The Northman, Robert Eggers' epic revenge thriller, will land on Netflix in the UK and Ireland on 28 August.
Boasting a stacked cast which includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe, the film is loosely based on the Scandinavian legend of Amleth, a Viking prince seeking justice.
A famous medieval figure, Amleth's tragic tale served as the inspiration for Shakespeare's Hamlet, which would go on to inspire The Lion King and countless other adaptations.
In AD 895, a young Amleth witnesses the murder of his father, King Aurvandill War-Raven (Hawke), and the kidnapping of his mother, Queen Gudrún (Kidman), in a palace coup orchestrated by his uncle Fjölnir (Claes Bang).
Years later, a now grown-up Amleth (Skarsgård) remembers his oath of vengeance and sets out to kill Fjölnir and reclaim his kingdom.
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Originally released in 2022, The Northman has won widespread critical acclaim and currently holds a Certified Fresh score of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In our review, we hailed the movie as "perfect" and a "triumph from Robert Eggers", noting that "the world created in The Northman is so totally absorbing".
Echoing this sentiment, the Austin Chronicle wrote: "Robert Eggers' The Northman is an extraordinary feat of cinema – but it's also a bloody, mournful, violent tale of vengeance that is never simply academic, but visceral, sensual, emotional, and epic."
Equally impressed, Total Film described the film as: "A truly distinctive epic, blending brutal violence, powerhouse performances and otherworldly imagery into its volcanic rampage of revenge. Unmissable."
Speaking exclusively with Digital Spy, Skarsgård revealed how he prepared for the role of Amleth.
"He is driven by fate," the actor mused. "Like an arrow, he moves forward through the world, and in order to understand him and that journey, I had to learn more about the mythology.
"The spiritual world that the Vikings believed in – how the Norns of fate had chosen this path for him. And that was a mindset that's quite different from [the] modern-day mindset. [It was] something I had to kind of absorb and understand."
The Northman will land on Netflix in the UK and Ireland on 28 August.
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