If you were wondering what your next big binge on Netflix this weekend was, fear not as the streamer have finally added a whole six seasons of one of the ‘best series of all time’.
This is a lofty title that is often thrown out with too much abandon, however, the show is undeniably towards the top of numerous ‘best show ever’ lists.
With an 8.5 on IMDb, a 93 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes, and a spin-off dubbed ‘f**king incredible’ by viewers, all signs point to one undeniable fact.
If you haven’t watched it yet, what the f*ck have you been doing?
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The show is, of course, called Vikings, and ran for six seasons from 2013-2020.
The historical drama, added to Netflix this week in the UK and Ireland, follows the legends of one of the most well-known Vikings in history, Ragnar Lodbrok.
Lodbrok spends the early part of the show raiding Anglo-Saxon England and making a name for himself, before trying to work his way up to become a Scandinavian king.
Travis Fimmel leads the show as Ragnar, and is joined in the cast by co-stars Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård (yes there’s another one), and Alexander Ludwig.
This later lead to a follow up series called Vikings: Valhalla, which ran for three seasons and saw the show make its way over to Netflix, with the original show airing on the History network.
Now, the original joins Valhalla on the streamer, and you can expect it to shoot its way up the charts once everyone clocks on.
While the show’s early season are beloved, season three is when things really kick into gear, with it receiving a perfect 100 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.
One review for season three from Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times said in 2015: “It's a well-acted, relatively lavish epic about Vikings, their lusts and their power struggles, a PG-13 Game of Thrones with a smattering of actual history.”
When the first season released, Phelm O’Neill of The Guardian said in their review: “It deals mostly with one family, rather than the dozens that populate the world of [Game of Thrones] - the show is as good, if not better, at a lot of elements familiar to fans of George RR Martin's epic.”
Don’t worry either, this is not just a critical darling that no one cares to watch as fans also absolutely adore the show.
One fan tweeted earlier this month: “Maybe I just missed the hype as it's been a few years since it was current, but I don't feel like enough people know or have seen Vikings on Netflix, it's unironically one of the best TV shows I've ever seen, and it's not even particularly high quality, the cast is just amazing.”
One 10/10 review on IMDb also said: “Vikings is one of the rare shows where it is never dull and full of entertainment.
“It's a show with plenty of violence, drama, mystery, etc. The character development is what keeps the show fresh and interesting.
“It takes you into this world of Vikings and keeps you intrigued throughout the series. I just loved this show so much and even though it hasn't been gone that long I already miss it!
“It's [also] one of the rare great shows where they didn't botch the ending.”
While another called it 'brutal' with some 'very dark and complex moments'.
Vikings is available to watch on Netflix now in the UK and Ireland.
Topics: Netflix, TV, History, TV and Film
Michael Slavin