Season 3 of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," an American fantasy television series, was confirmed by the show's creators on Thursday.

Three directors—Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri, and Stefan Schwartz—were also revealed by the producers; two of them were returning, and one was new.
is currently in pre-production and will start shooting in the UK's Shepperton Studios, the series' new production home, this spring.

For the third season, executive producer and director Charlotte Brandstrom, who co-executive produced and directed several episodes in seasons one and two, is back. She is joined by veteran director Stefan Schwartz, who is working on the series for the first time, and returning director Sanaa Hamri, who directed a number of the second season's episodes.

Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios, said in an interview, “‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ continues to captivate audiences worldwide, and we're thrilled that a third season is underway. The creative team has an extraordinary vision of what’s to come with stories that have left us enchanted and enthralled. We look forward to continuing this epic journey, for our global customers, delving even deeper into the legendary tales that shaped Middle-earth”.

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is produced by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. They are joined by executive producers Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell, and executive producer-director Charlotte Brandstrom. Matthew Penry-Davey is producer and Ally O’Leary, Tim Keene, and Andrew Lee are co-producers.

Charlotte Brandstrom is an award-winning director and graduate of the directing program at the American Film Institute. Her recent projects include ‘Shogun’, ‘The Continental’, ‘Scarpetta’ with Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis for Prime Video, and a pilot for Netflix Sweden titled ‘The Unlikely Murderer’.

Sanaa Hamri recently directed the pilot and episode 2 of the OTT show ‘The Bondsman’ starring Kevin Bacon, as well as episodes from seasons 2 and 3 of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’.

Stefan has directed episodes of ‘The Boys’ and ‘My Lady Jane’ for Amazon MGM Studios, as well as ‘The Americans’, ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘Fear the Walking Dead’, ‘Dexter’, ‘White Collar’ and ‘Spooks’. His feature film directing debut was Soft Top Hard Shoulder, which starred Peter Capaldi and won two BAFTA Awards. The series will premiere on Prime Video.