Vikings: The Making of an Empire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

An immersive journey that chronicles the epic rise and fall of history's first-and-only Viking empire. Harald Bluetooth, his son Sven Forkbeard, and grandson Cnut the Great, were larger-than-life conquerors who built a sophisticated culture that transformed the image of Vikings from fearsome marauders to respectable Christian rulers. Featuring contributions by the world's leading experts, it's a riveting story of power, betrayal, and ambition that changed the course of history.

Series details

• Title: Vikings: The Making of an Empire
• Format: Documentary
• Language: French
• Premiere date: 2025-01-13
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Canal+
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86206
• TVDB ID: 465962

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-01-13; final listed air date 2025-01-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Vikings: The Making of an Empire 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.