Norsemen
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Norsemen (2016) is a comedy and action series from Netflix. It has built a run of 18 episodes at roughly 30 minutes each. It premiered on October 14, 2016. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 3 seasons.
What Norsemen Is About
Set in 790AD, Vikingane features the daily challenges of people living in a small Viking village, from power struggle, brother rivalry, gender equality, to betrayal and friendship. “It’s the story of people from our time, but living during the Viking era. Of course everyday choices have far more dramatic consequences and that makes for great comedy material.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 30 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 18 episodes, spread across 3 seasons and it leans into its comedy/action roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad and Trond Fausa Aurvåg to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Silje Torp Færavaag, Kristine Riis and Marian Saastad Ottesen lead the cast.
Key roles include Kåre Conradi as Orm; Nils Jørgen Kaalstad as Arvid; Trond Fausa Aurvåg as Rufus; Silje Torp Færavaag as Frøya; Kristine Riis as Liv.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy, action and history have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Netflix’s other originals, a 7.1/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2016 and carried by Netflix with the series still ended, it lands hardest with comedy and action viewers.
How Norsemen Compares
If Norsemen lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy/action lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Norsemen comes from Netflix. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Norsemen is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Kåre Conradi and Nils Jørgen Kaalstad doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy/action roots, It has held up since 2016 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Norsemen is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy and action lane, at 18 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.1/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.1/10. Watch it if you want comedy/action you can settle into.
