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Vikings: Valhalla, or simply Valhalla, is a historical drama television series created by Jeb Stuart for Netflix that acts as a sequel to Vikings. The eight-episode first season premiered on February 25, 2022. With a 24-episode order announced in November 2019, the series was officially renewed for a second and third season in March 2022. The second season premiered on January 12, 2023. The third and final season premiered on July 11, 2024.

Vikings: Valhalla
Also known asValhalla (recaps)
Genre
Created byJeb Stuart
Based onVikings
created by Michael Hirst
Starring
ComposerTrevor Morris
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • Ireland
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Jeb Stuart
  • Morgan O'Sullivan
  • Michael Hirst
  • Sheila Hockin
  • Steve Stark
  • James Flynn
  • John Weber
  • Niels Arden Oplev
  • Sherry Marsh
  • Alan Gasmer
  • Paul Buccieri
Producers
  • Mark Murdoch
  • Cáit Collins
Running time43–59 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25) –
July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
Related
Vikings

Premise

Set more than 100 years after the events of Vikings; in England, tensions between the descendants of the Vikings (Norse or "Danes") and native English reach a bloody breaking point. The Norse also clash amongst themselves over conflicting Christian and pagan beliefs. The beginning of the series depicts the St. Brice's Day massacre in 1002 and covers the beginning of the end of the Viking Age.[1]

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Vikings and Vikings: Valhalla characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
18February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
28January 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)
38July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)

Season 1 (2022)

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season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The Greenlanders"Niels Arden OplevJeb StuartFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
In the Danelaw, a region of England settled by Vikings, it is Saint Brice's Day and Harald Sigurdsson leaves for Norway. Meanwhile, King Æthelred II, the ruler of England, orders all Danish settlers in England to be killed, including Harald's brother Sten Sigurdsson. King Canute, the ruler of Denmark, calls all Viking warriors to meet in Kattegat to form an army to exact revenge. Greenlanders Leif Erikson and Freydís Eiríksdóttir travel to Kattegat through a great storm, unaware of the massacre, as Freydís seeks revenge on the man who raped and scarred her years earlier. She soon discovers the man responsible, Gunnar Magnússon, a follower of Harald's older half-brother Jarl Olaf Haraldsson, a devout Christian, who doesn't trust pagans. Leif later defends himself due to the reputation of his infamous father Erik the Red and Harald promises him glory if Leif joins his forces in England. Later that night, Freydís sneaks into the great hall and kills Gunnar. Before an enraged Olaf can kill Freydís, Jarl Estrid Haakon, the ruler of Kattegat, stops him. Harald defends Freydís' actions and she reveals a cruciform scar on her back. Haakon states that she will render judgment in the morning.
22"Viking"Steve Saint LegerJeb StuartFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Freydís challenges Olaf to a trial by combat but is denied. Instead, Harald has Leif join him in England to help exact revenge on the Saxons. Freydís bids farewell to Leif before he and the majority of the Greenlanders leave Kattegat with Canute's Viking army. Haakon sends Freydís to Uppsala, so that she may seek her destiny. During the journey to England, Jarl Gorm, one of the Viking leaders, and his son Arne Gormsson grow distrustful of Leif. Gorm later attacks him, killing the Greenlander Birger, which results in Leif killing Gorm just as they arrive on England's shores. In England, Æthelred and his advisor Godwin discuss the imminent Viking invasion as Æthelred's health deteriorates. Æthelred's wife, Queen Emma, later visits her now bedridden husband, who warns her that London needs to be defended. Emma sends her step-son Prince Edmund, the heir to the throne of England, to seek aid from the ealdorman of Mercia, Eadric Streona. Edmund is successful in convincing Streona to supply Mercian soldiers to help repel the Vikings but on his return to London, bells toll, signaling Æthelred's death.
33"The Marshes"Steve Saint LegerVanessa AlexanderFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
The Viking army sack Kent and they learn of Æthelred's death, so they now set their sights on his son. The army later makes camp near London, as Leif and Harald lead a scouting party into the nearby marshes. They are soon ambushed by Mercian soldiers and are forced to retreat, whilst the Greenlander Ulf is killed, and Leif is left behind. Harald later returns and saves Leif before they make their way onto the bridge to London, where they discover that it has a drawbridge in its center. In London, Edmund practices his fighting skills whilst Godwin teaches him that he must be more ruthless to win a real battle. Edmund successfully gets the full support of the ealdormen who wish to move forward with his coronation and Edmund is crowned King of England. In Sweden, Freydís and several other pilgrims are attacked by a berserker who kills the Greenlander Toke and seriously wounds Yrsa. Freydís kills the attacker and brings Yrsa to a healer's hut before continuing her journey to Uppsala alone. Sometime later, the Christian zealot Jarl Kåre finds the body of the berserker and begins to follow a trail of blood left by Yrsa.
44"The Bridge"Steve Saint LegerDeclan CroghanFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
The Viking leaders discuss their impending assault on London by using the bridge to their advantage and drawing out Edmund. Meanwhile, Edmund discusses his plans for the defense of London with Streona, who will outflank the Vikings and trap them on the bridge. Whilst impressed by the king's strategy, Streona states that the Mercians will suffer heavy losses, but Edmund promises him that Mercia will have all the glory if they're victorious. As the Viking army arrives outside London, Canute taunts Edmund into charging into battle alongside his soldiers, against the advice of Emma and Godwin. Vikings and Saxons clash until Canute leads the Saxons into an ambush on the far side of the bridge. Meanwhile, Leif, Harald, and several others successfully weaken the drawbridge, attach ropes to its supports, and use Olaf's longships to pull it down. Emma notices the Viking's plan and commands Saxon archers to fire at the saboteurs, killing the Greenlanders Skarde and Njal. Godwin informs Edmund of the bridge's impending collapse, but Edmund fails to cross in time and is trapped, forcing him to surrender. Streona arrives to witness the Saxon army's defeat and decides to abandon Edmund.
55"Miracle"Hannah QuinnEoin McNameeFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
The Viking army successfully conquers London, taking Emma and the other nobles captive. Harald attempts to exact his revenge by executing Edmund but is stopped by Canute. He later promises to make Harald the king of Norway and reveals that Olaf has a secret son, Magnus Olafsson. Meanwhile, Leif discovers that Liv has survived the battle and the two become romantically involved. He mourns the deaths of his fellow Greenlanders, giving them a Viking funeral, but has a crisis of faith. During a celebratory feast, Canute awards his warriors the spoils of war and releases Leif from his sister's debt. Canute then executes Streona for breaking his oath to Edmund and crowns himself the first Viking King of England, who will rule alongside Edmund. He also befriends Emma and rescues her two children who had been taken captive by Olaf. In Uppsala, Freydís takes part in a pagan ceremony that provides a glimpse into her past. During a vision, she is visited by The Seer who gives her a cryptic warning. Kåre arrives at the healer's hut seeking vengeance and kills Yrsa. Freydís then awakens from her vision and leaves Uppsala.
66"The Last Daughter of Uppsala"Hannah QuinnVanessa AlexanderFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Freydís reaches the healer's hut and confronts Kåre who tells her to warn Haakon that he is coming to kill them all. Freydís returns to Kattegat and trains to become a shieldmaiden with Altöra, Haakon's second-in-command. Haakon recounts her own vision of The Seer and claims that Freydís is the "Last Daughter of Uppsala". Meanwhile, Kåre reaches Uppsala and receives his own mysterious vision from The Seer. Olaf leaves England with his forces and heads to Denmark whilst Leif and Harald return to Kattegat. In Denmark, Olaf asks Canute's Mercian wife, Queen Ælfgifu, for her support in becoming the ruler of Norway. Harald's forces soon arrive in Kattegat and Leif, Freydís and Liv reunite, now the only remaining Greenlanders. Freydís later beats Altöra in single combat and becomes a shieldmaiden by pledging herself to protect Kattegat. In London, Canute makes Godwin and Emma his advisors, with the latter informing him that the ealdormen are close to rebellion. Canute takes the ealdormen captive and reveals to them that he will restore their titles in return for their loyalty. Canute and Emma later become romantically involved but Canute becomes concerned after receiving a letter from Denmark.
77"Choices"David FrazeeDeclan CroghanFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Kåre sends the corpses of the priests of Uppsala to Kattegat as a warning. Leif, Freydís, and Harald head to Uppsala and witness the aftermath of Kåre's massacre with the survivors claiming that Kåre's God ordered him to destroy all pagans. Olaf meets with Kåre and they forge an alliance to take Kattegat in an effort to unite Norway. Harald learns of this, and his forces help Haakon prepare for Olaf and Kåre's arrival. In London, Edmund discovers that Canute has left England to fight the Wends in Denmark, but not before marrying Emma in secret. Canute's father, King Sweyn Forkbeard, arrives to rule in his place with Forkbeard's granddaughter Princess Gytha serving as Emma's lady-in-waiting. Edmund and Forkbeard are confronted by Sigeferth, the ealdorman of Wessex, who is later killed by Forkbeard after insulting him, and Godwin is made the first earl of Wessex. Angered by Forkbeard's presence, Edmund attempts to form a resistance, but Godwin betrays him by setting a trap and stabs him in the heart, leaving Canute as the sole King of England. Ælfgifu arrives in London, bringing with her Canute's fleet, and threatens Forkbeard that she will order it to aid Olaf and his conquest.
88"The End of the Beginning"David FrazeeEoin McNameeFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
To prevent Ælfgifu from sending Canute's fleet to Olaf, Forkbeard seemingly banishes Emma to Normandy. Ælfgifu and Godwin then travel to Mercia and convince the Mercians to give Forkbeard their support. However, in Ælfgifu's absence, Forkbeard locates Canute's fleet and Emma retakes the throne of England. In Norway, Harald chooses to side with Olaf but secretly informs Leif of Olaf's attack plan. As the Battle for Kattegat begins, Kåre's forces assault the city walls, and whilst defending Kattegat, Haakon, Altöra, and Arne are killed by Kåre's followers. Obsessed with killing Freydís, Kåre hunts her down to the great hall but she outmaneuvers and beheads him. Knowing his brother would betray him, Olaf's attack plan is revealed to have been a ruse to weaken both Haakon and Kåre's forces. Olaf's army arrives in Kattegat with little resistance and Olaf mortally wounds Liv who dies in Leif's arms. Harald is wounded during the battle, but Freydís comes to his aide and they flee. Olaf claims victory, but after Forkbeard arrives with Canute's fleet, Olaf's forces quickly abandon Kattegat. Forkbeard's grandson Prince Harold Harefoot then discovers several of Kåre's followers slaughtered and an enraged Leif covered in blood.

Season 2 (2023)

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season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
91"The Web of Fate"Ciaran DonnellyJeb StuartJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)
Following the Battle for Kattegat, Forkbeard's forces capture Olaf and his surviving men. Leif hunts for Olaf with the hope of avenging Liv's death and whilst in Kattegat, meets Jorundr Torvilsson, a mysterious stranger. To prevent his own execution, Olaf strikes a deal with Forkbeard that keeps his captive son Magnus alive in exchange for Olaf helping advise Canute's eldest son, Prince Svein Knutsson, to rule as King of Norway with Ælfgifu as regent. Forkbeard's forces then depart from Kattegat. In London, Godwin grows concerned regarding Emma's safety due to Canute's continued absence and successfully prevents an assassination attempt. Meanwhile, Freydís and Harald are in hiding and learn that many pagans now revere Freydís whilst Jomsvikings are taking them to Jomsborg for safety. They soon reunite with Leif who had tracked down bounty hunters sent to kill Harald. Jorundr, having followed Leif, reveals that he's a Jomsviking and agrees to help them escape. They successfully evade Olaf's forces, are rescued by Jorundr's longships and Freydís secretly reveals to Leif that she is pregnant with Harald's child. Leif and Harald then depart, hoping to get aid from Harald's uncle in Novgorod whilst Freydís sails for Jomsborg.
102"Towers of Faith"Ciaran DonnellyDeclan CroghanJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)
In Norway, Olaf hunts down escaping pagans and has Svein kill one of them. Upon returning to Kattegat, Olaf meets with Ælfgifu who grows concerned for Svein's safety. In London, Godwin tortures the captured assassin, but he is later secretly killed to prevent Godwin from discovering who sent him. In Jomsborg, Freydís arrives and meets its rulers, Lord Hárekr and Lady Gudrid, who hope to turn Jomsborg into a "new Uppsala" with Freydís as their gyðja. In Novgorod, Leif and Harald arrive and meet with Harald's uncle, Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise, and Lord Vitomir. However, Yaroslav refuses to aid Harald so he can continue trading with Canute's empire whilst the trade route to Constantinople is blocked by invading Pechenegs. Leif meets Mariam, an Astrolabe maker, and has vivid hallucinations of Liv. Hoping to buy an army with gold, Harald fights against the African warrior Kaysan, but despite Harald's victory, Kaysan and his partner Batu flee with the winnings. Impressed by Harald's fighting ability, Vitomir agrees to pay him to help escort precious cargo past the Pechenegs. In an attempt to hallucinate Liv once more, Leif takes opium and after nearly falling to his death, he collapses.
113"Pieces of the Gods"Monika MitchellVanessa AlexanderJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)
Leif awakens in Mariam's lodgings, having been rescued from the cold, and discovers that she is terminally ill. Harald meets with Gestr, a slaver, and agrees to protect his boat on the journey to Constantinople but must first find a crew. He recruits the warrior Kaysan, con man Batu, and the blind Pecheneg Kurya who can guide them along the Dnieper River. Leif invites Miriam to join them whilst Vitomir and his servant Eleana join the crew carrying a precious silver chest. Together, the crew leaves Novgorod on a sled but shortly after beginning their journey, one of Gestr's slaves dies from the cold. In London, Emma discovers that Ælfwynn, one of her ladies-in-waiting and Godwin's lover, is the sister of the assassin and that Godwin has proposed marriage. In Jomsborg, many of the pagan refugees are forced into labor while Hárekr goes raiding, leaving his nephew Jorundr in charge. Hrefna, a young girl who idolizes Freydís, is tricked by Jorundr to journey alone to a nearby boneyard to prove her worth. Freydís finds Hrefna injured and defends her from a wild boar, before returning her home.
124"The Thaw"Monika MitchellEoin McNameeJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)
In Kievan Rus', the crew journeys along a frozen river until it breaks and the sled becomes trapped. Whilst the sled is eventually freed, the ice dam that kept the river frozen has since thawed. The crew is forced to release the boat from the sled but both Eleana and Vitomir fall through the ice. Only Eleana can be saved in time as Vitomir drowns and Eleana is revealed to be his daughter. In Kattegat, Olaf receives word that Harald has met with their uncle in Novgorod and plans to travel there with Svein. In London, Emma imprisons Ælfwynn and she is tortured by Canute's huscarl Agnarr for information about her brother and Godwin. Ælfwynn reveals that Godwin wishes for his future children to rule England as she succumbs to her wounds. Emma informs Godwin of Ælfwynn's death and Gytha confides in him. In Jomsborg, Gudrid chastises Jorundr for mixing with the pagan refugees and becomes suspicious of the now heavily pregnant Freydís, who wishes for the refugees to be treated as equals. Hárekr returns from raiding and angered by Freydís' actions, commands the Jomsvikings to massacre the refugees and imprisons both Jorundr and Freydís.
135"Birth and Rebirth"Jan MatthysNiall QueenanJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)
On the Dnieper River, the boat's rudder breaks, forcing the crew to stop. Leif and Harald travel to nearby ruins and smith a new rudder as Leif tells Harald about Freydís' pregnancy. A lone Varangian, Baggi, discovers the grounded boat and recognizes Kurya as the disgraced brother of the Pecheneg Khan before departing. A paranoid Gestr is then overthrown and locked inside the boat. Baggi later returns with several others, and they fight with the crew. As Leif and Harald arrive, Baggi and his men are killed and Gestr is stabbed to death by his slaves. In London, Emma prays for forgiveness for having caused Ælfwynn's death as Godwin and Gytha mourn her. Agnarr informs Emma that Godwin paid a large sum of money to a man known as "The Bear" days before her attempted assassination. Imprisoned in Jomsborg, Freydís gives birth to a son, who she names Harald. Hárekr immediately takes the child to claim as his own, angering the neglected Jorundr. Hárekr tells Jorundr that he must kill Freydís to regain his trust. However, Jorundr rescues the baby and helps fake Freydís' death before escaping Jomsborg. Hárekr soon intercepts them and Freydís is forced to flee alone.
146"Leap of Faith"Jan MatthysNiall QueenanJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)
In Sussex, Emma and Agnarr search for "The Bear" only to discover that he has been killed, although they find Godwin's father's ring. Canute returns to London and doubtful that Godwin is behind the assassination attempt, betroths his niece Gytha to him. In Novgorod, Olaf meets with Yaroslav and promises to stop the Jomsvikings from raiding the Baltic trade routes. In Jomsborg, Hrefna helps a weakened Freydís recover. Jorundr is put on trial, and after Hárekr frames him for Freydís' death, the Jomsborg elders decide to have Jorundr's right hand removed before he's exiled. Freydís later challenges Hárekr, who easily defeats her, but the Jomsvikings revolt and stone him to death, allowing Freydís to be reunited with her son. On the Dnieper River, after reaching a large waterfall, only Harald wants to keep going. Leif becomes romantically involved with Miriam who plans to eventually ingest poison to end her suffering as her illness has worsened. Eleana tells Harald that Vitomir was bringing the precious cargo to Constantinople to stop raids on their home in Chude. Harald then removes most of the cargo and the mast from the ship and together the crew heads over the waterfall.
157"Pecheneg"Emer ConroyVanessa AlexanderJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)
Having landed downstream of the waterfall, the crew is scattered. A group of Pechenegs find the grounded boat and capture Harald. The rest of the crew reunite and discover that Cadlín, one of the former slaves, didn't survive the fall. Harald is brought before Tyrach, a Pecheneg leader, who tortures him until Leif arrives with Kurya and Tyrach sends word to the Khan of his brother's return. Eleana and the former slaves Brigtoc and Dorn soon free Leif and Harald, who kill Tyrach, but the group is forced to flee when the Khan's forces arrive. They reach the boat and return it to the water but Kurya remains behind to confront his brother and kills him with Miriam's poison. Before Kurya can be dismembered by the Khan's vengeful men, Leif shoots him with an arrow out of mercy. Departing from Novgorod, Olaf begins his search for Jomsborg after his ambitions are renewed when he's blessed by a Bishop. In Jomsborg, Freydís brings the Jomsvikings and pagan refugees together, allowing them to worship in the previously restricted temple, whilst Gudrid regrets allowing Jorundr's exile. Alone and dying at sea, Jorundr is discovered by Olaf.
168"The Reckoning"Emer ConroyDeclan CroghanJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)
Olaf's forces arrive in Pomerania, and Olaf tells Jorundr about his father which convinces him to reveal Jomsborg's location. Olaf soon meets with Freydís to taunt her whilst Gudrid gives Jorundr a secret message. Jorundr then leads Hallbjörn, Olaf's second-in-command, to an ambush at Jomsborg's sentinel and they kill each other. Olaf's forces attack Jomsborg but Freydís leads them into a trap, burning them all alive. An enraged Olaf battles Freydís until she impales him with a spear, killing him, and leaving Svein as the sole survivor. Freydís later brings Svein to Kattegat in exchange for peace with Ælfgifu. In London, despite Emma's protests, Godwin and Gytha are married, putting their future children in line for the throne of England. Hoping to torment Godwin, Emma gifts Gytha the ring she recovered from Sussex to act as a constant reminder of Godwin's father's shameful past. On the Dnieper River, Mariam's condition forces the crew to stop. Alone with Leif, she gifts him the key to her home in Constantinople before succumbing to her illness. The Byzantine Emperor, Romanos III, meets the crew, revealing Eleana as his betrothed and Harald gains his favor. Their journey complete, the crew finally reaches Constantinople.

Season 3 (2024)

No.
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season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
171"Seven Years Later"David FrazeeRachel KilfeatherJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
Seven years later, Harald and Leif are fighting the Saracens in Sicily to capture the fortress of Syracuse. They are lead by General Maniakes but have not been able to capture it for the last six months. Harald tells Emperor Romanos that his Varangians can take the fortress. Leif shows Harald the tunnel that they have been digging under the Saracen wall where a secret tunnel filled with explosives branches off from the main tunnel. Their plan works and the secret tunnel under the wall collapses when the Saracens add oil to it by mistake leading to the Emperor's army getting inside the fortress. Meanwhile in Jomsborg, Freydis is raising her and Harald's son, also called Harald by herself and is the leader of the settlement. She is impressed with Stigr, a healer who is a new arrival at the settlement as well as his martial-arts style. Freydis asks him to teach Harald and later, they sleep together. In Rome, King Canute and Queen Emma along with Godwin try to make a deal with the pope. Godwin tries to bribe the Pope's Cardinal but Emma tells him it will not help them in the long term.
182"Honour and Dishonour"David FrazeeJessica SinyardJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
The Emir of Syracuse asks for a one-on-one fight, with the winner taking the fortress and the Emperor accepts. Harald fights on the Emperor's behalf against the emir and wins and Emperor Romanos offers the people of Syracuse mercy. Maniakes goes to Leif's tent and sees the explosive powder he used to destroy the fortress wall and uses it against the people of Syracuse after the Emperor leaves. Leif goes to the library of the fortress and and finds a map that he had been trying to find for years. In Jomsborg, people start falling sick and Stigr figures out that the flour they received from Kattegat has been laced with poisonous mushrooms. He runs to the forest and finds a cure to help the people and is able to save a few, including Freydis and Harald. Magnus Olafsson arrives in Kattegat with a group of priests and requests the permission of King Svein and his mother Queen Aelfgifu to build a shrine for his father as well as go to Jomsborg and negotiate with Freydis to get back his father's bones; however Aelfgifu is suspicious. It is revealed that it was Magnus who poisoned the flour traded with Jomsborg. In Rome, Emma tries to meet the pope by revealing to the cardinal that she know he took money from Godwin. When that does not work, they have the Cardinal killed and secure the deal with the Pope through threats.
193"Lost"Hannah QuinnDelinda JacobsJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
204"The End of Jomsborg"Hannah QuinnAlex StrakerJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
215"Greenland"Jan MatthysKatie BaxendaleJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
226"Return to Kattegat"Jan MatthysDana FainaruJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
237"Hardrada"Emer ConroyDaisy MarteyJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)
248"Destinies"Emer ConroyDeclan CroghanJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)

Production

Development

On January 4, 2019, alongside the announcement that Vikings would end after its sixth season, it was announced that Michael Hirst and MGM Television were developing a spin-off series with writer Jeb Stuart.[2] On November 19, 2019, it was announced that this series, titled Vikings: Valhalla, would take place a century after the end of the original series and would be released on Netflix.[3] The 24-episode series was made by MGM Television, and filmed primarily in Ireland, working from the same Ashford Studios in County Wicklow. The series focuses "on the adventures of Leif Erikson, Freydís Eiríksdóttir and Harald Sigurdsson".[4]

On March 9, 2022, the series was officially renewed for a second and third season.[5] On November 21, 2022, it was announced that the second season would premiere on January 12, 2023.[6] On June 12, 2024, it was announced that the third and final season would premiere on July 11, 2024.[7][8][9]

Casting

In November 2020, it was reported that Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Frida Gustavsson, and David Oakes had been cast in the series.[10] Gustavsson was later revealed to have been cast as Freydís Eiríksdóttir and Oakes as Godwin while Jóhannesson had been cast as Olaf Haraldsson though earlier reports stated that he had been cast as Harald Sigurdsson, a part later given to Leo Suter. Sam Corlett, Bradley Freegard, Laura Berlin and Caroline Henderson rounded out the main cast as Leif Erikson, King Canute, Queen Emma and Jarl Estrid Haakon respectively.[11] Pollyanna McIntosh and Asbjørn Krogh Nissen were cast in the supporting roles of Queen Ælfgifu and Jarl Kåre.

In May 2022, Florian Munteanu was announced to be portraying General Georgios Maniakes in the third season.[12] In June, Goran Višnjić was also announced to be portraying Erik the Red in the third season.[13] In November, new cast members for the second season were announced that included Bradley James as Lord Hárekr, Hayat Kamille as Mariam, Marcin Dorocinski as Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise, Sofya Lebedeva as Eleana, Tolga Safer as Kurya, and Stanislav Callas as Jorundr.[14]

Writers

Showrunner Jeb Stuart's writing team includes Vanessa Alexander, Declan Croghan and Eoin McNamee.[15] The first episode was directed by Niels Arden Oplev.[16]

Filming

Vikings: Valhalla started filming in October 2020 at Ashford Studios, Wicklow, where the previous series Vikings was filmed. Shooting was suspended due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests, only to resume after a few days. At the time a number of cast and crew were reported to have tested positive; however, it emerged that the production had received a number of false positive tests.[17][18] Directors for the first season included the BAFTA-winning Danish director Niels Arden Oplev, Steve Saint Leger, who directed several episodes of Vikings,[10] and Hannah Quinn.[15]

Filming later resumed at Ashford Studios in August 2021[19] and production on the second season wrapped later that year in November.[20]

Production on the third season began in May 2022 and wrapped later that year in October.[21]

Music

The musical score for the first season was composed by Trevor Morris. Amalie Bruun of Myrkur provided the kulning vocals for the opening credits.[22] The series also made heavy use of music from the album The Word as Power by Lustmord, which was also featured in Season 6 of Vikings.[citation needed]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 90% approval rating for the first season based on 29 reviews and an average rating of 7.0/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Reveling in the glory of straightforward adventure storytelling, Valhalla is a bloody-good dramatization of Leif Eriksson's conquests."[23] Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[24] The second season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews and an average rating of 7.7/10.[23]

Accolades

The series was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode at the 21st Visual Effects Society Awards.[25]

Video game

Vikings: Valhalla, a mobile strategy game developed by Emerald City Games, was released on iOS and Android on September 7, 2023 and requires an active Netflix subscription to play.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla teaser previews the bloody battles to come". July 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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