The schedule of the first episode of Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power has been moved three hours earlier to Sept 1, 9 PM EDT / Sept 2, 2 AM UK. The show's premiere was originally slated for Friday, Sept 2 at 12 AM EDT / 5 AM UK.
The series premiere will consist of two episodes and has an expected run time of three hours. The first season will have eight episodes with succeeding episodes being released on a fixed schedule every Friday at 12 AM EDT / 5 AM UK.
The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is a prequel to the LOTR trilogy and is set in the second age of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth. The timeline is thousands of years before the events in the Lord of the Rings movies and around the time when Sauron had Rings of Power forged.
The Rings of Power
There are 20 Rings of Power in total, with the 'One Ring' that had the ability to control the wearers of the others. The lesser rings were distributed to the rules of Middle Earth: three for Elven Kings, seven for Dwarven Lords, and nine for Kings of Men.