List of ''Vikings'' episodes

Vikings is a historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the channel History. Filmed in Ireland, it premiered on March 3, 2013 in Canada.[1] Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes. The show portrays Ragnar's and his family's rise from serfdom to nobility and fame through successful raids into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and Francia. The series is also inspired by, and loosely adapts, various historical events from European history during the Early Middle Ages.

On March 17, 2016, History renewed Vikings for a fifth season of 20 episodes, premiered on November 29, 2017.[2][3] On September 12, 2017, ahead of its fifth-season premiere, the series was renewed for a sixth season, which will consist of 20 episodes.[4] As of January 24, 2018, 59 episodes of Vikings have aired, concluding the first half of the fifth season.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28)
210February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27)May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)
310February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)
42010February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
10November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)
520[2]10November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)
10[5]November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)[6]TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Rites of Passage"Johan RenckMichael HirstMarch 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)
22"Wrath of the Northmen"Johan RenckMichael HirstMarch 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)
33"Dispossessed"Johan RenckMichael HirstMarch 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)
44"Trial"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstMarch 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)
55"Raid"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstMarch 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)
66"Burial of the Dead"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstApril 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)
77"A King's Ransom"Ken GirottiMichael HirstApril 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)
88"Sacrifice"Ken GirottiMichael HirstApril 21, 2013 (2013-04-21)
99"All Change"Ken GirottiMichael HirstApril 28, 2013 (2013-04-28)

Season 2 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
101"Brother's War"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstFebruary 27, 2014 (2014-02-27)
112"Invasion"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstMarch 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)
123"Treachery"Ken GirottiMichael HirstMarch 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)
134"Eye for an Eye"Ken GirottiMichael HirstMarch 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)
145"Answers in Blood"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstMarch 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)
156"Unforgiven"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstApril 3, 2014 (2014-04-03)
167"Blood Eagle"Kari SkoglandMichael HirstApril 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)
178"Boneless"Kari SkoglandMichael HirstApril 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)
189"The Choice"Ken GirottiMichael HirstApril 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)
1910"The Lord's Prayer"Ken GirottiMichael HirstMay 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)

Season 3 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
201"Mercenary"Ken GirottiMichael HirstFebruary 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
212"The Wanderer"Ken GirottiMichael HirstFebruary 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)
223"Warrior's Fate"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstMarch 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)
234"Scarred"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstMarch 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
245"The Usurper"Helen ShaverMichael HirstMarch 19, 2015 (2015-03-19)
256"Born Again"Helen ShaverMichael HirstMarch 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)
267"Paris"Kelly MakinMichael HirstApril 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)
278"To the Gates!"Kelly MakinMichael HirstApril 9, 2015 (2015-04-09)
289"Breaking Point"Ken GirottiMichael HirstApril 16, 2015 (2015-04-16)
2910"The Dead"Ken GirottiMichael HirstApril 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)

Season 4 (2016–17)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
Part 1
301"A Good Treason"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstFebruary 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)
312"Kill the Queen"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstFebruary 25, 2016 (2016-02-25)
323"Mercy"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstMarch 3, 2016 (2016-03-03)
334"Yol"Helen ShaverMichael HirstMarch 10, 2016 (2016-03-10)
345"Promised"Helen ShaverMichael HirstMarch 17, 2016 (2016-03-17)
356"What Might Have Been"Ken GirottiMichael HirstMarch 24, 2016 (2016-03-24)
367"The Profit and the Loss"Ken GirottiMichael HirstMarch 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)
378"Portage"Ken GirottiMichael HirstApril 7, 2016 (2016-04-07)
389"Death All 'Round"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstApril 14, 2016 (2016-04-14)
3910"The Last Ship"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstApril 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
Part 2
4011"The Outsider"Daniel GrouMichael HirstNovember 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)
4112"The Vision"Daniel GrouMichael HirstDecember 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
4213"Two Journeys"Sarah HardingMichael HirstDecember 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
4314"In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning"Sarah HardingMichael HirstDecember 21, 2016 (2016-12-21)
4415"All His Angels"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstDecember 28, 2016 (2016-12-28)
4516"Crossings"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstJanuary 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)
4617"The Great Army"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstJanuary 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
4718"Revenge"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstJanuary 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)
4819"On the Eve"Ben BoltMichael HirstJanuary 25, 2017 (2017-01-25)
4920"The Reckoning"Ben BoltMichael HirstFebruary 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)

Season 5 (2017–18)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
Part 1
50
51
1
2
"The Departed"[lower-alpha 1]David WellingtonMichael HirstNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
523"Homeland"Steve Saint LegerMichael HirstDecember 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
534"The Plan"Steve Saint LegerMichael HirstDecember 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)
545"The Prisoner"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstDecember 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)
556"The Message"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstDecember 27, 2017 (2017-12-27)
567"Full Moon"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstJanuary 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)
578"The Joke"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstJanuary 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)
589"A Simple Story"Daniel GrouMichael HirstJanuary 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
5910"Moments of Vision"Daniel GrouMichael HirstJanuary 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)
Part 2
6011"The Revelation"[9]TBATBANovember 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)
Notes
  1. The first two episodes aired together on History as a two-hour premiere, "The Departed", but were released separately on streaming services and in digital stores, with the first part titled "The Fisher King" and the second "The Departed".[7][8]

Webisodes

Athelstan's Journal (2015)

A series of thirteen webisodes known as Vikings: Athelstan's Journal was released by the History Channel. Each webisode serves as a journal entry for the Vikings character Athelstan. The webisodes were released prior to and in conjunction with the beginning of the third season of Vikings, and are available on the History Channel's website.[10] The webisodes have a running time of 1:45 to 5:01 minutes.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
Athelstan's Journal
1"Chapter One: Gods"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleJanuary 30, 2015 (2015-01-30)
2"Chapter Two: Honor"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleFebruary 1, 2015 (2015-02-01)
3"Chapter Three: Loyalty"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleFebruary 6, 2015 (2015-02-06)
4"Chapter Four: Sin"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleFebruary 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)
5"Chapter Five: Blood"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleFebruary 13, 2015 (2015-02-13)
6"Chapter Six: Family"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleFebruary 14, 2015 (2015-02-14)
7"Chapter Seven: Savagery"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleFebruary 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
8"Chapter Eight: Gods & Men"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleFebruary 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
Stones and Bones
9"Chapter One: Vows"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleFebruary 20, 2015 (2015-02-20)
10"Chapter Two: Death"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleFebruary 27, 2015 (2015-02-27)
11"Chapter Three: Love"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleMarch 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)
12"Chapter Four: Harvest"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleMarch 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)
13"Chapter Five: The Choice"Lucas TaylorSam MeikleMarch 20, 2015 (2015-03-20)

References

  1. "VIKINGS Tops The Ratings With 8.3 Million Viewers". Irish Film Board. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Lesley Goldberg (March 17, 2016). "'Vikings' Renewed for Fifth Season at History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  3. Greg Evans (July 22, 2017). "'Vikings' Gets Trailer & Season Premiere Date – Comic-Con". Deadline. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  4. Franich, Darren (September 12, 2017). "Vikings renewed for sixth season". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  5. "History(R) Orders 20 Episode Sixth Season of Hit Drama Series "Vikings"". The Futon Critic. September 12, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  6. Dino-Ray Ramos (July 20, 2018). "'Vikings' Unveils New Battle-Heavy Trailer & Announces Date For Midseason Premiere – Comic-Con". Deadline. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  7. "Vikings: Season 5 - Part 1 on Amazon". Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  8. "Vikings, Season 5 on iTunes". Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  9. "Shows A-Z - vikings on history". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  10. "Athelstan's Journal: Gods". HISTORY.com.
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