Vikings is a historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst for the History channel. Filmed in Ireland, it premiered on March 3, 2013, in Canada. In January 2019, it was announced that the upcoming 20-episode sixth season, which was ordered on September 12, 2017, ahead of its fifth-season premiere, would be the final season of the series. The sixth season premiered on December 4, 2019. A sequel series, titled Vikings: Valhalla, is currently in development for Netflix.
Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France. The show portrays Ragnar as a farmer who rises to fame by successful raids into England, and eventually becomes a Scandinavian King, with the support of his family and fellow warriors. In the later seasons, the series follows the fortunes of his sons and their adventures in England, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean.
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- Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok (seasons 1-4)
- Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha
- Clive Standen as Rollo (seasons 1-4; special appearances season 5)
- Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy (seasons 1-3)
- Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki
- Gabriel Byrne as Earl Haraldson (season 1)
- George Blagden as Athelstan (seasons 1-3; recurring season 4)
- Donal Logue as Horik of Denmark (seasons 1-2)
- Alyssa Sutherland as Aslaug (seasons 1-4)
- Linus Roache as Ecbert of Wessex (seasons 2-4)
- Alexander Ludwig as Bjorn Ironside (seasons 2-6)
- Ben Robson as Kalf (seasons 3-4)
- Kevin Durand as Harbard (seasons 3-4)
- Lothaire Bluteau as Charles of West Francia (seasons 3-4)
- John Kavanagh as The Seer (seasons 4-6; recurring seasons 1-3)
- Peter Franzén as Harald Finehair (seasons 4-6)
- Jasper Pääkkönen as Halfdan the Black (seasons 4-5)
- Alex Høgh Andersen as Ivar the Boneless (seasons 4-6)
- Marco Ilsø as Hvitserk (seasons 4-6)
- David Lindström as Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (season 4)
- Jordan Patrick Smith as Ubbe (seasons 4-6)
- Moe Dunford as Aethelwulf (seasons 4-5; recurring seasons 2-4)
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Bishop Heahmund (seasons 4-5)
- Danila Kozlovsky as Oleg the Prophet (season 6)
- Eric Johnson as Erik the Red (season 6)
- Georgia Hirst as Torvi (season 6; recurring seasons 2-6)
- Ragga Ragnars as Gunnhild (season 6; recurring seasons 5-6)
- Ray Stevenson as Othere (season 6)
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| Television series based on mythology | |
|---|---|
| 1990's | In the Beginning: The Bible Stories • Xena: Warrior Princess |
| 2000's | Clash of the Gods • Olympus Guardian • The Legend |
| 2010's | Vikings |
| 2020's | Dracula • Ragnarok |