhat more gritty and grounded than shows like Netflix's The Witcher or the Prime Video fantasy series The Legend of Vox Machina and The Mighty Nein, both animated shows, all of these projects have become fantasy hits, offering different types of stories. Game of Thrones is one of the biggest fantasy shows ever. Prime Video is an ambitious streaming service, banking on both major franchises and new universes. In terms of pre-existing universes, Prime Video's upcoming TV shows include the cyberpunk sci-fi series Blade Runner 2099, the action adventure show Tomb Raider, the fantasy series God of War, and many more. Arriving before all of those will be the new season of a high fantasy series. Scratch & Peek Identify the cover art while scratching off as little foil as possible. Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power will be returning soon to the streaming service. This time around, Sauron is looking to forge the One Ring, with the high fantasy series bringing back major franchise characters like Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond, and more. Prime Video subscribers who have yet to start the show should look at a The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power binge before it is too late. Prime Video Subscribers Are Running Out Of Time To Binge The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power season 3 will debut with an unusual four-episode premiere on November 11, followed by another two episodes on November 18, and the final two on November 25. As such, fans and new viewers have exactly two weeks to either rewatch the high fantasy series or binge it for the first time before Rings of Power's four new episodes arrive on the streaming service. Thus far, there are 16 episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power on Prime Video. All of them clock in at over one hour. To be more specific, both seasons of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power combine for a total runtime of 18.3 hours. As such, viewers can't leave the full 16 episodes to be binged on the week Rings of Power season 3 releases, as it will become a nearly-impossible task. Starting tonight, if viewers watched one episode a day, they would go through 14 episodes by the time season 3 premiered, so by doubling the amount of episodes watched in a couple of days, new viewers can finish The Rings Of Power in time for the new season with no rush. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power is worth the binge. Not only is it a high-profile live-action fantasy series from one of the genre's biggest franchises ever, but it packs a punch, with gorgeous visuals, cutting-edge VFX, some of the most intense battle scenes in fantasy releases, complex characters, and a phenomenal villain in the form of Sauron. On Rotten Tomatoes, Rings of Power holds a high 84% critics' score before season 3. Prime Video Has A Long-Term Plan For The Rings Of Power Image courtesy of MovieStillsDb For those pondering whether The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power is worth investing time in, the high fantasy series is here for the long haul. Prime Video has a clear 5-season plan for the show, which has been reiterated many times over the years. While the fantasy series has been somewhat divisive among Tolkien fans, no matter the chatter around the show, the streamer has committed to a 5-year plan, which should prove rewarding for new viewers who choose to binge its 16 episodes before the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power season 3. Release Date September 1, 2022 Network Amazon Prime Video Showrunner John D. Payne, Patrick McKay, Louise Hooper, Charlotte Brändström, Wayne Yip Directors J.A. Bayona, Sanaa Hamri Writers Patrick McKay, John D. Payne, J.R.R. Tolkien, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Stephany Folsom, Nicholas Adams Franchise(s) The Lord of the Rings