Vikings season 6

Lore & Background

The season focuses on King Bjorn's reign over Kattegat, Ivar's adventures in Rus' and Wessex, and Ubbe's expeditions to Iceland and North America (Greenland and Mi'kma'ki/Canada). The main cast includes Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, Alexander Ludwig as King Bjorn Ironside, Alex Høgh Andersen as King Ivar the Boneless, Marco Ilsø as Hvitserk, Jordan Patrick Smith as Ubbe, Danila Kozlovsky as Prince Oleg the Prophet, John Kavanagh as The Seer, Peter Franzén as King Harald Finehair, Eric Johnson as Erik, Georgia Hirst as Torvi, Ragga Ragnars as Queen Gunnhild, Ray Stevenson as Othere, Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki, and Jasper Pääkkönen as Halfdan the Black.

Reader's Guide

The sixth and final season of Vikings was an Irish-Canadian co-production presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, developed and produced by TM Productions and Take 5 Productions. Executive producers included Morgan O'Sullivan, Sheila Hockin, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn, John Weber, and Michael Hirst. The season was produced by Keith Thompson for the first eleven episodes and Liz Gill for the remaining nine. The eighth episode, 'Valhalla Can Wait', was directed by actress Katheryn Winnick. The musical score was composed by Trevor Morris, with Einar Selvik not returning. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a perfect 100% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.8/10 based on 12 reviews. Historical inaccuracies noted include the early introduction of Christianity in Kievan Rus, as well as Mongol clothing and armor and hot air balloons.

Did You Know?

• The second half of the season was released on Amazon Prime Video in Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria on December 30, 2020, before its broadcast on History in Canada.
• Russian actor Danila Kozlovsky joined the cast as Prince Oleg the Prophet, the Varangian grand prince of Kiev.
• The episode 'Valhalla Can Wait' was directed by Katheryn Winnick, who portrays Lagertha in the series.
• Filming locations included Vik, Norway, and County Wicklow, Ireland, with some scenes shot at Nuns Beach at Ballybunion standing in for the Icelandic coast.