Vikings: Valhalla
Bloody, brooding historical spectacle with clashing faiths, shifting loyalties and grim battlefields that keeps you braced for the next betrayal.
Dark, tense · about power and betrayal
Vikings
Cold, muddy and blood-soaked, it pulls you into a harsh world of ambition and family rivalry with a grim, magnetic momentum.
About Canadian-Irish historical drama television series
Genres action, historical drama, war
Created by Michael Hirst
Written by Michael Hirst
Starring Anna Maria Jopek, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Gabriel Byrne, Katheryn Winnick, Edge, Danila Kozlovsky, Travis Fimmel, Ray Stevenson
Music Trevor Morris
Length 6 seasons, 89 episodes, 45 min each
Network History
Country Canada, Ireland
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