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'Hunger Games,' 'Law & Order' Actors Join History's 'Vikings'
11 June 2013 11:12 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The History Channel is bulking up its "Vikings" cast with two new castings for Season 2. Alexander Ludwig ("The Hunger Games") will play Bjorn, main character Ragnar Lothbrok's (Travis Fimmel) son. He's described as an "intelligent and bold warrior." Additionally, Linus Roache ("Law & Order") comes on as Ecbert, King of Wessex, who the network describes as "a man full of strength, knowledge and undisguised ambition." Also read: History Channel Renews 'Vikings' for Season 2 They join returning actors Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, George Blagden, Donal Logue, Jessalyn Gilsig, Clive Standen and Gustaf Skarsgard. During its first »
- Jethro Nededog
Free Screening and Q&A with 'Vikings'
29 May 2013 5:43 PM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
You and a guest are invited to a free screening of “Vikings,” followed by a Q&A with cast members Travis Fimmel, Gabriel Byrne, Katheryn Winnick, George Blagden, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, and Clive Standen and writer/creator Michael Hirst. Details:Friday, June 7, 20137:30 pm At the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre – Television Academy5220 Lankershim Blvd.North Hollywood, CA 91601 On site parking is complimentary Reception to follow. To RSVP, email VikingsRSVP@gmail.com with your name and indicate if you are bringing a guest. To submit your questions to the panelists tweet #AskVikings "Vikings" follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods, legend has it that he »
Vikings: Season One Ratings
1 May 2013 1:00 AM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
With Vikings, History is taking its first leap into producing scripted TV series. Will the show be a success or will the ratings send the cable channel back to airing only documentaries and non-scripted programming? Time will tell.
The series stars Travis Fimmel, Gabriel Byrne, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, George Blagden, and Nathan O'Toole. The first season of Vikings typically airs Sunday nights on History and there are nine episodes.
These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:
Final season averages: 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.36 million total viewers.
Episode 01-09: Sunday, 04/28/13
1.3 demo rating (-7% change) with 3.58 million (-7% change).
Season averages: 1.40 in the demo with 4.36 million.
Episode 01-08: Sunday, 04/21/13 »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Season 2 Will Be 'Gobsmacking'
29 April 2013 12:48 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Spoiler Alert: Do not read on unless you have seen the Season 1 finale of History's "Vikings," titled "All Change."
The season finale of "Vikings" saw Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) embark on a quest to negotiate peace in a land dispute between King Horik (Donal Logue) and Jarl Borg (Thorbjørn Harr), leaving wife Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) in Kattegat where a sudden and deadly plague claimed many lives -- including their daughter's. On his trip to Gotaland, we saw Ragnar tempted by the mysterious Aslaug (Alyssa Sutherland), and the chemistry between them now threatens to undo Ragnar's family completely.
The Huffington Post spoke to "Vikings" creator Michael Hirst about the surprising events of "All Change" and where our characters might go from here, since "Vikings" has already been renewed for Season 2. Tread lightly, there are potential spoilers for future seasons ahead.
You wrote the "Vikings" finale without knowing whether the show was »
- Laura Prudom
"Vikings: All Change"
28 April 2013 11:11 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Sneak Peek footage, images and synopsis from the "Vikings" episode, "All Change", airing April 28, 2013, written by Michael Hirst and directed by Ken Girotti.
Cast includes Travis Fimmel, Gabriel Byrne, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, George Blagden and Nathan O'Toole:
"...at the behest of 'King Horik', 'Ragnar' assembles a small party to travel to 'Gotaland' to resolve a land dispute with the area's leader, 'Jarl Borg'.
"Ragnar's renown precedes him and Jarl Borg is intrigued - has he found a new ally or is Ragnar just a puppet of the king? Meanwhile in 'Kattegat', with a plague taking its toll on the village, the people look to 'Lagertha' to help appease the gods..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Vikings: All Change"...
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- Michael Stevens
Vikings Season Finale: Creator Michael Hirst talks about the finale and beyond
28 April 2013 1:46 PM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
The Season Finale of History Channel’s Vikings is here and BuzzFocus was on call with creator and showrunner, Michael Hirst, who also created The Tudors and Camelot, and was an executive producer on The Borgias. He shared with us his thoughts on last week’s episode, “Sacrifice,” tonight’s finale, and Season 2.
Last week’s pivotal episode, “Sacrifice” saw Ragnar and his crew visit Gamla Uppsala to pay sacrifice to the gods. Hirst was asked where the relationship of our main characters goes after Ragnar tried to have Athelstan sacrificed:
Michael Hirst: Strangely enough there isn’t an immediate fallout from that because one of the things Athelstan will come to understand was that Ragnar wasn’t going to sacrifice him because he hated him or he thought he was disposable. He wanted to sacrifice him because he thought he was worthy as sacrifice; he liked him. It »
- Ernie Estrella
"Vikings: All Change" - April 28, 2013
23 April 2013 8:22 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Sneak Peek new footage, images and synopsis from the "Vikings" episode, "All Change", airing April 28, 2013, written by Michael Hirst and directed by Ken Girotti.
Cast includes Travis Fimmel, Gabriel Byrne, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, George Blagden and Nathan O'Toole:
"...at the behest of 'King Horik', 'Ragnar' assembles a small party to travel to 'Gotaland' to resolve a land dispute with the area's leader, 'Jarl Borg'.
"Ragnar's renown precedes him and Jarl Borg is intrigued - has he found a new ally or is Ragnar just a puppet of the king?
"Meanwhile in 'Kattegat', with a plague taking its toll on the village, the people look to 'Lagertha' to help appease the gods..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Vikings: All Change"...
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- Michael Stevens
Vikings Episode 8 Review: Gamla Uppsala – Where the Worthy Go To Die
22 April 2013 6:51 PM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
History’s Vikings has traveled in its first season has farther than the sea path between Sweden and England. From Ragnar’s (Travis Fimmel) first discovery of lands out west to his defeat of the Earl Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne), last week’s defeat of King Aelle (Ivan Kaye) didn’t have enough gold to help drown Ragnar’s pain of coming home to find Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) had lost the baby, one he was sure was a son.
In “Sacrifice,” Ragnar takes a group of his finest warriors and Athelstan (George Blagden) to Gamla Uppsala, to ask for forgiveness, to ask the gods to be blessed with more sons. Uppsala is a place where ones feel closer to the gods, where one can have alcohol and shroom-induced hallucinations, and where King Horik (Donal Logue) roams. But to celebrate the gods presence, the festival of sex, music, prayer and spirituality must »
- Ernie Estrella
History’s Vikings Pillage For A Second Season
9 April 2013 9:48 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
When I first heard about the History Channel’s latest scripted program, Vikings, I smelled a winner. Now the show gets a well earned pat on the back. Vikings has been renewed for an action-packed second season.
Vikings was the very first scripted drama for the network and if you’re a fan, you’ll be pleased to know that season 2 returns the muscle-bound gang for an all new 10-episode run. Production for the sophomore season, according to Deadline, will begin this summer.
The show isn’t done with you get, however. The season 1 finale is coming on April 28.
Vikings stars Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lodbrok, Gabriel Byrne as Earl Haraldson, local chieftain, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgård, George Blagden and Nathan O’Toole. The show was created and written by Michael Hirst. Lot’s of the filming is done in Ireland, with some shots taken from »
- Sasha Nova
Vikings Episode 7 Promo Video and Photos - “A King's Ransom”
8 April 2013 2:52 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Catch a preview and new images a preview from episode 7 of History's Vikings. Three Viking ships sail upriver towards the very heart of power in eastern England: the Royal Villa of King Aelle. Ragnar Lothbrok has come looking for ransom in exchange for peace. However, King Aelle has a different plan in mind for these northern heathens. The episode airs on April 14th at 10:00 p.m. Recently, fans got great news that the show picked up a second season order. Read more below the video and photos about the incredible new series which stars Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gabriel Byrne, Gustaf Skarsgård, George Blagden, Tadhg Murphy, Diarmaid Murtagh, Jefferson Hall, David Pearse, Vladimir Kulich and Elinor Crawley. »
Vikings Episode 7 Promo Video and Photos - “A King's Ransom”
8 April 2013 2:52 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Catch a preview and new images a preview from episode 7 of History's Vikings. Three Viking ships sail upriver towards the very heart of power in eastern England: the Royal Villa of King Aelle. Ragnar Lothbrok has come looking for ransom in exchange for peace. However, King Aelle has a different plan in mind for these northern heathens. The episode airs on April 14th at 10:00 p.m. Recently, fans got great news that the show picked up a second season order. Read more below the video and photos about the incredible new series which stars Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gabriel Byrne, Gustaf Skarsgård, George Blagden, Tadhg Murphy, Diarmaid Murtagh, Jefferson Hall, David Pearse, Vladimir Kulich and Elinor Crawley. »
George Blagden Talks Vikings, His Relationship with Ragnar Lothbrok, Being Capture by the Vikings and His New Place in Their Culture
7 April 2013 6:48 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
A little after the Vikings panel Saturday morning at WonderCon last weekend, I had the opportunity to join a roundtable discussion with actor George Blagden, who plays Athelstan, the captured English monk who is brought to live as a slave by the Vikings who raid is monastery. Blagden talked a lot about his relationship with Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel), the Viking who captured him, and about his new place in the Viking culture. Hit the jump for what he had to say. Vikings airs on the History Channel Sundays at 10pm. Q: Let me start by asking, your character’s kind of our window into these two worlds, but you’re a foreign character as well. There’s a lot that we kind of have to get around, but it’s hard to get inside you. Geroge Blagden: It’s true. Well, speaking to Michael [Hirst] when we first arrived on set, »
- Rachel Howard
No HBO, no problem: Get your blood and battles fix with 'Vikings' instead
7 April 2013 6:00 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
There are plenty of people out there who got sucked into the epic fantasy world of Game of Thrones on Blu-ray and DVD who are feeling a little blue with the show’s third season now airing on HBO, a channel not every Thrones fan has. It’s no secret that premium cable packages can be pretty pricy. So until season three hits stores next year, accessing the channel’s currently airing programming legally is pretty difficult.
While you wait, you could beg one of your friends to invite you over for a Thrones marathon or read the excellent books »
- John Mitchell
History Renews Vikings For 10 Episode Second Season
5 April 2013 12:13 PM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
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As of yesterday, Donal Logue wasn’t certain of his future on Vikings (or, led one to believe same anyway), but today the show has been renewed for a second season. Logue (interview coverage soon), who plays the Viking King, may still be uncertain, I suppose, because who knows where the show is going, but the curiosity of timing was rather interesting.
The trials of Ragnar and clan have proven a solid venture as far as ratings are concerned, and the show not only has established a loyal viewership, but has managed strong ratings from critics.
Four new episodes remain of the first season, though you’d be hard-pressed to tell that from History’s show page, and the next episode is going to be a real high point of the show. Ragnar and the Earl will finally lock horns in the more vikingly sense, and it’s going »
- Marc Eastman
'Vikings' renewed for Season 2 on History
5 April 2013 12:08 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
History has renewed "Vikings," the cable channel's first scripted series, for a 10-episode second season.
The historical action drama is currently in the midst of its initial run of 9 episodes and is averaging a strong 5 million total viewers, including 2.2 million adults 25-54 and 1.9 million adults 18-49.
Those numbers, however, have likely been inflated by the channel's smash hit miniseries "The Bible" which finished its run this past Sunday. This week will be the first test of "Vikings" drawing power without "The Bible" as a lead-in, but the renewal demonstrates History's commitment to the series even if the ratings slip for the final four airings.
"'Vikings' is a win win for us," History executive Dirk Hoogstra said in a statement. "As our first scripted series, 'Vikings' has paid off in a big way with critical acclaim, strong ratings and a passionate, loyal fan base. It came out »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Vikings Promo For Episode 6 - "Burial of the Dead"
4 April 2013 1:49 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Watch a promo video for Episode 6 of History's Vikings. Ragnar, weak and still hurt, must meet the Earl head-on after it comes to light that Rollo has been tortured on Haraldson’s orders. The two men will come together face to face with a single outcome possible: Only one man will leave this fight alive. The excellent series airs on Sundays at 10/9c, and stars Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gabriel Byrne, Gustaf Skarsgård, George Blagden, Tadhg Murphy, Diarmaid Murtagh, Jefferson Hall, David Pearse, Vladimir Kulich and Elinor Crawley. Ciaran Donnelly directs from the writing by Michael Hirst. Also, make sure you enter our Vikings contest for a chance to win a poster autographed by George Glagden who plays Athelstan! »
Vikings Promo For Episode 6 - "Burial of the Dead"
4 April 2013 1:49 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Watch a promo video for Episode 6 of History's Vikings. Ragnar, weak and still hurt, must meet the Earl head-on after it comes to light that Rollo has been tortured on Haraldson’s orders. The two men will come together face to face with a single outcome possible: Only one man will leave this fight alive. The excellent series airs on Sundays at 10/9c, and stars Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gabriel Byrne, Gustaf Skarsgård, George Blagden, Tadhg Murphy, Diarmaid Murtagh, Jefferson Hall, David Pearse, Vladimir Kulich and Elinor Crawley. Ciaran Donnelly directs from the writing by Michael Hirst. Also, make sure you enter our Vikings contest for a chance to win a poster autographed by George Glagden who plays Athelstan! »
History Channel’s Vikings invade Wondercon
31 March 2013 3:52 PM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
History Channel’s Vikings is a historical-based drama about when the vikings began to venture out west for the first time, after continually going east into the Baltic states and Russia and discovered civilizations on what would be the Northumbrian coast of England. Vikings invaded Wondercon, to give a behind-the-scenes look at the show and tease what is coming up for the remainder of its first season.
The main characters of Vikings are Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) a voracious and hungry farmer/warrior, and his wife Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) a shield maiden who stands equal with her lover in bravery and ferocity. Ragnar defies the chieftain and goes west in search of new lands to conquer, he discovers a small monastery on the shores of Northumbria and enslaves one of the priests Athelstan (George Blagden), who becomes our window into both worlds. Fimmel, Winnick, Blagden History Channel’s Dirk Hoogstra »
- Ernie Estrella
Vikings Previews & Episode 5 Promo Video!
28 March 2013 1:21 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Catch a new promo and scenes from Episode 5 "Raid" from History's Vikings, starring Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gabriel Byrne, Gustaf Skarsgård, George Blagden, Tadhg Murphy, Diarmaid Murtagh, Jefferson Hall, David Pearse, Vladimir Kulich and Elinor Crawley. In the Great Hall of Kattegat, a seer reads Earl Haraldson’s future and tells him that Ragnar Lothbrok searches for his death. The unanswerable question is whom do the gods favor more? As a man willing to defend his power and status to the death, Haraldson intends to take precautionary measures. Ragnar, his home and farm burned by the Earl is hurt but hidden safely away. He must now choose the path that will lead him back to his freedom. »
Vikings Previews & Episode 5 Promo Video!
28 March 2013 1:21 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Catch a new promo and scenes from Episode 5 "Raid" from History's Vikings, starring Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gabriel Byrne, Gustaf Skarsgård, George Blagden, Tadhg Murphy, Diarmaid Murtagh, Jefferson Hall, David Pearse, Vladimir Kulich and Elinor Crawley. In the Great Hall of Kattegat, a seer reads Earl Haraldson’s future and tells him that Ragnar Lothbrok searches for his death. The unanswerable question is whom do the gods favor more? As a man willing to defend his power and status to the death, Haraldson intends to take precautionary measures. Ragnar, his home and farm burned by the Earl is hurt but hidden safely away. He must now choose the path that will lead him back to his freedom. »
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