"I fear no gods," says Sigrid, the protagonist in Twilight of the Gods. But it's understood that after watching the series, we should be just a little bit fearful. When the gods do wrong, Twilight of the Gods isn't afraid to call them out.
It's an intentional move when you've spent years studying Old Norse mythology, and 2D animation was the right medium to tell this adult-level tale. Debuting on Netflix on Sept. 19, the TV-MA-rated animated show has gore, sex, and emotional outbursts.
Created by Zack Snyder, Jay Oliva and Eric Carrasco, the series introduces Leif, a human king who finds love with the warrior Sigrid after she saves his life. An eruptive visit from Thor turns their nuptials deadly, making the half-giant bride hell-bent on revenge. The two assemble a crew with various skills and set about to take on the gods.
Sigrid is voiced by Sylvia Hoeks, with Stuart Martin as Leif. The cast also includes Paterson Joseph as Loki, Pilou Asbæk as Thor, Peter Stormare as Ulfr, Jamie Clayton as Seid-Kona, Rahul Kohli as Egill, Hjort Sørensen as Hervor, Kristofer Hivju as Andvari and John Noble as Odin. Thor is a brutal menace whose wielding of Mjölnir is anything but nice (an unusual rendition of MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This plays it up in the show).
Loki is the ubiquitous trickster but with emotional layers, and Odin is ...
Odin. CNET spoke with Snyder and executive producer Wesley Coller ahead of the series premiere about how the show came together, its characters, and .