When The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first arrived on Prime Video, it carried massive expectations. One of the biggest shifts is a five-year time jump that pushes the story much further into the Second Age. According to Empire, the new season will also open with a prologue inspired by The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It certainly feels like the series is moving closer to the version of Middle-earth that fans recognize from J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is produced by showrunners and executive producers J.D.