Where are the Harfoots in The Rings of Power season 3?
Why aren't the Harfoots going to be in The Rings of Power season 3? Here is everything we know so far.
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- Trent Cannon
Published: Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 8:00 am
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Warning: This article contains major spoilers for The Rings of Power season 3.
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The Harfoots, an ancient, nomadic ancestor to the Hobbits in Tolkien’s Middle-earth, were one of the more divisive elements of The Rings of Power. As season 3 opens, we're not expecting to see much of them going forward.
After helping The Stranger discover his identity at the end of The Rings of Power season 2, the Harfoots are going on a different adventure, and it doesn’t sound like we’ll be joining them this time.
Here’s everything we know about the Harfoots in The Rings of Power season 3.
Where are the Harfoots in The Rings of Power season 3?
Harfoots Nori and Poppy in The Rings of Power season 2. Prime Video
The Harfoots won’t play a major part in The Rings of Power season 3 because their story was mostly wrapped up during season 2 when they joined with another ancestral Hobbit group, the Stoors, for another migration and separated from The Stranger.
Speaking exclusively to Radio Times, The Rings of Power showrunner JD Payne explained, "There were times where they had a huge role in the season. Now, they’re taking a back seat."
This isn’t to say that the Harfoots won’t show up later. "You never want to count a Harfoot out though, and we certainly have ideas for how that story continues on in the series and where it goes from here."
Why aren't the Harfoots in The Rings of Power season 3?
Fellow showrunner Patrick McKay explained that the fan reaction to the Harfoots, which was mixed at times due to their slow storyline, isn’t the reason why the Harfoots won't play a major role in Rings of Power season 3.
"None of that comes from anticipating or reacting to fan reaction," McKay told Radio Times. "It all comes back to story, and what does the story mean? And how do we as dramatists serve the story as best we can? And this time, it felt like, no this isn’t a Harfoot story, but maybe next time it will be."
What did the Harfoots do in The Rings of Power?
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The Harfoots largely spent the first two seasons of The Rings of Power with The Stranger, who, in the season 2 finale, was finally confirmed to be a young version of Gandalf the Grey. Their main narrative purpose was to help Gandalf discover the human virtues that he’s known to cherish in The Lord of the Rings.
"We’ve been with him on the journey as he learns everything from the Harfoots," Gandalf actor Daniel Weyman told Radio Times. "He learns about friendship, and then love, and then community, and betrayal, and trust, and all these complex things that we used to think are human emotions… They’re such an extraordinary heart and I think Gandalf always carries them wherever he goes."
The Rings of Power season 3 releases on 11 November on Prime Video.
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