The Rings of Power: Ema Horvath, Maxim Baldry & Lloyd Owen Talk Númenor

With showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay’s 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 Maxim Baldry (Isildur), Ema Horvath (Eärien), and Lloyd Owen (Elendil) about making the highly anticipated series. 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 was my most anticipated series. I actually got to watch the first two episodes and they’re incredible. Everything from the cinematography to the costumes to the movie quality sets. And, of course, the cast. I can’t wait to see more. Look at the new trailer and tell me you’re not excited to see this show. During the interview, they talked about what the production did to bring Númenor to life on the series, which episode in season one was their favorite, what LOTR fans would be surprised to learn about the making of the series, the sca