Scripted series · Netflix
Barbarians
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Laurence Rupp
Arminius
12 eps
Jeanne Goursaud
Thusnelda
12 eps
David Schütter
Folkwin Wolfspeer
12 eps
Gaetano Aronica
Varus
12 eps
Bernhard Schütz
Segestes
12 eps
Eva Verena Müller
Irmina
12 eps
Florian Schmidtke
Talio
12 eps
Jeremy Miliker
Ansgar
12 eps
Sergej Onopko
Hadgan
6 eps
Bence Ferenczi
Berulf Buddy Y
12 eps
Tibor Milos Krisko
Berulf Buddy
6 eps
Sophie Rois
Seeress Runa
12 eps
Daniel Donskoy
Flavus
12 eps
Nikolai Kinski
Pelagios
12 eps
Brittany Falardeau
Thusnelda
12 eps
Matthias Weidenhöfer
Golmad
12 eps
Denis Schmidt
Rurik
12 eps
Nicki von Tempelhoff
Reik Segimer
12 eps
Alessandro Fella
Germanicus
6 eps
Murathan Muslu
Marbod
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Barbarians actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Barbarians reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20206 episodes
6.6IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Wolf and Eagle
Season 2 · Complete
Barbarians II
20226 episodes
6.2IMDbA year after Varus' defeat, a new Roman general gets settled in Germania as Ari seeks to become king of all the tribes — but a rival stands in his way.
Best episode · S02E06 The Price
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Wolf and Eagle
Cherusci tribal chief Segimer bristles at the increasing demands of new governor Varus. Secret lovers Thusnelda and Folkwin deal Rome a symbolic blow.
S01E06
The Battle
Ari leads Varus and three Roman legions into the Teutoburg Forest — and into history. Thusnelda makes a bloody sacrifice to preserve the alliance.
S01E02
Vengeance
The theft of the standard provokes a crisis, reuniting Roman officer Ari with his father Segimer, and childhood friends Folkwin and Thusnelda.
S01E04
A New Reik
Ari embraces his new role with the Cherusci but his shift of allegiances runs deeper than Varus knows. Thusnelda and Folkwin rally a rival tribe.
S01E05
Treason
Ari and Thusnelda forge a political marriage and begin uniting the fractious Germanic tribes. Folkwin is believed dead but has actually been enslaved.
S02E06
The Price
The tribes prepare to attack the Roman camp before ships with reinforcements arrive. Segestes approaches Tiberius with a treacherous proposal.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Cinematography
- Artur ReinhartDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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