Ragnarok: Will There Be a Season 3?

In
a
Norwegian
town
threatened
by
pollution
and
melting
glaciers,
the
apocalypse
feels
all
too
real. “It’ll
take
a
legend
to
battle
an
old
evil”
–
that’s
the
intriguing
premise
of



Ragnarok,
the
critically
acclaimed
Norwegian
fantasy
drama
series
on
Netflix
that
reimagines
Norse
mythology.
It
takes
place
in
the
current
day
in
a
fictional
town
in
Western
Norway
plagued
by
factories
owned
by
a
local
family.

The
series
premiered
in
January
2020,
with
a
second
season
released
in
May
of
this
year.
It’s
Netflix’s
third
Norwegian-language
series,
following

Home
for
Christmas
(which
is
also
hot
for
a
third
season)
and

Lilyhammer
–
which
already
has
three
seasons
under
its
belt.

Ragnarok
is
produced
by
the
Danish
production
company
SAM
Productions
and
quickly
gained
a
following
after
the
first
installment.
This
probably

took
some
by
surprise
–
especially
since
some

Norwegian
media
outlets
didn’t
exactly
praise
the
show.
Thankfully,
the
powers
that
be
listened
to
the
fans
and
soon
renewed
the
Nordic
original
for
a
second
season.
Let’s
take
a
closer
look
at
the
series’
potential

beyond
its
most
recent
offering.
What
might
a
third
season
look
like?

Renewed
Or
Cancelled?

Netflix
hasn’t
yet
confirmed
whether

Ragnarok
will
return
for
a
third
season,
but
its
loyal
fans
are
undoubtedly
itching
for
more
material
given
season
2’s
cliffhanger
ending. “They
[Ragnarok
fans]
send
messages.
They
talk
about
how
they
love
it
and
I
think
it’s
so
beautiful.
It’s
insane,”
said
series
star
Theresa
Frostad
Eggesbø
in
an
interview
with

Popternative. “I
think
that
the
response
from
other
countries
has
been
more
than
we’ve
had
in
Norway.
It’s
huge
in
Brazil
and
Turkey.”

The
fact
that

Ragnarok
is
only
the
third
Norwegian
title
on
Netflix,
helps
the
show’s
chances
of
getting
renewed,
given
that
the
streaming
giant
might
like
to
further
expand
its
library
of
international
content.
However,
it’s
hard
to
say
at
this
point.
Keep
checking
back
here
for
additional
updates!

Which
Cast
Members
Would
Return?

The
show’s
principal
cast
that
would
certainly
return
for
a
third
installment
includes
David
Stakston
as
our
hero
Magne,
AKA
the
reincarnated
thunder
god
Thor.
There’s
also
Jonas
Strand
Gravli
as
Magne’s
half-brother,
AKA
the
reincarnated
mischief
god
Loki.
Herman
Tømmeraas
and
Theresa
Frostad
Eggesbø
would
definitely
return,
as
they
portray
members
of
the
infamous
Jutul “family”
that
owns
those
ominous
factories
plaguing
the
community.
There’s
also
Emma
Bones
playing
Magne’s
love
interest
and,
of
course,
Henriette
Steenstrup
as
Magne’s
mom.
Lastly,
we’d
expect
to
see
Gísli
Örn
Garðarsson
return
as
the “father”
in
the
Jutul
family.

What
Would
Be
Season
3’s
Storyline
Look
Like?

While
Magne
spends
all
of
season
1
thinking
he’s
the
only
god,
he
quickly
discovers
in
this
year’s
installment
that
there
are
quite
a
few
allies
close
by.

Ragnarok
season
two
continued
the
protagonist
Magne’s
fight
against
Jutul
Industries
and
the
evil
giants
who
run
the
corporation.
Unfortunately,
everyone’s
favorite
reincarnated
god
lost
his
powers
early
on
in
the
latest
season…

One
of
the
biggest
obstacles
for
Magne
in
season
2
was
his
moral
compass.
In
the
third
episode,
Magne
ends
up
killing
a
giant
and
has
trouble
coming
to
terms
with
the
fact
that
he
will
have
to
kill
again
as
Thor.
On
top
of
that,
Magne
is
shamed
for
the
act
and
called
a
murderer.
This
leads
Magne
to
pray
and
lose
all
his
powers,
returning
to
the
normal
human
he
was
at
the
beginning
of

Ragnarok
season
1.

It
isn’t
until
Magne
forges
Thor’s
legendary
hammer
that
he
was
finally
able
to
get
a
handle
on
his
gifts.
In
the
season
2
finale,
Magne
rains
down
some
lightning
and
thunder
on
the
car
containing
two
members
of
the
evil
Jutul
family,
but
they
end
up
surviving
to
fight
another
day.
Cue
a
third
season?

Either
way,
the
show
seems
to
be
saying
that
Magne
and
the
battle
against
the
giants
is
bigger
than
life
and
death
and
that
he
has
to
be
willing
to
kill
his
enemies
to
win
the
war.
In
reality,
they’re
likely
to
just
be
reincarnated
at
some
point
anyway
–
which
would
certainly
keep
the
storyline
going.
Magne
eventually
realizes
how
important
he
is
to
the
battle
and
works
with
the
other
gods
to
retain
his
weapon
of
choice
and
regain
his
powers.
Despite
this,
Magne
still
retains
his
strong
sense
of
morality,
and
along
with
his
family,
it’s
the
one
thing
that
continues
to
tie
him
to
his
human
self.
Can
he
keep
his
morals
and
finally
get
the
job
done
of
taking
down
the
Jutul
family?
We’ll
have
to
wait
for
new
content
to
find
out.

When
Could
Season
3
Be
Released?

The
first
two
seasons
of

Ragnarok
have
been
just
six
episodes
apiece.
Chances
are
that
this
would
also
apply
to
a
third
season,
thereby
giving
us
a
better
sense
of
how
long
production
will
take
by
taking
a
look
at
the
premiere
dates
of
the
previous
seasons.
It’s
hard
to
say
exactly
when
first-look
footage
for
a
season
3
would
arrive,
but
assuming
that
the
show
is
renewed
by
Netflix,
it
seems
likely
that
any
sort
of
new

Ragnarok
content
wouldn’t
hit
the
masses
until
at
least
halfway
through
2022.

Who
Is
Behind
The
Camera?

Adam
Price
created
the
Norwegian
television
series.
Looking
at
the
rest
of
the
creative
team
behind
the
previous
seasons,
we
know
that
Mogens
Hagedorn
and
Jannik
Johansen
split
directing
duties
for
the
six
episodes
of
the
first
season,
while
Hagedorn
and
Mads
Kamp
Thulstrup
both
directed
episodes
in
season
2.
It’s
likely
all
four
of
them
would
return
for
a
season
3.
The
writer’s
room
has
been
made
up
of
Price,
Simen
Alsvik,
Marietta
von
Hausswolff
von
Baumgarten,
Christian
Gamst
Miller-Harris
and
Jacob
Katz
Hansen.