Netflix has set the premiere date for the new season of Vikings Valhalla. The network has also released some first-look photos of the second season and has also announced new cast members joining the show, according to Deadline.
The show was created by Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Liberator) and serves as a sequel to the original Vikings show created by Michael Hirst (Billy the Kid, The Tudors). Valhalla earned a two-season renewal after the first season’s release in February. The show appeared in Netflix’s Top Ten viewership rankings.
The cast of the show includes Sam Corlett (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Dry) as Leif Eriksson, Frida Gustavsson (Dröm, Partisan) playing Freydis Eriksdotter, Leo Suter (Victoria, Beecham House) as Harald Sigurdsson, Bradley Freegars (Gwaith/Cartref, Keeping Faith) plays King Canute, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (Game of Thrones, Stella Blómkvist) playing Olaf Haraldsson, Laura Berlin (Notruf Hafenkante, Einstein) plays Emma of Normandy, David Oakes (Victoria, The Borgias) as the Earl of Godwin, Pollyanna McIntosh (The Walking Dead, Darlin’) plays Queen Ælfgifu, and Soren Pilmark (The Kingdom, Atlantic Crossing) as Sweyn Forkbeard.
According to Deadline, the new cast members for the second season include Hayat Kamille (Murder on the Orient Express, Ransom) playing Mariam, Marcin Dorocinski (Erin, The Queen’s Gambit) as King Yaroslav the Wise, and Sofya Lebedeva (1703, Posledniy Ministr) will play Elena. British actor Bradley James (Merlin, Medici) announced via Instagram that he will be playing Harekr.
Stuart also serves as the showrunner and one of the executive producers of the second season. Other executive producers include Morgan O’Sullivan (Moonhaven, Harry Wild), Michael Hirst (Vikings, Camelot), Sheila Hockin (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Borgias), Steve Stark (Wednesday, Fairly Legal), James Flynn (Love/Hate, Reign), John Weber (Locke & Key, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Sherry Marsh (Pose, Peeples), Alan Gasmer (The Mosquito Coast, A Spy Among Friends), and Paul Buccieri (The Curse of Oak Island, American Pickers).
The show takes place in the early 11th century and tells the legendary adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who lived. Vikings Valhalla focuses on Leif’s and Freydis’ stories as they navigate the unfamiliar Viking world, attempting to get justice for a crime committed against Freydis. When Freydis’ justice leads to a public assassination, the siblings are forced to split up and pay for the damage they did. Leif is pushed into a war against England while Freydis must go to the Viking Temple in Uppsala and try to save what remains of the Viking religion.
The first season of Vikings Valhalla is available to stream on Netflix. The original Vikings show is available on Hulu. Don’t forget to check out a teaser of season two below.