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Season 1 – Barbarians

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Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.
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Barbarians — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 11/11/2020
This handsome, bloody German drama series is quickly engrossing telly. Go to Full Review Alamin Yohannes Entertainment Weekly 10/30/2020
The series knows when to bend to tell a great story while keeping its eye on what the history books tell us. Go to Full Review James Delingpole The Spectator 07/19/2021
It's such a powerful, mythopeic story that any dramatisation of it was bound to be worth a watch. But I'm afraid if you're looking for something in the league of Last Kingdom, you'll be disappointed. Go to Full Review Graeme Tuckett The Post NZ 11/16/2020
Barbarians ticks all the fighting and bonking boxes a modern audience expects. But it is also a nice lesson in how graft and research can lead to a show with durability and a real story to tell. Go to Full Review Matt Fowler IGN Movies 10/27/2020
6/10
Barbarians is perfectly okay underdog fare for those who enjoy solemn and straight-forward dramatizing of tide-changing historical battles. Go to Full Review John Serba Decider 10/26/2020
Barbarians is nothing we haven't seen before, but it'll quench your bloodthirst, and it's good for a guffaw or two. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jackie M @RT44258552 May 21 High production value. Cliche story line with no real substance whatsoever. No proper character depth and backstory. Very predictive from start to finish. Generally underwhelming and fails to bring out any emotion.. See more Monty T @RT13239560 Mar 31 Very well done and as close as anything else in recreating what those times might have been. See more Ruth B @RT63769101 10/23/2024 Brilliant, but for goodness' sake listen to the German version with subtitles not the dreadful American dub. See more streng g @RT58237425 12/24/2023 Für eine Deutsche Produktion überraschend erträglich., See more Edward F @RT21493057 03/11/2023 It was pretty good - I didn't know what to expect so was pleased overall. It isn't perfect, but they did a good job. See more MatheoHans 11/18/2022 First season is incredible, it's historically accurate, the story is powerful, acting and cast are amazing. Their use of latin and german is just something I never saw before. Just incredible. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jan Martin Scharf

Creator

Arne Nolting

Creator

Laurence Rupp

Aminius

Attila C. Arpa

Marcus Caelus

David Schütter

Folkwin Wolfspeer

Bernhard Schütz

Segestes

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 23, 2020 Wolf and Eagle Cherusci tribal chief Segimer bristles under the demands placed upon him by the new governor; secret lovers Thusnelda and Folkwin deal a symbolic blow to Rome. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 23, 2020 Vengeance The theft of the standard triggers a crisis, reuniting Roman officer Ari with his father, Segimer, and his childhood friends, Folkwin and Thusnelda. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 23, 2020 On the Edge Ari commands troops ordered by Varus to hunt down and kill Folkwin, whose family and village are in danger due to his act of defiance. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 23, 2020 A New Reik Ari embraces his role with the Cherusci, but his shift of allegiances runs deeper than Varus knows; Thusnelda and Folkwin rally a rival tribe. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 23, 2020 Treason Ari and Thusnelda forge a political marriage and begin uniting the Germanic tribes; believed dead, Folkwin has actually been enslaved. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 23, 2020 The Battle Ari leads Varus and three Roman legions into the Teutoburg Forest; Thusnelda makes a bloody sacrifice to preserve the union. Details

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Season Info

Director
Barbara Eder, Steve Saint Leger
Creator
Jan Martin Scharf, Arne Nolting
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date
Oct 23, 2020
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