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Vikings season 6 release date, cast, plot, trailer: Will there be another series?
VIKINGS season 6 has been confirmed by the show’s makers but when will the new series be released? Here’s everything we know so far including release date, cast, plot, trailer and more.
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Will there be another season of Vikings?
Vikings season six will be returning after History confirmed the news earlier this year.
Episodes for season six was being shot on location in County Wicklow, Ireland.
There will be a total of 20 episodes in the forthcoming run, which will be split into two.
Creator Michael Hirst has been busy writing up episodes for the new season.
The recommission was announced by US broadcaster History last year.
History confirmed shortly before the season five premiere that Vikings would be back for more brutal action.
Network executive Eli Lehrer said: "Vikings has creatively sailed to monumental lengths.
“The series has evolved from early raids in England, to the heart-stopping death of Ragnar Lothbrok, to the fierce battles of the Great Heathen Army, and now we'll see the sons of Ragnar exploring and conquering the known world.
“[Creator] Michael Hirst has only scratched the surface of his epic saga. We look forward to continuing our partnership with one of the greatest writers in this era of Peak TV and entertaining our viewers with 40 new episodes over the next two seasons."
Season six will consist of 20 episodes and production is already underway.
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When will Vikings season 6 be released?
Vikings season five premiered on November 29, 2017 in the UK and was available to watch in the UK on Amazon Prime.
Season five is going to be broadcast in two parts with the first 10 instalments airing before a midseason finale and break.
The second half of season five is then slated to return later in 2018, although a specific airdate hasn’t yet been given.
There was a seven month gap between the first and second half of Vikings season four, so part two of the fifth run is likely to be hitting screens in autumn 2018.
Depending on when the second half of the fifth run airs, season six is likely to be hitting screens in 2019.
Is there a trailer for Vikings season 6?
There isn’t a trailer for Vikings season six as yet but we’ll be updating this article with all the latest news about the forthcoming run.
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HISTORYWhat will happen in Vikings season 6?
The plot of season six depends on what happens in the second half of the fifth run.
However, Vikings creator and executive producer Michael Hirst said of the new season: “The vikings are going ever outwards as raiders and traders.”
He continued to Nerdist: “I’m writing season six now and they’re in the Silk Road. They’re trading with the Russians, going to China, they’re all around the Mediterranean. And it’s actually what happened.”
Hirst previously said amid the recommission: "It has been my pleasure and my privilege to work with HISTORY and our partner MGM over five seasons and 69 episodes of Vikings.
“Now we are ready to begin production of a 20 episode season six that will deliver a huge and unexpected revelation to our audience.”
His words suggest that season six could bring about a huge plot twist that could change the course of the show.
Hirst told Express.co.uk about the plot of Vikings season 6: "We go on the Silk Road. Each Viking warship had an Odin banner and they’ve only every found a piece of one of those banners, and a little bit of fabric from one, but it was silk.
“So we know the Vikings were on the Silk Road. We don’t know if they got to China but we know they were trading because they were traders as well as fighters.”
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How many episodes will there be in Vikings season 6?
History has confirmed that season six will have a total of 20 episodes that will be aired in two parts.
The number of episodes in season six follows suit with the previous run which also got a 20 episode order.
Season one of Vikings consisted of nine episodes while the second and third runs had 10 episodes.
The fourth season of Vikings - which also has 20 episodes - had an average audience of 7.8 million viewers per episode in the US.
Vikings is a joint Irish and Canadian production and has received a slew of nominations including nods from the Emmys and the Critics Choice Awards.
Vikings season 5 drops on Thursdays on Amazon Prime.
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