The author of this article enjoyed the first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and thought the cast was okay. But one actor in particular impressed her with his charisma and presence that made his role a fan favorite: Joseph Mawle as the orc leader Adar. Long ago tortured by Morgoth and transformed into one of the first Orcs, the Elf now sees himself as something of a father to Orcs and shows genuine affection – turning him into an exciting villain.
As reported, The role of Adar, who does not exist in the Tolkien original and was rewritten for the Amazon series, is now being recast in Season 2. Joseph Mawle, who is also known for “Game Of Thrones”, is out. Sam Hazeldine, who fans of the series may know from “Peaky Blinders”, takes over from him. It is unknown why the change was made.
In addition to Sam Hazeldine, several other new cast members have been confirmed for Season 2 of The Rings of Power. What roles they will play is noisy not yet known. Other than Hazeldine, there are no cast changes – we’ll see the new faces in new roles then.
So for Season 2 Ben Daniels (“The Crown”), Gabriel Akuwudike (“Ridley Road”), Nicholas Woodeson (“Rome”), Yasen “Zates” Atour (“The Witcher”), Nia Towle (“Persuasion”) and newcomer Amelia Kenworthy confirmed. already tweeted pictures of the actors:
The second season of the fantasy series, the first eight episodes of which will air on Amazon Prime Video in fall 2022, is already in production. With the beginning of The Rings of Power season 2 cannot be expected before 2024 due to complex shooting and extensive post-production.
Then we will not only see how it goes on with Adar and the orcs who have found a new home in Mordor, the former Southlands. In particular, we will also learn how and why Sauron aka Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) floated on a raft in the sea at the beginning of the story – and how he now goes on to forge the other rings of power, although his true identity is the Elves around Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) now known.