Real Vikings: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Real Vikings dives deep into the history and archaeology that inspires the popular drama Vikings. From "test-driving" Viking longships to exploring the legendary roots of Ragnar Lothbrok, this companion series gets the scoop on Vikings from some of the world's top Viking experts. Joining them at key Viking sites are actors from the drama series: Clive Standen, pictured above (Rollo), Maude Hirst (Helga), Alyssa Sutherland (Aslaug) and Katheryn Winnick (Lagertha). By combining compelling footage from the dramatic series with the best in documentary filmmaking, viewers will get a never-before-seen view of what Vikings were really like.

Series details

• Title: Real Vikings
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2016-11-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 22980
• IMDb ID: tt5470756
• TVDB ID: 320625

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-11-30; final listed air date 2016-12-21; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Real Vikings on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.