Ragnarok (2020)

Directed by

Mogens Hagedorn

Genre

drama television series, speculative fiction, fantasy television series

Country

Denmark, Norway

Length

3 seasons, 18 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 1,129 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy in a polluted Norwegian town discovers he is the reincarnation of Thor. He fights a family of giant beings who own the local factories and are destroying the environment.

slow-burntensemelancholicdarkly fantasticalatmosphericearnestbroodingclaustrophobic

What happens

Ragnarok is a Norwegian fantasy drama television series reimagining of Norse mythology from Netflix. It takes place in the present-day fictional Norwegian town of Edda in Hordaland, which is plagued by climate change and industrial pollution caused by factories owned by the local Jutul family. The Jutuls are actually four jötnar (supernatural beings, inexactly translated as "giants" in the English language overdub and closed captions) posing as a family. They are challenged by Magne, a teenage boy who is surprised to learn that he is the reincarnation of Thor, the Norse god of thunder. He begins to fight against those who are destroying the town after his friend dies under mysterious circumstances. In the second season, he is joined by more people who embody other Norse gods. The series premiered in January 2020, with a second season released in May 2021. It is Netflix's third Norwegian-language TV series, following Home for Christmas and Lilyhammer. The series is produced by the Danish production company SAM Productions. In November 2021, Herman Tømmeraas, who plays Fjor, confirmed that the series was returning for a third and final season. The third season was released on 24 August 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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