History Channel has released the opening minutes for the upcoming sixth and final season of the hit historical drama series Vikings, featuring a montage of Ivar the Boneless’ long journey across the world. The series returns with a two-hour sixth season premiere on Wednesday, December 4. Check out the video below! (via Rotten Tomatoes TV)
The 20-episode final season will be divided into two parts with the remaining ten episodes expected to premiere sometime next year. Series regular Katheryn Winnick, who portrays the role of Lagertha, will be making her directorial debut in one of season six’s episodes.
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In Season 6, After years of turmoil and tragedy, the series reaches its biggest climax yet with the Vikings traveling to never-before-seen locations thousands of miles from Kattegat, meeting vicious rivals worthy of their strategic combat and finally facing the consequences of Ragnar’s death. The Seer’s visions come to fruition as the final season answers important life-altering questions while making it clear, the war is far from over.
Vikings is the critically-acclaimed series from creator and sole writer Michael Hirst (Academy Award-winning film Elizabeth and the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated series The Tudors) and is a family saga that tells the remarkable tales of the lives and epic adventures of the raiders and explorers of the Dark Ages. It was History Channel’s first scripted series and has been a ratings hit for the cable network and received consistently positive reviews from critics and audiences alike across its five seasons
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Hirst serves as executive producer along with Morgan O’Sullivan of World 2000 (The Count of Monte Cristo, The Tudors), Sheila Hockin (The Tudors, The Borgias), John Weber of Take 5 Productions (The Tudors, The Borgias), Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, and James Flynn (The Tudors, The Borgias). Arturo Interian serves as the executive in charge of production for HISTORY.
Vikings is an international Irish/Canadian co-production by World 2000 and Take 5 Productions. MGM Television serves as the worldwide distributor outside of Ireland and Canada. Vikings is produced in association with Corus Entertainment.
