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Vikings: Valhalla
Kneel to no one.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sam Corlett
Leif Eriksson
24 eps
Frida Gustavsson
Freydis Eriksdotter
24 eps
Leo Suter
Harald Sigurdsson
24 eps
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Olaf Haraldson
16 eps
Laura Berlin
Emma of Normandy
24 eps
David Oakes
Earl Godwin
24 eps
Bradley Freegard
King Canute
18 eps
Caroline Henderson
Jarl Haakon
8 eps
Pääru Oja
Arne Gormsson
8 eps
Robert McCormack
Tomas
4 eps
Edward Franklin
Skarde
5 eps
John Kavanagh
The Seer
4 eps
Gavin O'Connor
Earl of East Anglia
11 eps
Louis Davison
Prince Edmund
6 eps
Álfrún Laufeyjardóttir
Yrsa
5 eps
Ethan Dillon
Vestian
6 eps
Kenneth M. Christensen
Jarl Nóri
6 eps
Brian Robinson
Yngvi
4 eps
Lujza Richter
Liv
10 eps
Christopher Rygh
Agnarr
18 eps
Asbjørn Krogh Nissen
Jarl Kåre
5 eps
Pollyanna McIntosh
Queen Ælfgifu
11 eps
Søren Pilmark
King Sweyn Forkbeard
5 eps
Henessi Schmidt
Gytha
10 eps
James Ballanger
Hallbjorn
11 eps
Jinny Lofthouse
Hertha
4 eps
Charlie O'Connor
Svein
7 eps
Stanislav Callas
Jorundr
8 eps
Bradley James
Lord Harekr
5 eps
Marcin Dorociński
Yaroslav the Wise
4 eps
Hayat Kamille
Mariam
7 eps
Emily McEntire
Hrefna
6 eps
Aoibhinn McGinnity
Valgerda
13 eps
Yngvild Støen Grotmol
Gudrid
6 eps
Taylor James
Batu
12 eps
Patrick Loftus
Kolr
6 eps
Ciaran McMahon
Hamundr
10 eps
Eoghain Francis Kiernan
Aki
10 eps
Kayode Akinyemi
Kaysan
11 eps
Tolga Safer
Kurya
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Vikings: Valhalla actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Vikings: Valhalla reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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
In this sequel to "Vikings," a hundred years have passed and a new generation of legendary heroes arises to forge its own destiny — and make history.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 24 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20228 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S01E02 Viking
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20238 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S02E02 Towers of Faith
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20248 episodes
6.9IMDbPicking up up seven years after the conclusion of Season 2, Freydis is now the undisputed leader of pagan Jomsborg, and Leif and Harald have achieved glory in Constantinople. But greater challenges lie ahead in order for each to reach their ultimate destiny.
Best episode · S03E01 Seven Years Later
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Viking
To save the life of Freydis, Leif agrees to join Canute and Harald's siege of London. Queen Emma dispatches stepson Edmund to secure an ally's help.
- Directed by Steve Saint Leger
- Written by Jeb Stuart
S01E04
The Bridge
Leif proposes an audacious assault on London, one that Emma and Godwin fear their brash and headstrong boy-king, Edmund, will be too reckless to defeat.
- Directed by Steve Saint Leger
- Written by Declan Croghan
S01E01
The Greenlanders
Plotting to avenge a massacre in England, Viking armies converge in Kattegat — but siblings Leif and Freydis exact a different kind of retribution.
- Directed by Niels Arden Oplev
- Written by Jeb Stuart
S02E02
Towers of Faith
Freydis finds a new home. Harald formulates a daring new plan to take back Norway, but Leif's not on board. A new threat appears in London.
- Directed by Ciarán Donnelly
- Written by Declan Croghan
S03E01
Seven Years Later
Harald and Leif help Romanos lay siege at Syracuse. Canute travels to Rome to meet with the Pope. A new arrival in Jomsborg catches Freydis' eye.
- Directed by David Frazee
- Written by Rachel Kilfeather
S02E01
The Web of Fate
Olaf lands in a terrible position after Forkbeard invades Kattegat. In hiding, Freydis and Harald must decide whether to fight for the throne or flee.
- Directed by Ciarán Donnelly
- Written by Jeb Stuart
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E01
Seven Years Later
- Directed by David Frazee
- Written by Rachel Kilfeather
S03E02
Honour and Dishonour
- Directed by David Frazee
- Written by Jessica Sinyard
S03E04
The End of Jomsborg
- Directed by Hannah Quinn
- Written by Alex Straker
S03E06
Return to Kattegat
- Directed by Jan Matthys
- Written by Dana Fainaru
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jeb Stuart
Showrunner
Paul Buccieri
Executive producer
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Sherry Marsh
Executive producer
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Sheila Hockin
Executive producer
Michael Hirst
Executive producer
John Weber
Executive producer
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Alan Gasmer
Executive producer
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Steve Stark
Executive producer
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Morgan O'Sullivan
Executive producer
James Flynn
Executive producer
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Dana Fainaru
Writer
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Vanessa Alexander
Writer
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Rachel Kilfeather
Writer
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Jessica Sinyard
Writer
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Delinda Jacobs
Writer
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Declan Croghan
Writer
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Daisy Martey
Writer
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Niall Queenan
Writer
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Katie Baxendale
Writer
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Eoin McNamee
Writer
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Alex Straker
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Paul BuccieriExecutive Producer
- Jeb StuartExecutive Producer
- Sherry MarshExecutive Producer
- Niels Arden OplevProducer
- Sheila HockinExecutive Producer
- Michael HirstExecutive Producer
Writing
- Dana FainaruWriter
- Vanessa AlexanderWriter
- Rachel KilfeatherWriter
- Jeb StuartWriter
- Jessica SinyardWriter
- Delinda JacobsWriter
Direction
- David FrazeeDirector
- Monika MitchellDirector
- Niels Arden OplevDirector
- Steve Saint LegerDirector
- Ciarán DonnellyDirector
- Hannah QuinnDirector
Music
- Trevor MorrisOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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