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Sauron's rise to power in the Second Age is portrayed in the Amazon prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. [20] He first appears disguised as the non-canonical human character Halbrand, [21] and then in the second season as Annatar (a canonical alias of Sauron), both played by Charlie Vickers. [22]
In the famous film trilogy, Sauron has been depicted as a towering, terrifying figure who wears a black helmet obscuring his face. Fans were therefore quick to dub Vickers’s iteration of the ...
Sauron shares his plan to enslave the peoples of Middle-earth using an army of Orcs. Adar, the leader of the Orcs, and others of his kind seemingly kill Sauron. However, Sauron's spirit endures and forms a new body over thousands of years. Taking the name "Halbrand", Sauron joins a group of humans who become shipwrecked.
Sauron poses as Halbrand at the gates of Eregion and refuses to leave. Celebrimbor awaits news from Lindon, not knowing that Gil-galad's messengers were killed on their way to Eregion. Despite promising Galadriel that he would never talk to Halbrand again, Celebrimbor eventually decides to turn Halbrand away personally.
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Taking the name "Halbrand", he helps the Elves forge three Rings of Power before his identity is revealed. High King Gil-galad believes they have no choice but to use the rings against Sauron while his herald, Elrond, objects.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Season 2 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” now streaming on Prime Video. Grab your rings and your ...
In 2019, Vickers was cast in the main role of Sauron [7] in the J. R. R. Tolkien-based Amazon television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, [4] first appearing in episode 2 as his human disguise Halbrand. [3] Vickers has said he was unaware he was playing Sauron until filming the third episode. [7]