Episode 1
Wolf and Eagle
52m7.2 / 10
Cherusci tribal chief Segimer bristles at the increasing demands of new governor Varus. Secret lovers Thusnelda and Folkwin deal Rome a symbolic blow.
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TV series
Barbarians
2020TV-MA2 seasons7.3 / 10
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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Synopsis
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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Episode 2
Vengeance
43m6.6 / 10
The theft of the standard provokes a crisis, reuniting Roman officer Ari with his father Segimer, and childhood friends Folkwin and Thusnelda.
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Episode 3
On the Edge
44m5.9 / 10
Ari commands troops ordered by Varus to hunt down and kill Folkwin, whose family and home village are put in danger for his act of defiance.
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Episode 4
A New Reik
49m6.6 / 10
Ari embraces his new role with the Cherusci but his shift of allegiances runs deeper than Varus knows. Thusnelda and Folkwin rally a rival tribe.
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Episode 5
Treason
47m6.5 / 10
Ari and Thusnelda forge a political marriage and begin uniting the fractious Germanic tribes. Folkwin is believed dead but has actually been enslaved.
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Episode 6
The Battle
50m6.6 / 10finale
Ari leads Varus and three Roman legions into the Teutoburg Forest — and into history. Thusnelda makes a bloody sacrifice to preserve the alliance.
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More about Barbarians
Cast
Laurence RuppArminius
Jeanne GoursaudThusnelda
David SchütterFolkwin Wolfspeer
Gaetano AronicaVarus
Bernhard SchützSegestes
Eva Verena MüllerIrmina
Florian SchmidtkeTalio
Jeremy MilikerAnsgarCredits
- Created by
- Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf, Andreas Heckmann
Production details
- Status
- Canceled
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 12
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Barbaren
Networks & production
Netflix
GaumontGermany
Themes
1st centuryantlersbarbarianclassical worldgerman historygermanic historyhack & slashhistorical war
