The Rings of Power: Sophia Nomvete and Owain Arthur Talk Khazad-dûm and LOTR

With The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiering in multiple languages and in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Friday, September 2, I recently got to speak with Sophia Nomvete (Princess Disa) and Owain Arthur (Prince Durin IV) about making the highly anticipated series. During the interview, they talked about how we’ll see Khazad-dûm alive and thriving (unlike the movies), what LOTR fans would be surprised to learn about the show, what they’re most excited for people to see on The Rings of Power, their favorite episode, what it was like working in the amazing, practical sets, how they’ve been describing the scale and scope of the series, and more. While the rest of the year has some big shows set to premiere, Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is easily my most anticipated series. Everything I’ve seen and heard about showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay series sounds incredible, and I loved that they’ve got a five-season arc figured out and the