“Vikingos” (The Vikings) just said goodbye to his fans, when the sixth and final season (which arrived in some territories at the end of last year) was broadcast earlier this year. The series ended by telling the story of Ragnar and his sons, which lasted six seasons and 89 episodes. After the finale, the creator of the fiction, Michael Hirst, explained why there will be no more chapters in “Vikings”.
In an interview with Collider, Hirst explained that he always believed that if the series had more than one season, it would only tell the story of Ragnar and his sons. “It simply came to our notice then [cuando comenzó la producción de la primera temporada] that was where the show would go if he had the opportunity to take it there, ”explains the screenwriter, emphasizing that, despite the fact that he had it in mind, he was always“ pragmatic ”when it came to renewal.
“I had a kind of big roadmap of what I wanted to do in my mind. Much of it was about breaking a lot of clichés about Viking life,” says Hirst, who, despite the visible success of the first season He decided not to get excited about the next plots until he had final confirmation. “He was quite superstitious about how far he could go,” he said.
“From the beginning I was clear that it would be the saga of Ragnar and his sons. When I announced to everyone that the time would come for Ragnar’s death, I received many warnings, especially from American producers, telling me that it was a dangerous thing. to do, because most series do not survive long after they have lost their protagonist “, he details.
A PLANNED END
Hirst was so clear that the series would end where it would end that he himself was the one who told the network about it. “I announced when we were going to finish. I knew the end would be with the discovery of America or the Golden Land. I always had this planned. I also confess that after living seven years day and night with this project, I had to finish it, “he said. . “I would not have imagined in the wildest dreams that we would reach 6 seasons and 89 episodes,” he adds.
Although the story of Ragnar, Bjorg, Ivar and Ubbe is over, the “Vikings” universe continues, as a spin-off of the series, “Vikings: Valhalla”, created by Jeb Stuart, is already in development and will be set in a century late and that will be seen on Netflix.