Who Is the Dark Wizard in 'The Lord of Rings: The Rings of Power'?

Omelete spoke with the showrunner of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Patrick McKay, during our visit to the set of the third season at Shepperton Studios in the UK – and the screenwriter assured us that one of the series' great mysteries, the identity of the Dark Wizard (Ciarán Hinds), will be revealed in the upcoming episodes.

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"Season 3 begins several years after the second ," he commented. "War is consuming Middle-earth. Sauron has built his tower of Barad-dûr in Mordor and works tirelessly to forge the One Ring, which will control all the others. At the same time, he distributes the nine rings to men to gain allies throughout Middle-earth, leaving the elves cornered—leading them to seek help in Númenor. He will also give a ring to the people of Rhûn, where the story of the Stranger and the Dark Wizard takes place. And the identity of the latter will be revealed". 

With a five-year time jump, the third season of The Rings of Power introduces us to a Middle-earth in the midst of war, with Sauron (Charlie Vickers) established as the great adversary of a coalition of elves, men, and dwarves.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power returns for its third season on November 11th, with four new episodes. Subsequent episodes will be released weekly, every Wednesday.