Limited series · Netflix
Katla
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð
Gríma
8 eps
Íris Tanja Í. Flygenring
Ása
8 eps
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Þór
8 eps
Aliette Opheim
Gunhild
8 eps
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Gísli
8 eps
Haraldur Ari Stefánsson
Einar
8 eps
Sólveig Arnarsdóttir
Magnea
8 eps
Baltasar Breki Samper
Kjartan
8 eps
Birgitta Birgisdóttir
Rakel
8 eps
Björn Thors
Darri
8 eps
Helga Braga Jónsdóttir
Vigdís
8 eps
Aldís Amah Hamilton
Eyja
8 eps
Björn Ingi Hilmarsson
Leifur
8 eps
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Bergrún
8 eps
Jóhanna Friðrika Sæmundsdóttir
Brynja
8 eps
Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir
Álfheiður Grímsdóttir
8 eps
Hlynur Harðarson
Mikael
6 eps
Valter Skarsgård
Björn
5 eps
Leifur Hauksson
Alexander
1 eps
Guðbjörg Thoroddsen
Stefanía
1 eps
Skúli Gautason
Kári
1 eps
Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir
Sigrún
1 eps
Agata Árnadóttir Coadou
Young Gríma
1 eps
Kolfinna Orradóttir
Young Ása
1 eps
Anthony Bacigalupo
Lost Hiker
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Katla actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Katla reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A year after a subglacial volcano erupts, mysterious elements from prehistoric times emerge from the melting ice, bringing unforeseen consequences.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06
Grima
Face to face with an utter mystery, Gríma tries to understand her shadowy find. Rakel has a change of heart as Gísli deals with an unexpected arrival.
S01E08
I Am You
What's real, what isn't — and does it matter? The truth comes out, the fear grows and the mystery threatens to sweep away everything before it.
- Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
S01E05
Northerly Winds
A shocking revelation that would ordinarily offer closure instead opens up a chasm of questions. History repeats itself as a deadly ash storm gathers.
S01E01
From Under the Glacier
A year after Katla's eruption, the shattered survivors are still grappling with the aftermath. Suddenly, an ash-caked woman appears on the glacier.
- Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
S01E02
Ása
Emerging from the shadows, a surprise visitor gets Gríma's full attention. As the ground beneath them shifts, Darri and Gunhild heed Katla's call.
- Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
S01E04
This Is Not Him
Is this a dream or a nightmare? Unsettled, Gríma returns to the camp for answers while Darri heads to Vík for a reunion. A torn Þór grows enthralled.
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.
Created by
- Baltasar KormákurCreator
- Sigurjón KjartanssonCreator
Writing
- Lilja SigurðardóttirWriter
- Sigurjón KjartanssonWriter
- David Mar StefanssonWriter
Direction
- Baltasar KormákurDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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