‘Twilight of the Gods’ Red Band Teaser: Revel in Zack Snyder’s Hardcore Animated Series About Norse Mythology

Norse gods and mortals clash in all their bloody glory in Zack Snyder’s 2D adult animated series, “Twilight of the Gods,” premiering on Netflix September 19. The streamer has released a red band teaser trailer that revels deliciously in all of the graphic gore.

The hardcore action-adventure, which looks like a cross between “300” and Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers” on acid, is set against a love story between badass warrior Sigrid (Sylvia Hoeks) and mortal king Leif (Stuart Martin), whom she saves on the battlefield. However, their wedding day is tragically destroyed by Thor (Pilou Asb?k), causing Sigrid to go on a vengeful rampage.

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The series (from The Stone Quarry and Xilam Animation) is co-created by Snyder, Jay Oliva, and Eric Carrasco, with Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller, and Oliva executive producing. Snyder, Oliva, Tim Divar, Andrew Tamandl, and David Hartman direct the eight episodes.

The voice cast also includes Rahul Kohli as Egill, Paterson Joseph as Loki, Jamie Clayton as The Seid-Kona, Birgitte Hjort S?rensen as Hervor, Kristofer Hivju as Andvari, Thea Sofie Loch N?ss as Thyra, John Noble as Odin, and Peter Stormare as Ulfr.

Snyder told IndieWire that it was fun making an R-rated animated series across such a massive landscape and that he was most intrigued by the relationship between Sigrid and Leif, which took him a year to develop. “It goes from icy cold to emotional, and her vengeance really tests their love,” he said. Snyder also revealed that they originally considered 3D animation, but 2D offered greater graphic possibilities and played to the strength of Xilam. “But the artists were working on so many different styles that it took time to make it [blend] together.”

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