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Netflix's VIKINGS: VALHALLA (2/25/2022)
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Vikings season 7 isn't going to happen, but fans of History's Norse saga can return to Kattegat in the upcoming spinoff series Vikings: Valhalla.

 

Since Vikings premiered in 2013 it has drawn a fascinating picture of Norse culture and history, while also gradually building up the power struggle between the pagan gods and Christianity that the Vikings are ultimately destined to lose. Here's how Vikings' story will continue beyond the lives of Ragnar's sons.

 

In November 2019 it was announced that a sequel/spinoff series called Vikings: Valhalla was in development from Hirst and MGM Television, and had been picked up by Netflix. The series was co-created, written and executive produced by Die Hard screenwriter Jeb Stuart, with Hirst providing oversight. Vikings: Valhalla will be set more than 100 years after the events of Vikings, and will follow other famous figures from the sagas such as Erik the Red and Harald Hardrada.

 

Netflix has covered similar ground to Vikings in its historical drama The Last Kingdom, which focuses on the rise to power of Alfred the Great and has several other characters in common with Vikings. The Last Kingdom season 5 is expected to release on Netflix in late 2021, and the popularity of that show may have been a factor in the decision to pick up Vikings: Valhalla.

 

Vikings: Valhalla began filming in summer 2020 at Ashford Studios in Ireland, and although production was suspended for a few days due to positive COVID-19 tests among the cast and crew, it quickly got back on track. The series was originally supposed to begin filming in the first half of 2020, but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Barring any further setbacks, Vikings: Valhalla will likely arrive on Netflix in late 2021.

 

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After they wrapped Season 6, Stuart was approached by O’Sullivan who had said that there was a possibility that “Vikings” wouldn’t mark the end of the franchise. Stuart was hesitant, and spoke with Hirst about how he had no desire to do a Season 7, but that he was open to the possibility of creating something new with the DNA of the old. Stuart noted how inspired he has been by the way the “Star Trek” franchise has expanded on TV and in film, and how he longed to accomplish something similar for “Vikings.”

 

After conducting hours of research, Stuart wound up settling on a time period about 125 years, give or take, beyond when Hirst’s “Vikings” ended. (“Vikings” begins with the Lindisfarne raid in 793, widely considered to be the start of the Viking Age.) He felt comfortable in that period, tackling the problems the Vikings were dealing with, what they were doing, and where and how they were marking their legacy in history.

 

Stuart dove into the process of creating “Vikings: Valhalla” for Variety, including ensuring accuracy in action-sequencing and prayer-saying, as well as goals for building an audience for the Netflix sequel of the original show.

 

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