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 was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
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Alex Høgh Andersen
Ivar Lothbrok / Ivar the Boneless
Jordan Patrick Smith
Ubbe Lothbrok
Marco Ilsø
Hvitserk Lothbrok
Peter Franzén
King Harald Finehair
Georgia Hirst
Torvi
Danila Kozlovsky
Prince Oleg of Novgorod
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9 episodes • 2013Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rites of Passage | Mar 3, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Wrath of the Northmen | Mar 10, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Dispossessed | Mar 17, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Trial | Mar 24, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Raid | Mar 31, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Burial of the Dead | Apr 7, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 7 | A King's Ransom | Apr 14, 2013 | 8.4 |
| 8 | Sacrifice | Apr 21, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 9 | All Change | Apr 28, 2013 | 7.7 |
10 episodes • 2014Avg: 8.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brother's War | Feb 27, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Invasion | Mar 6, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Treachery | Mar 13, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Eye for an Eye | Mar 20, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 5 | Answers in Blood | Mar 27, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Unforgiven | Apr 3, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Blood Eagle | Apr 10, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Boneless | Apr 17, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 9 | The Choice | Apr 24, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 10 | The Lord's Prayer | May 1, 2014 | 9.2 |
10 episodes • 2015Avg: 8.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercenary | Feb 19, 2015 | 8.6 |
| 2 | The Wanderer | Feb 26, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Warrior's Fate | Mar 5, 2015 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Scarred | Mar 12, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 5 | The Usurper | Mar 19, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Born Again | Mar 26, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Paris | Apr 2, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 8 | To the Gates! | Apr 9, 2015 | 9.2 |
| 9 | Breaking Point | Apr 16, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 10 | The Dead | Apr 23, 2015 | 9.2 |
20 episodes • 2016Avg: 8.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Good Treason | Feb 18, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 2 | Kill the Queen | Feb 25, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Mercy | Mar 3, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Yol | Mar 10, 2016 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Promised | Mar 17, 2016 | 7.7 |
| 6 | What Might Have Been | Mar 24, 2016 | 7.9 |
| 7 | The Profit and the Loss | Mar 31, 2016 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Portage | Apr 7, 2016 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Death All 'Round | Apr 14, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The Last Ship | Apr 21, 2016 | 9.1 |
| 11 | The Outsider | Nov 30, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 12 | The Vision | Dec 7, 2016 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Two Journeys | Dec 14, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 14 | In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning | Dec 21, 2016 | 8.8 |
| 15 | All His Angels | Dec 28, 2016 | 9.6 |
| 16 | Crossings | Jan 4, 2017 | 8.5 |
| 17 | The Great Army | Jan 11, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Revenge | Jan 18, 2017 | 8.8 |
| 19 | On the Eve | Jan 25, 2017 | 8.9 |
| 20 | The Reckoning | Feb 1, 2017 | 8.8 |
20 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Departed (1) | Nov 29, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 2 | The Departed (2) | Nov 29, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Homeland | Dec 6, 2017 | 8.5 |
| 4 | The Plan | Dec 13, 2017 | 7.8 |
| 5 | The Prisoner | Dec 20, 2017 | 8.1 |
| 6 | The Message | Dec 27, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Full Moon | Jan 3, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 8 | The Joke | Jan 10, 2018 | 8.5 |
| 9 | A Simple Story | Jan 17, 2018 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Moments of Vision | Jan 24, 2018 | 7.3 |
| 11 | The Revelation | Nov 28, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Murder Most Foul | Dec 5, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 13 | A New God | Dec 12, 2018 | 7.1 |
| 14 | The Lost Moment | Dec 19, 2018 | 7.1 |
| 15 | Hell | Dec 26, 2018 | 8.5 |
| 16 | The Buddha | Jan 2, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 17 | The Most Terrible Thing | Jan 9, 2019 | 6.8 |
| 18 | Baldur | Jan 16, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 19 | What Happens in the Cave | Jan 23, 2019 | 7.8 |
| 20 | Ragnarok | Jan 30, 2019 | 8.6 |
20 episodes • 2019Avg: 7.5Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Beginnings | Dec 4, 2019 | 7.4 |
| 2 | The Prophet | Dec 4, 2019 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Ghosts, Gods and Running Dogs | Dec 11, 2019 | 7.3 |
| 4 | All the Prisoners | Dec 18, 2019 | 7.4 |
| 5 | The Key | Jan 1, 2020 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Death and the Serpent | Jan 8, 2020 | 8.2 |
| 7 | The Ice Maiden | Jan 15, 2020 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Valhalla Can Wait | Jan 22, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Resurrection | Jan 29, 2020 | 7.2 |
| 10 | The Best Laid Plans | Feb 5, 2020 | 7.6 |
| 11 | King of Kings | Dec 30, 2020 | 8.9 |
| 12 | All Change | Dec 30, 2020 | 7.1 |
| 13 | The Signal | Dec 30, 2020 | 7.2 |
| 14 | Lost Souls | Dec 30, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 15 | All at Sea | Dec 30, 2020 | 7.3 |
| 16 | The Final Straw | Dec 30, 2020 | 7.1 |
| 17 | The Raft of Medusa | Dec 30, 2020 | 7.3 |
| 18 | It's Only Magic | Dec 30, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 19 | The Lord Giveth... | Dec 30, 2020 | 8.4 |
| 20 | The Last Act | Dec 30, 2020 | 7.8 |
