Despite a lot of criticism and even hate, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power became a popular hit series on Amazon. As we have previously reported in multiple reports, the show will get a second season, and the eight new episodes of the upcoming season are scheduled to premiere on August 29, 2024. Seeing how everything plays out will be interesting, especially in light of the showrunners’ recent major disclosures.

We have already reported on numerous known and assumed aspects of the upcoming season, such as Sauron’s increased role, as well as the implied genre change, but also how the series will follow in the footsteps of the first season. We have also reported on how the trailers look much better and how the second season will seemingly be an improvement over the first one.

Now, days before the premiere, we have received confirmation that the second season has received a history 18+ (Mature) rating in Canada and some other countries around the world, which also indicates that the new season is definitely aiming higher.

Namely, as revealed recently, the second season of The Rings of Power received an 18+ (Mature) rating in Canada, as well as in some other countries. While no official explanation was given, it is assumed that the series won’t have more gore or sexual content but that Sauron’s torture of Celebrimbor will be depicted in a very direct and straightforward way, which might disturb some viewers.

This rating is definitely historical for The Lord of the Rings, as no previous iteration of the franchise received such a rating. Namely, Peter Jackson’s first trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring was rated 7+ in Canada on Prime Video, The Two Towers received a 16+ (most likely due to the Battle of Helm’s Deep), with The Return of the King being rated as 13+ (the same as The Rings of Power Season 1).The Hobbit trilogy also never received anything higher than 16+, with An Unexpected Journey being rated 13+, and the other two films (The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies) 16+.

We will see how this impacts the quality of the show, but we hope that it pays off. At the same time, we have to note, that the season retained its TV-14 rating in the United States.

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