The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes.

Vikings ran for six seasons ... those stories were used for the creation and the end of the character in Michael Hirst’s TV show. It wasn’t Travis Fimmel’s choice to leave the series.

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The series is produced by MGM Television, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, with MGM TV having produced “Vikings” and ... In addition to those shows, Michael is known for the MGM+ series ...