Norsemen

I always enjoy a good Viking serie / movie. But I really like this one. Great characters and lots of great humor. In Dutch we call it "lekker droog". I am looking forward to more episodes because I already watched them all that are avaible on Netflix!

Norsemen is a dark and hilarious comedy about Vikings. The humor ranges from subtle and witty to over the top pythonesque silliness. One of the cleverest, best written comedies I've come across in a while. The production values are high, the Norway locations are beautiful and the acting is great. If you are looking for a comedy with some quirky twists check this out.

I have to be honest, I never heard of Norsemen while it was on. This last season just ended and I just recently heard about it and that's because of the incredible word of mouth surrounding this show. Most of the reviews here all say the same thing...this show is funny. And they're right. It's gotten great reviews from both the audience and critics, it has a 90% of Rotten Tomatoes right now. The first two seasons were incredibly funny, the third is still funny, just not as good as the first two. It obviously is a show making fun of shows like Vikings but it's more than that, it's a good show in its own right. How they made Vikings funny is beyond me but they did it.

A goofy Viking spoof, with twisted humor and great costuming. What's not to love?!

Firstly; I'm biased here. I've known Øystein Martinsen, who plays Kark, for 35 years. He is the shows breakout star as the ever opthimist thrall (spoke to him after it aired, they ripped alot from Monty Python). Second; I stopped watching after ep 1 of the 3rd season. It was aired on Netflix by then with NO Norwegian language. For those who don't know, every scene was directed 2 times, one in native Norwegian, the same after in English. And the jokes just fall flat in English. Besides that, this is NOT a parody on more famous Vikings. It's more a tribute to the creators heroes, the Pythons. I enjoyed the first 2 seasons alot, with some of the best actors we have in Norway towing it. Actually surprised that a show this bloody could get a mass appeal, but it did. Kark rules!