Showrunner and creator Jeb Stuart explains how the sequel series connects to the original Vikings.
London Bridge is falling down.
Yes,thatLondon bridge.
‘Vikings: Valhalla’ poster featuring Leo Suter, Frida Gustavsson, and Sam Corlett.Netflix
“I come from the action feature world where things are moving quickly,” he tells EW.
You gotta keep up.
You gotta move."
The story ofValhallabegins with a great atrocity: The St. Brice’s Day Massacre.
Boy, was he wrong.
“Bring me England!”
“This blood is not my blood.
It isourblood,” he exclaims.
“It is Viking blood!”
Emma of Normandy (Laura Berlin) corrects him.
Shields," she says.
There will besomerecognizable names and locations for those who followed Hirst’s six-season historical drama.
Stuart makes clear you don’t have to watch the original to get into the thick of the sequel.
Kattegat, the capital city of Ragnar’s kingdom fromVikings, will feature inVikings: Valhalla.
Stuart says he can’t get into too many specifics about that, but acknowledges some forValhalla.
Vikings: Valhallawill premiere on Netflix Feb. 25.
