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If we know anything, it’s that Viking movies and shows can certainly fit into many genres but if we are talking about it seriously, Vikings on its own is a separate genre because there is a different feel to any Viking-related movie or show that can only come from this specific genre. So, if you like Vikings-related movies or shows here are the absolute best movies and shows you can find on Netflix right now.

Norsemen (Series) Credit – Netflix

Norsemen is a Norwegian historical comedy series created by Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen. The Netflix series is set in the 8th century and it follows the Vikings village people as they experience political rivalries, social change, and the deaths of their fellow warriors in a pretty comedic manner. Norsemen stars Jon Iver Helgaker, Silje Torp, Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Kristine Riis, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Jon Øigarden, Marian Saastad Ottesen,...

Turns out, the “end of an era” at Netflix was a false alarm.

Following recent reports that “Lilyhammer” would be leaving the service following the expiration of a 10-year licensing agreement, Netflix has closed a last minute deal to continue streaming the show. The news was revealed to IndieWire by Netflix, and means that all 24 episodes of Netflix’s first original series will continue to be available to subscribers.

“Lilyhammer” starred longtime E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt as a mobster who relocates to rural Norway after entering the witness protection program. The series was produced in Norway (Van Zandt was the only American cast member) and aired on the local TV channel NRK1. Netflix entered an agreement to stream “Lilyhammer” for 10 years, but the license was set to expire this month. Had a deal not been reached, “Lilyhammer” would have left the service in December.

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International sales agency Sola Media, which is taking part in Hong Kong’s Filmart this week, has boarded the Norwegian remake of Czech classic film “Three Wishes for Cinderella,” with pop music star Astrid Smeplass, better known as Astrid S, playing Cinderella.

Smeplass’ tracks have generated more than 2.3 billion streams with hit singles such as “Hurts So Good,” “Think Before I Talk” and “Emotion.”

Smeplass said of Václav Vorlícek’s 1973 classic: “It is such an important film. When I was young, I admired the original version of Cinderella a lot, and I hope that we will reach a wide female audience who will see that they can be just as brave and courageous as she.“

Sola’s Solveig Langeland, who acts as an executive producer on the film, said it would be “an incredibly modern and feminist yet charming and atmospheric fairy-tale.”

Langeland said that Cinderella would be portrayed as “kind and beautiful,...

How do you make a show stand out on Netflix? Recently, Norsemen showrunner Anders Tangen spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about how the TV show got renewed for a second and third season.

Set in the 8th century, the comedy series centers on the everyday challenges of a Viking village. The cast includes Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, and Silje Torp.

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Title: Headhunters Director: Morten Tyldum Cast: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Reidar Sørensen, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad Films tend to define themselves in their opening moments. The photography, the dialogue, the music, and other elements help to establish the tone and style, previewing what’s to come in the ensuing ninety to one hundred and twenty minutes. When a film becomes something entirely different than what it appears to be in its first scene, it can be jarring and disjointed. Yet when a film manages a seamless and subtle transition from one genre to an entirely separate one, it’s disarming in the best possible [ Read More ]...

The second trailer and sixth poster have been released for the upcoming Norwegian thriller Headhunters, which hits U.S. theaters April 27. Take a look at new footage from this adaptation of Jo Nesbo's novel, which stars Aksel Hennie and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, along with the latest one-sheet.

Headhunters: Trailer 2

Headhunters stars the talented Aksel Hennie (Max Manus) as Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and stealing art to subsidize his expensive lifestyle. When his beautiful gallery owner wife introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all to get his hands on it, and in doing so discovers something which makes him a hunted man.

Headhunters comes to theaters April 27th, 2012 and stars Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie Ølgaard, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Reidar Sørensen,...

Director: Arild Fröhlich

Writers: Arild Fröhlich, Lars Gudmestad, Lars Ramslie

Cast: Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Josefin Ljungman, Kyrre Hellum

This review of Fatso is brought to you by the makers of The Fleshlight. “The Fleshlight, the worlds #1 selling male sex toy.” It should be pointed out that this review is actually Not sponsored by the Fleshlight but it definitely gets its moment to shine in this film. Fatso is a wonderful tale of a man and his roommate that could be considered a coming of age tale for both the man, and his roommate.

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Reviewed at Fantastic Fest 2010.

The lonely men of the Swedish "Corridor" and the Norwegian "Fatso" have a lot in common. They live by themselves, they're uncomfortable with other people, they like to eat in front of their TVs, and their solitary lives are disrupted by flaky, outgoing girls who drive them nuts with their loud lovemaking and demands for interaction.

The woman in "Corridor" (written and directed by the Johans Lundborg and Storm) is Lotte (Ylva Gallon), a hairdresser who corrals her downstairs neighbor Frank (Emil Johnsen) into first helping her move desk, then in loaning her some laundry detergent, then in shifting her boyfriend Micke's (Peter Stormare) motorcycle. Micke has some anger issues, and Frank, an anal-retentive med student who would rather spend all of his time studying, finds the addition of Lotte and her lover to the building begins to really get in the way of his work.

This is the ninth film review in the coverage of this year's Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. If you expect to see a dumb comedy, Arild Fröhlich's Fatso will prove you that your expectations were wrong. In fact, the Norwegian film Fatso is one of the few comedies about sex that, on the surface, looks vulgar, but hides many layers of depth.

Rino (Nils Jørgen Kaalstad) is a fat and lonely man living in an appartment. When he's not translating instruction manuals from German to Norwegian, Rino likes to watch pornographic films and jerk off. Besides, in his wildest dreams, Rino also sees himself as a sexually hungry rhinoceros named Captain Cock, a comic book character Rino created. One day, Rino gets a new roommate in the form of Malin (Josefin Ljungman), a beautiful Swede who came to Norway to study. While Malin treats Rino like a friend at most,...