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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S01 Free on Samsung TV Plus

Here's how to check out the first season of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for free on Samsung TV Plus.

With the second season of Patrick McKay & JD Payne's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power set to hit screens on August 29th, Prime Video and Samsung are offering those out there looking to check out the first season – and not have to pay additional for it. That's right – free! Kicking off today and running for the next two weeks as a lead-up to the streaming series's return (through August 28th), Season 1 will be available on Samsung TV Plus. Yup – that means that it's streaming as you're reading this. But before you go, check out the other treat that was released earlier today…

And here's a chance to check out Rufus Wainwright's Tom Bombadil song from the upcoming season in the following behind-the-scenes featurette that was released earlier today:

In the following clip, we get to hear from concept artist John Howe, jeweler Amy Eira Warburton, and several members of the cast about how the rings' importance in front of the camera factored into their actual creation.

Here's a previously released look at how the second season of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power came together – followed by the official overview of the season:

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, Season 2 of Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" 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.

Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen 'Zates' Atour (The Witcher), Ben Daniels (The Exorcist), Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (Persuasion), Nicholas Woodeson (Rome), Oliver Alvin-Wilson (The Bay), Stuart Bowman (The Pact), Gavi Singh Chera (The Undeclared War), William Chubb (Vampire Academy), Kevin Eldon (Game of Thrones), Will Keen (Ridley Road), Selina Lo (Boss Level), Calam Lynch (Bridgerton), Ciarán Hinds (Rome, Game of Thrones), Rory Kinnear (Skyfall, Spectre), and Tanya Moodie (Motherland, Sherlock) have joined the cast for the second season. In addition, Joseph Mawle has departed the streaming series ahead of its second season, with Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders) taking on the role of Orcs leader, Adar.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 is executive produced by showrunners Payne, McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchison – along with co-executive producer & lead director Charlotte Brändström. Kate Hazell and Helen Shang also produce – with co-producers Clare Buxton, Andrew Lee, Glenise Mullins, and Matthew Penry-Davey. Brändström will be directing four episodes, with Sanaa Hamri (The Wheel of Time) and Louise Hooper (Flesh and Blood) each tapped to direct two episodes.

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