Netflix confirms cast for spin-off series ‘Vikings: Valhalla’
“Vikings: Valhalla” takes place in the early 11th century
Streaming platform Netflix has announced the cast for their upcoming historical action-drama "Vikings: Valhalla."
The spin-off series will feature Sam Corlett, Frida Gustavsson, Leo Suter, Bradley Freegard, Jóhannes Jóhannesson, Laura Berlin, David Oakes and Caroline Henderson among others, reports The NME.
"Vikings: Valhalla" takes place in the early 11th century and will focus on "the legendary adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived – Leif Eriksson, Freydis Eriksdotter, Harald Hardrada and the Norman King William the Conqueror."
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Corlett will be playing Leif Eriksson, a Greenlander who offers an entry into the Viking world on the cusp of change. Gustavsson has been cast as Freydis Eriksdotter, Leif's sister.
Harald Sigurdsson, one of the last Viking berserkers, will be played by Leo Suter, while Canute, the King of Denmark, will be played by Freegard.
The series is currently in its pre-production stage, with no release date confirmed by Netflix yet.
The original "Vikings" series concluded its sixth and final season in December 2020.
