‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Sets All-Female Directing Team, Reveals Episode Count For Season 2
deadline.comThe upcoming second season of Amazon Studios’ The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is currently in production in the UK, will be directed by Charlotte Brändström, who is coming back after helming two episodes in Season 1, as well as Sanaa Hamri and Louise Hooper who are new to the franchise.
The announcement also indirectly confirmed that Season 2 will consist of the same number of episodes as Season 1, eight. In Season 1, Brändström was the only female director; in Season 2 she is leading an all-female directing team.
Brändström — who directed Episodes 106/“Udûn,” which featured Season 1’s big battle scene and the Mount Doom’s eruption, and 107/“The Eye,” which chronicled its aftermath — will be directing four episodes and will also serve as co-executive producer this season.
She is taking over the lead director position from Wayne Che Yip, who directed four episodes, including the finale, and co-executive produced Season 1.
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