In Season 2, Sauron returns. Banished by Galadriel and without an army or allies, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power that will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his evil will. Building on the epic scope and ambition of Season 1, the new season drags even the most beloved and vulnerable characters into the dark tide, challenging everyone to find their place in a world increasingly on the brink of disaster. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and harpies, as friendships are strained and kingdoms fractured, the forces of good struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what means most to them: each other.