Watch: Full trailer lands for Netflix’s Ragnarok
David Farnor | On 11, Jan 2020
The end of the world is coming this January, and one boy from a small town in Norway might just be the answer.
That’s the starting point for Ragnarok, Netflix’s new super-powered coming-of-age thriller. From the creator of Borgen, Adam Price, the series builds on and contributes to a new and surprising angle on Norse mythology. Set in the small, fictitious town of Edda, where the locals are perhaps not all who they claim to be, it sees the human race facing a drastically changing world: melting poles, warm winters, violent downpours. Are the giants responsible? And does someone has the ability to intervene and stop them?
A hero rises on Netflix on 31st January. Here’s the full trailer:
Ragnarok: Season 1 is available on Netflix UK, as part of an £9.99 monthly subscription.
Watch: Netflix drops new teaser for Ragnarok
28th December 2019
“Everything has changed since I came to Edda…” That’s the sound of teens undergoing changes in more ways than one in Netflix’s new series, Ragnarok.
From the creator of Borgen, Adam Price, the coming-of-age drama builds on and contributes to a new and surprising angle on Norse mythology. The Nordic series is set in the small, fictitious town of Edda, where the locals are perhaps not all who they claim to be. With them, we experience a drastically changing world: melting poles, warm winters, violent downpours. Some might say we’re headed for yet another Ragnarok. Unless someone has the ability to intervene in time…
The series premieres on Netflix on 31st January. Here’s the new teaser:
Trailer: Netflix’s Ragnarok set for January premiere
22nd November 2019
“There’s something sick about this town. It gets to you.” That’s the sound of Netflix heading to Norway for its new series Ragnarok.
From the creator of Borgen, Adam Price, the coming-of-age drama builds on and contributes to a new and surprising angle on Norse mythology. The series is set in the small, fictitious town of Edda, situated in the grand, breathtaking Norwegian nature. The story revolves around its inhabitants, who are perhaps not all who they claim to be. With them, we experience a drastically changing world: melting poles, warm winters, violent downpours. Some might say we’re headed for yet another Ragnarok. Unless someone intervenes in time…
The six-part Norwegian language series is produced by SAM Productions, a Danish screenwriter-based production company. Price serves as writer and executive producer, alongside executive producer Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen (Antichrist, Melancholia), producer Stine Meldgaard Madsen (Pros and Cons, Something’s Rockin’), script executive Emilie Lebech Kaae and director Mogens Hagedorn.
The cast includes David Stakston (Magne), Jonas Strand Gravli (Laurits), Theresa Frostad Eggesbø (Saxa), Herman Tømmeraas (Fjor), Emma Bones (Gry), Henriette Steenstrup, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Synnøve Macody Lund, Bjørn Sundquist and Gísli Örn Garðarsson.
You can see them in superpowered action from 31st January, when the seres premieres on Netflix. Here’s the first teaser:
First look: Netflix’s Ragnarok begins production
20th March 2019
Production is now underway on Netflix’s new Norwegian thriller Ragnarok, and we’ve got our first look at the cast.
The series, which is written by Borgen creator Adam Price, is a coming-of-age drama building on and contributing to a new and surprising angle on Norse mythology. The series is set in the small, fictitious town of Edda, situated in the grand, breathtaking Norwegian nature. The story revolves around the inhabitants of Edda, who are perhaps not all who they claim to be. With them, we experience a drastically changing world: melting poles, warm winters, violent downpours. Some might say we’re headed for yet another Ragnarok. Unless someone intervenes in time…
The cast includes David Stakston, Jonas Strand Gravli, Theresa Frostad Eggesbø, Herman Tømmeraas And Emma Bones.
David plays Magne. David starred in the successful series SKAM as Magnus Fossbakken. The character Magnus was an outstanding portrait of being young, and David managed to make his character relatable for all teenagers in Scandinavia by not being so perfect. Jonas Strand Gravli plays Laurits. In just two years Jonas has landed several leading roles as in the TV series Wisting, the Netflix film 22 July and Academy Award Nominee Esben Sandberg’s Amundsen.
Theresa Frostad Eggesbø plays Saxa. Theresa had the lead role in the Norwegian feature film Kometen (The Comet). She moved to Liverpool in order to pursue her music career, meanwhile she continued acting and delivered an amazing performance in the Danish Short Film November, where she won the “Best Acting” prize at Cinalfama Lisbon International Film Festival.
Herman Tømmeraas plays Fjor. Herman is an actor, dancer and model. After starring as Christoffer Schistad (also known as Penetrator-Chris) in SKAM, his Instagram exploded and now 1,7 million people follow his everyday life and projects. His latest project was the NRK series, Semester in which he played the main character.
Emma Bones is Gry. Emma had her breakthrough in the award-winning and popular NRK-series Heimebane. She played the strong, loving but independent daughter of the main character Helena Mikkelsen.
The six-part series is produced by SAM Productions, a Danish screenwriter-based production company. Price functions as creator, writer and executive producer and is joined by the Norwegian co-executive producer and writer Simen Alsvik (Lilyhammer, Neste Sommer), executive producer Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen (Antichrist, Melancholia) and producer Stine Meldgaard Madsen (Pros and Cons, Something’s Rockin’).
Filming has just begun in Odda, Norway, for release in 2020.
Netflix returns to Norway for new series Ragnarok
8th November 2018
Netflix is returning to Norway for a new original series, Ragnarok.
The show joins a wave of programmes in recent years rooted in Norse legend. 2013 saw the debut of Vikings, which has grown to become a global hit, leading the History channel’s programming line-up and being snapped up as an Amazon Prime Video exclusive internationally. In its wake has come a wave of Nordic historical dramas, including the BBC’s The Last Kingdom, which Netflix boarded as a co-producer, and Norsemen, a parody series that Netflix owns international rights to. Now, as The Last Kingdom prepares to return to Netflix for its third season, the streaming giant has commissioned another series taking a fresh look at Scandinavian folklore.
Simply called Ragnarok, the six-part original series unfolds in the small fictional town of Edda in the middle of the vast and enthralling Norwegian countryside and is a modern day coming-of-age drama rooted in Norse mythology, set in a high school arena. Taking things back to a younger age gives the show not only a teen appeal in the age of Riverdale and Stranger Things, but also plenty of years ahead in which to grow.
Netflix is assembling an impressive army to bring this vision to life. At the helm is Adam Price, one of Denmark’s most talented and renowned writers. He is responsible for several critically acclaimed and award-winning TV series, including the BAFTA-winning Borgen and most recently Ride Upon the Storm, both of them series that have been sold to around 80 countries all over the world. On Ragnarok, Price will function as creator, writer and executive producer and is joined by the Norwegian co-executive producer and writer Simen Alsvik (Lilyhammer, Neste Sommer), executive producer Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen (Antichrist, Melancholia) and producer Stine Meldgaard Madsen (Pros and Cons, Something’s Rockin’).
Ragnarok is produced by SAM Productions, a Danish screenwriter-based production company.
“It is a great pleasure to have a hand in creating the new Norwegian Netflix series. We believe that the Nordics have their own voice when it comes to storytelling, and we would like to help prove that with this large-scale series written by a Nordic team with writers from Norway, Sweden and Denmark,” says Adam Price, creator of Ragnarok. “The series has at its core an issue that not only people in the Nordics but people all over the world in an increasing degree are forced to respond to; our climate, which has in recent years undergone considerable changes. The ice caps are melting at a rate no one had anticipated. We go through long periods of drought. The winters are too warm. More and more frequently, we experience extreme cold bursts. In all ways extreme weather conditions. The world is changing, and some might claim that we’re headed towards a new Ragnarok. Unless someone intervenes in time… “
“I’m excited to introduce our new Netflix original from Norway and to bring the story of Norse Mythology to life in a modern-day context. Adam Price is such a talented storyteller and we look forward to sharing his amazing work with Netflix audiences around the world”, adds Kelly Luegenbiehl, Vice President Originals Europe at Netflix.