Get ready to face Sauron! It’s almost time for Tolkien fans to return to Middle-earth. Season 2 of Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power officially arrives August 30. And as tensions rise and rings are forged, threats new and old will emerge.

During San Diego Comic Con we had the chance to speak with the cast ahead of the upcoming season, including Sauron himself, Charlie Vickers. We discussed the nature of evil, the appeal of playing a villain, and the kernel of truth in the lie that was Halbrand.

Check out our full interview with Vickers below.

About Season 2 of The Rings of Power

In season 2 of The Rings of Power, Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Building on season 1’s epic scope and ambition, the new season plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots… as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other.

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 premieres on Prime Video August 29.

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