Timed to its big Annecy Festival presentation, Netflix has announced that Zack Snyder’s animated epic Twilight of the Gods will premiere exclusively on the platform on September 19. Inspired by Norse mythology, the series is co-created by Snyder, Jay Oliva and Eric Carrasco and produced by Stone Quarry Animation (part of Zack & Deborah Snyder’s prodco The Stone Quarry), with animation serviced by Xilam.
An official date announcement video was released to spread the word. (Watch below.)
Synopsis: In a mythical world of great battles, great deeds and great despair, Leif, a mortal King, is saved on the battlefield by Sigrid, an iron-willed warrior with whom he falls in love. On their wedding night, Sigrid and Leif survive a wrath of terror from Thor, which sets them — and a crew of crusaders — on an against all odds and merciless mission for vengeance.
This heroic story of love, loss and revenge is a journey to Hell and beyond … across fantastical lands, battlefields fierce and bloody, and wars waged against Gods and demons.
The eight-episode show features the voices of Sylvia Hoeks as Sigrid, Stuart Martin as Leif, Rahul Kohil as Egill, Paterson Joseph as Loki, Jamie Clayton as Seid-Kona, Pilou Asbæk as Thor, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Hervor, Kristofer Hivju as Andvari, Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Thyra, John Noble as Odin and Peter Stormare as Ulfr, among others.
Executive producers are Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller and Jay Oliva. Zack Snyder directs the first and final episode, while additional directors including Jay Oliva (episodes 102 & 107), and Andrew Tamandl with Tim Divar (eps. 103 & 105) and Dave Hartman (eps. 104 & 106).
