VIKING: Valhalla Season 1 will come to Netflix on February 25 with eight episodes falling. This is a comprehensive view of everything we know so far about Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 is included when we can expect it, the first appearance, the first teaser trailer, and the details of who will star in.
Vikings: Valhalla is the upcoming Netflix historical drama made by Michael Hirst and spin-offs of the popular historical channel series, Viking. This series will be produced by MGM Productions such as its predecessor which lasts for six seasons.
Vikings have flowed on Netflix in most areas of the world but will come to Netflix in the US and England but not up to at least 2024.
As we have learned, the show was given a large episode in advance. We were told that it would reach at least three seasons with 24 episodes ordered.
Hirst offers his thoughts about whether the new series will match the viking in scope and scale and provide a little glimpse of how the world is changed in the prequel:
“It’s impossible on a larger scale than the last episode of my Viking. Because of the big troops and battles we have … You really can’t be bigger than that, actually. But what can I say? It was made on The same place, many. We returned to Kattegat. That, of course, is a spiritual house from Viking. But it is Kattegat that changes. This is established … this is one of the biggest ports really, trading port in Europe . This grows in size and significance. The King of England has become Viking. Viking has flooded most of the British and they have Normandy. “
Jeb Stuart is on a boat to write who is best known as his work in films including a fugitive from 1993, died hard from 1988 and also worked on liberators for Netflix.
First appearance in Vikings: Valhalla on Netflix
Before we explore sandy details on a new show, you might want to have a while at the show. Fortunately, we had two first views on the show.
The first view in Vikings: Valhalla was released as part of Netflix’s Geeked Week on June 7, 2021.
Then at the Netflix Tudum event, the lid was appointed with many fresh images and new trailers.
The new trailer comes with a description “Now is our time to make history. The era of new soldiers will rise in Viking: Valhalla, come to Netflix in 2022.”
The first teaser trailer for Viking: Valhalla arrived on January 18, 2022 in addition to the description: “London bridge falls. Viking: Valhalla reaches the 25th new-blooded solution point, 2022 on Netflix.”
Is Viking on Netflix? Will it come to Netflix if not?
Most to all Netflix throughout the world have seen all six seasons provided over the past few years but there are still two major countries that do not have access.
We studied in the summer of 2021 that Netflix arranged to see the original Viking series became available in both regions but not for a while. Seasons 1-6 Viking will come to Netflix in the US and English but not until 2024/2025.
What is Viking Plot: Va$lhalla?
Set more than 100 years after the Viking event, the end of the Viking time was getting closer when the United Kingdom stood upright against his Scandinavian robber. After the death of King Edward the Confessor, three Mr. Mr. Making a British throne claim, changing the English future forever.
In a recent interview, Hirst commented on how Valhalla would be connected with the original Vikings show, confirming that we would see many of the same location of it:
“What is Jeb [Stuart] actually is that he pays attention to Viking mythology. So every time they meet in the big hall in Kattegat, and of course they talk about the big era that usually sits in the same hall at the same table, and they ragnar lothbrok, Lagertha, and bjorn ironside, and ivar boneless, and who is now a mythical character even in the show, even in Vikings: Valhalla. It’s a very good connection and effect. This provides a history that has become a new event. So you don’t need to know who Ragnar to watch a new show. But it enriches the show and hopefully it will make people come back and find out, ‘Well who are they talking about? Is Ragnar so great? Why is this mythic character?’ So everything is connected in a useful, and interesting way , and interesting. “
The official Netflix page has been updated with synopsis which is the following:
“All-New Vikings: Valhalla starts at the beginning of the 11th century and recorded the legendary adventure of some of the most famous Vikings ever lived – Leif Eriksson, Freydis Eriksdotter, Harald Hardrada and The Norman King William The Conqueror. The men and women will turn on The road when they struggle to survive in a changing and growing world. “
Who is cast in Vikings: Valhalla and who are they playing?
From top left to right bottom: Sam Corlett, Frida Gustavsson, Leo Suter, Bradley Freegard, Johannes Johannesson, Laura Berlin, David Oakes, Caroline Henderson, Pollyanna McIntosh, Asbjorn Krogh Nissen
In January 2021, Deadline revealed ten main and recurring cast members of Vikings: Valhalla along with their role descriptions:
Sam Corlett (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) will play Leif Eriksson, a Greenlander, raised on the outer fringes of the known world. He comes from a tightly-knit family steeped in the old pagan beliefs. An intrepid sailor and physically tough, Leif is our entry into a Viking world in the throes of violent change.
Frida Gustavsson (The Witcher) is Freydis Eriksdotter who is fiercely pagan, fiery and headstrong. She is a staunch believer in the “old gods.” Like her brother, Leif, she reaches Kattegat as an outsider but becomes an inspiration to those of the old ways. If you recall, Frida was one of the cast members we revealed earlier.
Leo Suter (The Liberator) will play Harald Sigurdsson. Born into Viking nobility, Harald is one of the last Viking berserkers. Charismatic, ambitious and handsome, he is able to unite both followers of Odin and Christians.
Bradley Freegard (Keeping Faith) plays King Canute. The King of Denmark. A wise, savvy and ruthless Viking leader. Keeps his friends close and enemies closer. His ambitions will mold the course of history in the 11th century and make him a defining figure of the Viking age.
Johannes Haukur Jóhannesson (Cursed) portrays Olaf Haraldson. Olaf is Harald’s older half-brother. He is physically huge and ambitious; he is a stern and unforgiving Viking. Olaf is an “Old Testament” Christian.
Laura Berlin (Breaking Even) plays Emma of Normandy. The young, ambitious Emma of Normandy is from the Norman court and of Viking blood. Politically astute, and one of the wealthiest women in Europe. She is most likely a descendant of Rollo from the original Vikings series.
David Oakes (The Borgias) is Earl Godwin. The ultimate survivor. Chief counselor to the King of England. Born on the political fringes, his cunning ways get him far. David was another of several cast members we revealed in the past few months.
Caroline Henderson (Christmas Star) will play Jarl Haakon. A great warrior and tolerant leader, Haakon rules Kattegat with a steady hand. Though Pagan, she has managed to keep Kattegat a city open to all faiths in a challenging time. She will become a powerful mentor to Freydis, who is drawn to her wisdom.
Pollyanna McIntosh (The Walking Dead) recurs as Queen Ælfgifu. Calculating and ambitious, Queen Ælfgifu of Denmark has a hand to play in the political power struggles unfolding in Northern Europe. She uses her charm and guile to great effect as she promotes the interests of her Mercian homeland and tries to assert herself in Canute’s growing power structure.
Asbjorn Krogh Nissen (Bron) is Jarl Kåre, who presents a threat to the old pagan ways.
Here is a more complete breakdown of the Vikings: Valhalla cast:
| Cast member | Role | Where have I seen/heard them before? |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Corlett | Leif Eriksson | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina |
| Frida Gustavsson | Freydis Eriksdotter | The Witcher, Swoon |
| Leo Suter | Harald Sigurdsson | Sanditon, Victoria |
| Bradley Freegard | King Canute | Keeping Faith |
| Johannes Johannesson | Olaf Haraldsson | Game of Thrones, Cursed |
| Laura Berlin | Emma of Normandy | Breaking Even, Einstein |
| David Oakes | Earl Godwin | The Borgias, Victoria |
| Caroline Henderson | Jarl Haakon | Christmas Star, Gooseboy |
| Pollyanna McIntosh | Queen Ælfgifu | The Walking Dead, Middle Earth: Shadow of War |
| Asbjørn Krogh Nissen | Jarl Kåre | Bron, Copenhagen |
| Yvonne Mai | Merin | The Crown, House of Shadows |
| Bill Murphy | Odga | Titanic: Blood and Steel |
| Bosco Hogan | Aethelred ‘the Unready’ | Vikings, The Borgias |
| Karen Connell | Angel of Death | Vikings |
| Gavan O’Connor Duffy | Njall | Vikings |
| Kenneth Christensen | TBA | The Kite |
| Louis Davison | Edward | Poldark, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children |
| Álfrún Laufeyjardóttir | TBA | Happily Never After |
| Ethan Dillon | TBA | Dub Daze |
| Pääru Oja | TBA | Cold Courage |
| Brian Robinson | Yngvi | 2 Broke Girls |
| Jack Mullarkey | Toke |
Will anyone from the original Vikings appear in the new series?
Yes, and the first and most famous actor of Viking which will appear in Valhalla is John Kavanagh as confirmed by his agency CV. He described the ancient Seer along the six-season Viking and then began to appear in a vision of several characters. We assume he will appear in a vision in Valhalla too.
Other players from Viking will appear in Valhalla including Karen Connell, Bosco Hogan, and Gavan O’Connor Duffy. Connell appeared in Viking as an angel of death so we assume he will have the same role too, while Hogan and Duffy will have a completely new role. In Viking, they appeared as the head of the monastery of Lindisfarne and King Frodo.