Vikings is an Irish-Canadian historical drama television series that is currently airing on the History channel in the United States and Canada. The series was written and created by Michael Hirst (The Tudors, Camelot) who also serves as an executive producer along with John Weber (Reign), James Flynn (The Borgias), Sherry Marsh (Peeples), Alan Gasmer (To Appomattox) and Sheila Hockin (Penny Dreadful). Season 1 of Vikings premiered on 3 March 2013 in the United States and Canada on the History channel.
The series Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France. The storyline of the Vikings portrays Ragnar (played by Travis Fimmel; The Baytown Outlaws) as a former farmer who becomes notorious after successfully raiding into England with the support of his family and fellow warriors: his brother Rollo (played by Clive Standen; Atlantis), his son Bjorn (played by Alexander Ludwig; The Hunger Games), and his wives—the shieldmaiden Lagertha (played by Katheryn Winnick; Bones) and the princess Aslaug (played by Alyssa Sutherland; Don't Look Up). The series is filmed in Ireland; it is an Ireland/Canada co-production.
Zenescope partnered with the History Channel to create a free Vikings comic book based on the famous TV series. It was first distributed at Comic-Con 2013 and by comiXology in February 2014. The comic was written by Michael Hirst himself.
On 25 March 2014, the History channel officially renewed Vikings for a ten-episode third season, which premiered on February 19, 2015 in the United States and Canada. Although very likely, there have been no official announcements yet about the renewal of Vikings for a fourth season, so check back with us for the latest news or subscribe to our updates to get notified of the release date of Vikings season 4.