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While we are still not over the final end for Michael Hirst’s amazing “Vikings” drama series on HISTORY, we are…

Katheryn Winnick, actress behind our warrior queen Lagertha from HISTORY’s Vikings, has some thoughts about the 6th (and reportedly final) season of the series, including the end for her character. While talk of the series makes >this< reporter strangely emotional, we are indeed comforted by the notion that series creator and sole writer Michael Hirst hasn’t […]

Yeah sure, everyone is running their Vikings season 6 headline that “OH NO HISTORY HAS CANCELLED THE SHOW!” but thats rather more alarmist than it should be. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a representative for HISTORY confirmed to them that yes, the series is expected to end with season 6. AND- that maybe there will be […]

Earlier today, we were lucky enough to attend the Ballroom 20 panel for History’s Vikings. We were NOT disappointed by the trailer for the mid-season return of season 5; it’s brutal and awesome, and it features the return of some of our favorite characters from season 5. But also, the amazing cast and series creator Michael […]

Fans of HISTORY’s Vikings have been in a panic since the mid season break of season 5, especially when it comes to the future of fan-favorite character Queen Lagertha, played by Katheryn Winnick. Today on Twitter, Winnick posted this photo with the caption, “first glimpse of Lagertha in season 6”: Well, this at least means we’ll […]

HISTORY’s Vikings just went on hiatus in the middle of season 5 (don’t worry, this is their planned mid-season break), and left us all wondering, “what next?” A good drama series does this to its viewers often, and Michael Hirst is no stranger to this method. The series creator, showrunner, and head writer (no, really — he’s written […]

Vikings series creator and writer Michael Hirst is always a wealth of knowledge. Aside from writing every single episode of the History Channel series, he speaks about his characters with reverence and understanding.  He likes them, he values them, and he knows fans do too. In a recent interview with Variety, Hirst spoke a bit […]

Vikings series creator and writer Michael Hirst is always a wealth of knowledge. Aside from writing every single episode of the History Channel series, he speaks about his characters with reverence and understanding.  He likes them, he values them, and he knows fans do too. In a recent interview with Variety, Hirst spoke a bit […]

History Channel’s Vikings has given audiences some pretty incredible characters and performances. From Travis Fimmel’s rockstar swagger heavy King Ragnar Lothbrok to Katheryn Winnick’s force of nature mother-shield maiden-Queen Lagertha and Gustaf Skarsgard’s maniacal visionary Floki, it seemed there could not be yet another person of larger-than-life status. That is, until show creator and writer Michael […]

The History Channel knows what they’ve got with their drama series Vikings, thankfully. After previously announcing that Season 5 would be the final for the show, they took it back and picked up Michael Hirst’s raiding epic for a 6th season. The first half of Vikings Season 5 is set to premiere on November 29th, and thanks to […]