Barbarians

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.

First Air Date: 2020-10-23

Last Air Date: 2022-10-21

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 12

Created By: Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf, Andreas Heckmann

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Laurence Rupp as Arminius
Jeanne Goursaud as Thusnelda
David Schütter as Folkwin Wolfspeer
Gaetano Aronica as Varus
Bernhard Schütz as Segestes
Eva Verena Müller as Irmina
Florian Schmidtke as Talio
Jeremy Miliker as Ansgar
Bence Ferenczi as Berulf Buddy Y
Sophie Rois as Seeress Runa

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Wolf and Eagle (2020-10-23)

Cherusci tribal chief Segimer bristles at the increasing demands of new governor Varus. Secret lovers Thusnelda and Folkwin deal Rome a symbolic blow.
Ep. 2: Vengeance (2020-10-23)

The theft of the standard provokes a crisis, reuniting Roman officer Ari with his father Segimer, and childhood friends Folkwin and Thusnelda.
Ep. 3: On the Edge (2020-10-23)

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.
Ep. 4: A New Reik (2020-10-23)

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.
Ep. 5: Treason (2020-10-23)

Ari and Thusnelda forge a political marriage and begin uniting the fractious Germanic tribes. Folkwin is believed dead but has actually been enslaved.
Ep. 6: The Battle (2020-10-23)

Ari leads Varus and three Roman legions into the Teutoburg Forest — and into history. Thusnelda makes a bloody sacrifice to preserve the alliance.