Vikings: Valhalla spoilers follow.
Vikings spinoff Valhalla has just landed a release date with Netflix, with the streamer sharing some first-look images of the new season.
The second chapter of the Vikings sequel will be available to stream on the platform on January 12 next year. The first season premiered in February, quickly climbing Netflix's viewership rankings and securing a season two and three order in March.
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Created by Die Hard writer Jeb Stuart, the show is set one hundred years after the events of the main series.
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The sequel zeroes in on the event believed to mark the beginning of the end of the Viking Age: the 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge between the English army and an alliance formed by the Norwegian invaders and the English King's brother. The fight resulted in multiple losses on the Norwegian side.
The show follows legendary Viking figures, such as Norse explorer Leif Erikson (played by Chilling Adventure of Sabrina's Sam Corlett), Erik the Red's daughter Freydis Eriksdotter (Frida Gustavsson) and King of Norway Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter), known for ruling with an iron fist, which earned him the nickname Hardrada ("hard ruler") in the Old Norse sagas.
Valhalla also features King William the Conqueror's wife, Queen Emma of Normandy (Laura Berlin) and Queen Ælfgifu (The Walking Dead's Pollyanna McIntosh).
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At a first glance, chapter two seems to confirm that King Harald and the rest of the Viking gang are out for revenge following season one's finale.
After Kattegat was set ablaze, the Vikings will be forced to explore the wider world, with the first-look snaps capturing the characters as they are on the move — and not with the best of intentions.
Vikings: Valhalla season two premieres on Netflix on January 12, 2023. Season one is available on the same platform.
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