India, Nov. 10 -- It's time to head back to Middle-earth, where things are only heating up. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 is finally here. Charlie Vickers' Sauron is both closer and further than ever in his evil quest to forge the 'One Ring'. Most of the realm is shrouded in darkness, with little hope of fighting off the rings' power. It's safe to say everyone's going through it. Joining the cast lineup this time around is a new entrant - Jamie Campbell Bower's Celeborn, Galadriel's long-lost husband. He's in for quite the ride, and so are the viewers.

Ahead of the show's premiere on Prime Video, I caught up with Vickers and Bower to chat about darkness, beauty and the inevitable thirsty fan edits.

In conversation w...