Review: Season Two of Ragnarok
By John Ruberry
Ragnarok began streaming on Netflix. The Norwegian series presents a modern telling of the ultimate battle, Ragnarök, between the Norse gods and their enemies, the jötunn, evil deities who are usually called giants in English. It is set in the fictional small fjord town of Edda, which is being poisoned by the town’s largest employer, Jutul Industries. The company is run by Vidar Jutul (Gísli Örn Garðarsson), the head of the jötunn quasi-family. His wife, Ran (Synnøve Macody Lund), is the principal of Edda High School, which Magne Seier (David Stakson) and his brother, Laurits (Jonas Strand Gravli), attend. Also students there are two other Jutuls, Saxa (Theresa Frostad Eggesbø) and Fjor (Herman Tømmeraas).
'Ragnarok' season 2 is finally out and fans can't get enough. Here's all you need to know about the cast of the popular show and the characters they play.
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The story, penned by the director himself, is set in 1918. World War I is coming to an end, and the Spanish flu is raging. A pastor returns home to his family in Norway to start a congregation, after several years as a missionary in Madagascar. With the help of a local mining company, he starts the work of building a church, but the place turns out to be an old South Sámi burial ground. When it is decided that the remains should be removed, an indefinable evil begins to haunt the settlers.
Ragnarok Season 2 Release Date, Cast, And Plot - What We Know So Far
Ragnarok Season 2 Release Date, Cast, And Plot - What We Know So Far Oystein Fixe/Netflix
By K. Thomas/April 28, 2021 11:40 am EDT/Updated: April 28, 2021 11:40 am EDT
Marvel isn t the only one in the Thor business. Netflix s Norwegian fantasy series Ragnarok features a story based on Norse mythology that also carries a timely environmental message, and it s finally coming back for a second season.
The show, which debuted in January 2020, follows Magne, an unassuming teen who finds out he s actually the second coming of the powerful god Thor, setting into motion a story that finds the young man fighting against the powerful Jutul Industries, which is run by other imposing figures from Norse mythology known as Jötunn. Appearing as beautiful humans, the Jutuls are Norway s fifth-wealthiest family, which makes them a prime representation of the ruling 1%, but they are also the embodiment of co