Zack Snyder’s long-in-development Viking series, Twilight of the Gods, finally has a trailer and a release date. The first look at the series is full of Viking violence, and plenty of blood, and the show is set to hit Netflix on Sept. 19.
Twilight of the Gods follows Leif, who is saved from a battlefield death by Sigrid, a warrior who he later marries. However, on their wedding night, the pair are attacked by Thor, setting them on a journey through hell and across the many treacherous lands of Norse mythology.
The trailer is a little lighter on those plot details, but it does have some pretty impressive action. The series is animated by French studio Xilam Animation (Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life), and looks reminiscent of shows like The Dragon Prince, with brief flashes of action from series like Samurai Jack. The characters look slick and unique, while the action itself looks beautiful, well-choreographed, and plenty bloody.
The series is co-created by Zack Snyder, Jay Oliva (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns), and Eric Carrasco (Foundation). Snyder directs the first and last episode, while Oliva, Andrew Tamandl (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous), Tim Divar (Batman: The Killing Joke), and Dave Hartman (Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire) direct the rest.
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