Set during the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before the events of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, The Rings of Power will follow the creation of the titular rings and the rise of Sauron — events referenced in Peter Jackson’s trilogy movies. Returning characters (though not actors) from the films include Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and Isildur (Maxim Baldry).