On our latest episode of the Awards Tour podcast, Rotten Tomatoes Awards Editor Jacqueline Coley sits down with Charlie Vickers , who plays the evil-incarnate antagonist Sauron in the Prime Video series . In their conversation, Vickers, who didn’t know he was set to portray Sauron when he was first cast, shares that he had an “inkling” that there was something more to his original character of Halbrand that he couldn’t wait to explore further.

Read below for a preview of the conversation with Vickers, who talks about which stunts from the show he enjoys performing the most, what it’s like filming the series on the massive sets in New Zealand and the UK, and what fans can expect from Sauron in season 3. Both seasons of The Rings of Power are available now on Prime Video, and we’ll

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