'Rings of Power's Charlie Vickers Didn't Know He Was Playing Sauron Until After Filming Started

Charlie Vickers as Halbrand in The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 1

Everyone who watched The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 in real time remembers the mystery surrounding the new characters, wondering if any of them were actually Sauron in disguise. The Season 1 finale brought with it the reveal that it was Halbrand , the self-styled lost king of the Southlands who was actually the Dark Lord in disguise.

In fact, he filmed one of his key early scenes — where a stranded Halbrand meets Galadriel out on the Sundering Seas — without any idea how his character fit into the bigger picture. As he told Lane: He revealed that showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne eventually came clean on Halbrand's true identity before filming began on Episode 3, explaining:

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