Isn’t that Gandalf? The creators of The Rings of Power point out that “the unknown” is still a mystery

In mid-October, Amazon Prime Video premiered the final episode of the first season of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The rings of power’, a chapter full of revelations that wowed millions of fans, and one of them was the identity of the “stranger”, the powerful character who fell from the skies like a comet, however the creators of this series point out that this mystery is not yet Resolved.

During the first episode of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”, one of the biggest unknowns that accompanied the fans was the identity of the aforementioned character played by English actor Daniel Weymanwhich spawned endless theories, even pointed out that he was none other than the great Middle-earth villain created by Tolkien, Sauron.

If you are a fan of this Amazon Prime Video Seriessurely you will know that “the stranger” is not Sauron, and during the last episode, as well as in several previous moments of the series, it is suggested that this character is Gandalf the gray magiciansomething that many fans have celebrated as one of the most beloved characters of Tolkien’s creation, however, now JD Payne and Patrick McKay, in the official podcast of the series, have revealed that this is not certain.

… Wizards can be just as evil and dangerous, they can be Sauron’s rivals or Sauron’s allies, and The Stranger’s journey will continue. So, I think it’s still an open question, “the showrunners comment.

Without a doubt, the details shown during the first season of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The rings of power’, they point out that this character is Gandalf, however there is also the possibility that he is one of the blue wizards who lived in the second era of Middle-earth, the stage on which the series takes place, and who has not appeared in the films made by Peter Jackson.

The good news is that this has been confirmed The Lord of the Rings series will return with a second season in the Amazon Prime Video catalog, a delivery that is even already in the recording phase, however everything seems to indicate that the wait to enjoy these episodes would be quite long on this platform.

Season 2 “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”

The second installment of this successful production was confirmed a long time ago, it was even announced that it had already been recorded despite the fact that the first season was still broadcast on the amazon streaming serviceMany, therefore, have speculated that the new episodes of this story would arrive in 2023, but the reality is another.

Recently, JD Payne and Patrick McKayrevealed that the level of the second season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will be higher than that shown in the first episode on Amazon Prime Video, so this production would take even longer to complete, virtually excluding its premiere in next year, indicating that it will most likely be released until 2024, so it would take several months to get more details on the identity of the “foreigner”.