‘Vikingos’ (Vikings) has just said goodbye to its fans when its sixth and final season (which arrived late last year in some areas) aired earlier this year. The series ended with telling the story of Ragnar and his sons, which spanned six seasons and 89 episodes. After the ending, the creator of the fiction, Michael Hirst, explained why there will be no more chapters of ‘Vikings’.
In an interview with Collider, Hirst explained that he always thought that if the series had more than one season, it would only tell the story of Ragnar and his sons. “All I knew [cuando comenzó la producción de la primera temporada] it was where the series would go if she had the chance to take it there, ”the screenwriter explains, emphasizing that despite having it in mind, he was always“ pragmatic ”when it came to innovation.
“I had some kind of great roadmap in mind of what I wanted to do. A lot of it had to do with breaking clichés about Vikings life,” said Hirst, who, despite the visible success of the first season, decided not to. getting excited about the following plots until he got the final confirmation. “He was pretty superstitious about how far he could go,” he says.
“From the start I was clear that it was going to be the saga of Ragnar and his sons. When I announced to everyone that the moment of Ragnar’s death was approaching, I received many warnings, especially from American producers, who told me it was dangerous to since most series don’t survive long after losing their protagonist, ” he explains.
A PLANNED END
Hirst was so clear that the series would end where it ended that he was the one telling the network about it. “I announced when we would end. I knew the end would be with the discovery of America or the Golden Land. I had always planned that. I must also admit that after seven years I was living day and night with this project. had to finish it, ”he reveals. . “In my wildest dreams, I couldn’t have imagined that we would reach six seasons and 89 episodes,” he adds.
Although the story of Ragnar, Bjorg, Ivar and Ubbe has come to an end, the ‘Vikings’ universe continues, as a spin-off from the series, ‘Vikings: Valhalla’, created by Jeb Stuart, is already in development and will play in a century later and it will show on Netflix.