Vikings
War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 9/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 9/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 7/10Family sagaBonds and fractures across generations of one family.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Katheryn WinnickGustaf SkarsgårdAlexander LudwigGeorgia HirstAlex Høgh AndersenJordan Patrick Smith
Written by
Michael Hirst
Starring
Katheryn WinnickGustaf SkarsgårdAlexander LudwigGeorgia HirstAlex Høgh AndersenJordan Patrick Smith
Written by
Michael Hirst
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Vikings Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.2 | |||||||||||
| S3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.2 | |||||||||||
| S4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | |
| S5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.6 | |
| S6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
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"Brutal saga of ambition, family, and Norse conquest"
Vikings follows Ragnar Lothbrok, an ambitious farmer-turned-raider whose hunger for glory and new lands pulls his family and village into the wider world of Norse exploration, conquest, and clashes with Christian kingdoms. It's a brutal, atmospheric saga of shield walls, blood feuds, and political scheming, mixing myth with loose history. The early seasons are lean and propulsive, carried by strong performances and visceral battle craft; later seasons sprawl across more characters and continents. It rewards viewers who like slow-building power struggles and are not squeamish about violence, betrayal, or grim tribal politics.
Watch it for
the ferocious early seasons built around Ragnar's rise and Norse raiding culture.
Maybe skip if
you dislike graphic violence or a show that sprawls and loses focus later on.
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Season 12013
7.977K96h 44m
Introducing the extraordinarily complex and violent world of the Norsemen, The History Channel's first scripted series races the gripping sagas of historical hero Ragnar Lothbrok. As claimed direct descendent of Odin, god of war and warriors, Lothbrok's mystical nature and devotion to the gods feeds his stealthy maneuvers and determination to become King of the Vikings.
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Season 22014
8.574K107h 37m
Season two brings crises of faith, of power, of relationships. Brothers rise up against one another. Loyalties shift from friend to foe, and unlikely alliances are formed in the name of supremacy. Ragnar’s indiscretions threaten his marriage to Lagertha, tearing him and his beloved son apart. Plots are hatched, scores are settled, blood is spilled…all under the watchful eyes of the gods.
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Season 32015
8.570K107h 23m
With the promise of new land from the English, Ragnar leads his people to an uncertain fate on the shores of Wessex. King Ecbert has made many promises and it remains to be seen if he will keep them. But ever the restless wanderer, Ragnar is searching for something more … and he finds it in the mythical city of Paris.
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Season 42016
8.5138K2014h 47m
A ferocious battle between the Vikings and the French eventually comes down to Ragnar against Rollo. The outcome will seal the fate of the two brothers.
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Season 52017
7.8102K2014h 47m
Season five begins with Ivar the Boneless asserting his leadership over the Great Heathen Army, while Lagertha reigns as Queen of Kattegat. Ivar’s murder of his brother Sigurd sets the stage for vicious battles to come as Ragnar’s sons plot their next moves after avenging their father’s death. Bjorn follows his destiny into the Mediterranean Sea and Floki who is suffering from the loss of his wife Helga, takes to the seas submitting himself to the will of the Gods. This season is full of startling alliances and unbelievable betrayals as the Vikings fight to rule the world.
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Season 62019
7.693K2014h 59m
The final season finds Bjorn now the king of Kattegat, while Ivar is a fugitive in Russia and Lagertha plans a peaceful retirement to a country farm.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Katheryn Winnick Lagertha
Gustaf Skarsgård Floki
Alexander Ludwig Bjorn Lothbrok
Georgia Hirst Torvi
Alex Høgh Andersen Ivar
Jordan Patrick Smith Ubbe
Marco Ilsø Hvitserk
Peter Franzén King Harald Finehair
Travis Fimmel Ragnar Lothbrok
Clive Standen Rollo
Crew
Michael Hirst
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