Fans of Vikings: Valhalla will be happy to know that the series will stick around for a while. Netflix has confirmed two more seasons of the Vikings spinoff are on the way, with seasons 2 and 3 making up the rest of the 24 overall episodes previously ordered by the streamer. The news comes after the first season climbed to No. 1 on the Netflix Top 10 with 113 million hours viewed and a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Jeb Stuart returns as creator and showrunner for seasons 2 and 3. Stuart also executive produces with Morgan O’Sullivan, Michael Hirst, Sheila Hockin, Steve Stark, James Flynn, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, and Paul Buccieri. Sam Corlett (Leif Eriksson), Frida Gustavsson (Freydis Eriksdotter), and Leo Suter (Harald Sigurdsson), among others, will reprise their roles. Season 2 has already wrapped production with plans to get new episodes to Netflix by 2023. Production on season 3 will start this spring.
"Fans of Valhalla -- THANK YOU to the millions of you who have watched (and rewatched!) Season 1," Stuart said in a statement. "The numbers have been mind-boggling and beyond my wildest expectations. I’m thrilled to be able to confirm that we wrapped and are already editing season 2 and that production will start soon on season 3. While the storylines for Leif, Freydis, Harald, Olaf, Canute, and the rest of our amazing cast are secret, I can say without hesitation that their journeys will be even more epic than what you've seen so far. SKÅL!!!”
Peter Friedlander, Netflix's Head of US/Canada Scripted Series, added: "The fans have spoken and we couldn't be more thrilled than to bring them more of the epic adventure and heart-pounding action they love. Jeb Stuart has masterfully taken this beloved saga 125 years into the future and introduced a whole new generation of Vikings and stories that have resonated with new and existing fans all over the world. There is plenty more to avenge and more battles to fight!"
Vikings: Valhalla Has Been a Big Hit for Netflix
Vikings: Valhalla season 1 premiered on Feb. 25 and ranked No. 1 on the Netflix Top 10 for the week of 2/28 with 113.38M hours viewed, making the Top 10 in 90 countries. The series garnered 80.5M hours viewed during its first two days the week prior, bringing it to an impressive 194M hours viewed in its first nine days.
Vikings: Valhalla chronicles the heroic adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived — the legendary explorer Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett), his fiery and headstrong sister Freydis Eriksdotter (Frida Gustavsson), and the ambitious Nordic prince Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter). As tensions between the Vikings and the English royals reach a bloody breaking point and as the Vikings themselves clash over their conflicting Christian and pagan beliefs, these three Vikings begin an epic journey that will take them across oceans and through battlefields, from Kattegat to England and beyond, as they fight for survival and glory.
Vikings: Valhalla can be found streaming on Netflix. The second season is expected to arrive in 2023.