Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power season 2 episodes 1-3 . Much of The Rings of Power season 1 was dedicated to fan theories about who exactly the Stranger really was. Now, while that mystery is not entirely resolved, the second season has brought a new wizard into play who is sure to take the theory-fueling limelight.
Game of Thrones actor Ciarán Hinds is playing a new character in season 2, simply referred to as a ‘Dark Wizard’. How intriguing..
. We first meet the character in season 2 episode 2 – and while not much is revealed about him, he seems to be very powerful. There are also plenty of candidates for just who he might be, with everyone from Gandalf to Saruman being suggested.
Below, we get into all the theories so far, as well as an exclusive tease from the showrunners too. Who is the Dark Wizard in The Rings of Power season 2? Very little is known about who exactly the new character is, but we do know that he is very interested in the Stranger. In The Rings of Power season 2 episode 2, he quizzes his messengers about who this Istar is, and it doesn’t seem like his interest is entirely innocent.
The character’s official description reads, “It turns out, the mysterious being known as the Stranger is not the only wizard who has come to Middle-earth...
.for in the mysterious lands of Rhûn, another wizard awaits him. A dark and powerful wizard, whose origins and intentions are shrouded in secrecy, and who has a legion of magic-w.