Barbarians (2020 TV series) - Wikipedia

Barbarians (German: Barbaren) is a 2020 German historical war drama television series created by Andreas Heckmann, Arne Nolting and Jan Martin Scharf and ... Barbarians(2020TVseries) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Germantelevisionseries BarbariansPromotionalreleaseposterGermanBarbaren Genre Historicaldrama Action Starring LaurenceRupp JeanneGoursaud DavidSchütter CountryoforiginGermanyOriginallanguagesGerman,LatinNo.ofseasons1No.ofepisodes6ProductionRunningtime41–51minutesProductioncompanies Gaumont Netflix DistributorNetflixReleaseOriginalnetworkNetflixOriginalreleaseOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) Barbarians(German:Barbaren)isa2020GermanhistoricalwardramatelevisionseriescreatedbyAndreasHeckmann,ArneNoltingandJanMartinScharfandstarringLaurenceRupp,JeanneGoursaudandDavidSchütter.TheseriesisafictionalaccountofeventsduringtheRomanEmpire'soccupationofGermania,andtheresultingrebellionoftheGermanictribesledbyArminius.[1][2]Theserieswasrenewedforseason2on10November2020.[3] Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Productionandbackground 4Reception 5Episodes 5.1Season1(2020) 6References 7Externallinks Plot[edit] ThestorytakesplaceduringtheRomanoccupationofMagnaGermania(anareabetweentheRhineriverandtheElbe)inthelatterpartofAD9.TheRomanshadoccupiedtheregionfortwentyyears,andtheGermanictribesareoppressedbytheempire'sheavytaxesanddemandsfortribute.AttemptstoformaunifiedGermanicresistancearehamperedbypettyin-fightingbetweenthetribalchieftains,andtheselfishaspirationsofcertaintribesmendesiringpeacewithRome. Arminius,anequesintheRomanImperialarmy,isamemberoftheGermanicCheruscitribewhowasgivenawayasahostagetoRomewhenhewasachild,alongwithhisyoungerbrotherFlavus,byhisfatherSegimertoensurepeacebetweenhistribeandRome.HereturnstoGermaniatohelpPubliusQuinctiliusVarus(hisfosterfather)maintainorderintheregion.UponseeingtheatrocitiesinflictedbyRomansoldiersonhisformerpeople,hebecomesthenewchieftainoftheCheruscitribe,andignitesarebellionbyfinallyunitingthetribeswiththehelpofThusnelda(daughterofSegestes)andFolkwinWolfspeer,histwobestfriendsduringchildhood.TheseeventseventuallyculminateonthedateofSeptember11th9A.D.inamassiveambushofthreeRomanlegions(some15,000men)attheBattleoftheTeutoburgForest,wheretheGermanicpeopleemergevictorious.Facedwithhumiliatingdefeatandshockedbythetreasonofhisadoptedson,Varuscommitssuicide. Cast[edit] LaurenceRupp [de] asArminius JeanneGoursaud [de]asThusnelda DavidSchütterasFolkwinWolfspeer BernhardSchützasSegestes NickivonTempelhoffasSegimer RonaldZehrfeldasBerulf EvaVerenaMüllerasIrmina NikolaiKinskiasPelagios ValerioMorigi [it]asMetellus GaetanoAronicaasVarus UrsRechnasKunolftheBrukteer MathisLandwehrasEigil JeremyMilikerasAnsgar SergejOnopko [de]asHadgan MatthiasWeidenhöferasGolmad FlorianSchmidtkeasTalio DenisSchmidtasRurik SophieRoisasSeeressRuna ArvedBirnbaumasAlbarich Productionandbackground[edit] TheshootingtookplaceinBudapestfromAugust12toNovember30,2019.[4]TheserieswasproducedbytheGermanGaumontGmbH,asubsidiaryoftheFrenchGaumont(producersSabinedeMardt,AndreasBareissandRanierMarquass.)[5][6] ChristianStassingerwasinchargeofthecamera.EstherWalzwasresponsibleforcostumedesign,ThomasStammerfortheproductiondesignandIrisBaumullerforthecasting.[4]ThefirstfourepisodeswerestagedbyAustriandirectorBarbaraEder,andthefinaltwoepisodesdirectedbyIrishmanSteveSt.Leger,whohadalsoworkedonVikings.[7] Duringtheproduction,themakersofthetelevisionseriestookadvicefromhistorians.[8] Atthestartoftheseries,NetflixadvertisedinBielefeldwiththetextNobodyconquerstheTeutoburgForest.ThisisanallusiontothechantsbyDSCArminiaBielefeld.Arminusisthenamesakeofthefootballclub.[9] Reception[edit] ThomasGrueterjudgedinthescienceportalSpektrumthattheoverallimpressionoftheseriesremainsambivalent."Itvividlyshowsthetwoirreconcilablecultures.TheLatindialoguesoftheRomansareahighlight.Costumes,propsandbuildingswereverywelldone,theequipmentoftheRomanlegionariescorrespondedtohistoricalreality,andtheGermaniclonghouseslookedamazinglyauthentic.Despitesomeweaknesses,theseriesisexcitingandworthseeingifyoudon'tmaketoomanydemandsonthehistoricalaccuracyoftheplot."[10] ForForbes,filmhistorianSheenaScottratedBarbariansas"anexcellentseriesthatrevealsakeyhistoricaleventinEuropethroughagrippingtaleoflove,friendship,betrayalandrevenge"andpraisedthe"excellentproductiondesign,greatperformances,especiallythemaintrioJeanneGoursaud,DavidShutterandLaurenceRupp,andthewonderfulcinematographyoftheseries."[11] JournalistAndreasFischeroftheWeser-Kurierremarkedthatthe"biggestdilemmawasthesupposedhistoricityoftheseries.Inthecloakofahistorylesson,thishalf-knowledgespreads,thehistoricalbackgroundisreducedtoafewkeyfactsandonlyservesasalegitimizationfortheGermanvariantofthemixtureoflove,violenceandNorsemythologythathasbeeninfashionsinceGameofThronesandVikings.[12] TheexpectationthatpaidstreamingserviceslikeNetflixhavetostandoutfromtheeveningentertainmentprogramisnotfulfilledforthejournalistAmbrosWaibelfromthenewspaperTazwithBarbarians.Theseriesremains,"apartfromabitofcleannudityhereandafewdirtybeheadingsthere,stuckinaGermanyasa'TerraX'-RubbishandisthereforeassuperfluousasaSuebianknot."Waibelseestheentertainmentaspectneglectedandinsteadcitesa"contemporarysword-and-sandalfilm"asareferencepointinthegenreofTheEagle.'[13] ArchaeologistMatthiasWemhoffintheFrankfurterAllgemeineZeitungcriticizedthedepictionofGermania,shownintheagriculture,asa"dark,impenetrableforestlandscape"aswellasaclichedimpressionofa"rough,linguisticallycompletelyignorant"ruralsociety,whichreflectsthe"complexcanonofbehaviorinagroupthathasbeenrelativelyfirmlyestablishedovercenturies"asnotfair.PrehistorianKarlBanghard,alsointheFAZ,opinedthattheseries"hadlittletodowiththeeverydayhistoryofthe'turningpoint'";specifically,hecomplainedaboutthenumeroushistoricalinaccuracies,forexampleinrelationtonutritionandclothing,butaboveallthedistributionofrolesbetweenthe"imperialistRomansagainsttheindigenousGermans."Theseriestells"thestoryofthegreatethnicresistancestruggle"and"mindlesslyrehashesthenationalhistoricalnarrativesofthe19thCentury."[14] Atthestartoftheseries,journalistandarchaeologistSaschaPriesterilluminatedthehistoricalbackgroundoftheVarusevents.Hecalledforacleardistinctionbetweencinema"intheimagination",fictionandwhatcanbereallyconsideredscientificallyproventoday.Thegeneralideaofthe"Varusbattle" –withambushes,entrenchmentsoracontiguousbattlefield –mustbequestionedagainandagain.DuetotheconstantlynewarchaeologicalfindingsfromtheFundregionofKalkriese,apresumedsceneoftheevents,thispicturewillbecontinuouslychanged,enrichedandrefined.Ontheoccasionofthefirstseasonrelease,heexchangedviewsintheSWR2-ForumwithHeidrunDerks,ReinhardWoltersandmoderatorGregorPapschout.ThegroupdiscussedtheconflictwithintheprotagonistArminiusandtheconfrontationbetweenthetribesandthegreatpowerRome,thegenreoftheweakversusthestrong.Theexpertsagreedthattheserieswantstoentertain,butlargelyavoidsthefalsehistoricpathosandthehistoricallyproblematicterm'Germanicpeoples'isskillfullycircumnavigated.Forthescientificunderstandingoftheterm"barbarians",SaschaPriesternotedthepossibleambiguousunderstandingoftheseriestitleforsomeviewers,whothinklessarchaeologicallyandhistorically,butabovealljudgeandevaluatethecharacterofthepeopleplaying:"Whoarethebarbariansofthisseries?BecausetheRomans,thesupposedbearersofcivilization,areveryviolentandbarbaric."[15] Inthefirstfourweeksofthereleaseoftheepisodes,morethat37millionhouseholdswatchedtheseries.[16] Episodes[edit] Thissectionneedsimprovedplotsummaries.Youcanprovideonebyeditingthisarticle.(May2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) SeasonEpisodesOriginallyreleased16October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)26Autumn/Winter2022[17] Season1(2020)[edit] No.overallNo.inseasonTitleDirectedbyWrittenbyOriginalreleasedate11"WolfandEagle"BarbaraEder(Regisseurin) [de]JanMartinScharf,ArneNolting,AndreasHeckmannOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) Thisarticleneedsanimprovedplotsummary.Youcanprovideonebyeditingthisarticle.(May2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)CheruscitribalchiefSegimerbristlesattheincreasingdemandsofnewgovernorVarus.SecretloversThusneldaandFolkwindealRomeasymbolicblow. 22"Vengeance"BarbaraEderJanMartinScharf,ArneNolting,AndreasHeckmannOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) Thisarticleneedsanimprovedplotsummary.Youcanprovideonebyeditingthisarticle.(May2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)Thetheftofthestandardprovokesacrisis,reunitingRomanofficerArminiuswithhisfatherSegimer,andchildhoodfriendsFolkwinandThusnelda. 33"OntheEdge"BarbaraEderJanMartinScharf,ArneNolting,AndreasHeckmannOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) Thisarticleneedsanimprovedplotsummary.Youcanprovideonebyeditingthisarticle.(May2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)ArminiuscommandstroopsorderedbyVarustohuntdownandkillFolkwin,whosefamilyandhomevillageareputindangerforhisactofdefiance. 44"ANewReik"BarbaraEderJanMartinScharf,ArneNolting,AndreasHeckmannOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) Thisarticleneedsanimprovedplotsummary.Youcanprovideonebyeditingthisarticle.(May2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)ArminiusembraceshisnewrolewiththeCheruscibuthisshiftofallegiancesrunsdeeperthanVarusknows.ThusneldaandFolkwinrallyarivaltribe. 55"Treason"StephenSt.LegerJanMartinScharf,ArneNolting,AndreasHeckmannOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) Thisarticleneedsanimprovedplotsummary.Youcanprovideonebyeditingthisarticle.(May2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)ArminiusandThusneldaforgeapoliticalmarriageandbeginunitingthefractiousGermanictribes.Folkwinisbelieveddeadbuthasactuallybeenenslaved. 66"TheBattle"StephenSt.LegerJanMartinScharf,ArneNolting,AndreasHeckmannOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) Thisarticleneedsanimprovedplotsummary.Youcanprovideonebyeditingthisarticle.(May2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)ArminiusleadsVarusandthreeRomanlegionsintotheTeutoburgForest—andintohistory.Thusneldamakesabloodysacrificetopreservethealliance. References[edit] ^"StreamItOrSkipIt:'Barbarians'onNetflix,aGermanQuasi-HistoricalAction-DramaSeriesinWhichPeopleKillandHaveSexWithEachOther".Decider.Retrieved23October2020. ^"Barbariansreview–abinge-worthyhistoricaldrama".ReadySteadyCut.Retrieved23October2020. ^"'Barbarians'Season2:RenewedatNetflix,ReleaseDate&WhattoExpect".What'sonNetflix.10November2020. ^abBarbarenbeicrewunited,abgerufenam24.September2020.[clarificationneeded] ^"NetflixproduziertfünfneuedeutscheOriginalSerien".netflix.com.25October2018. ^ErwinSchotzger(23September2020).""Barbaren":DeutscheNetflix-Seriemachtauf"Vikings"".film.at. ^"Barbaren:KritikzumStartderdeutschenHistorienseriebeiNetflix".Serienjunkies.de. ^"NiemanderobertdenTeutoburgerWald:SechsteiligeSerieüberdieVarus-SchlachtstartetFreitagbeiNetflix"(inGerman).19October2020. ^"NiemanderobertdenTeutoburgerWald:SechsteiligeSerieüberdieVarus-SchlachtstartetFreitagbeiNetflix"(inGerman).19October2020. ^ThomasGrüter(17October2020)."Historiendrama»Barbaren«:GameofTribes".Spektrum.de. ^SheenaScott(24October2020)."'Barbarians'OnNetflix:AGermanHistoricalSeriesOnRevengeAndBetraya".Forbes. ^"AufsiemitGebrüll:Netflixlässtdie"Barbaren"los".swyrl.tv.20October2020. ^"GermaniaGaga".taz.de.28October2020. ^MatthiasWemhoffundKarlBanghard(29October2020)."EinebunteVarusschlachtplatte".faz.net. ^SWR2."Die"Barbaren"aufNetflix-WaswissenwirüberdieVarus-Schlacht?"(inGerman). ^"DeutscheSerie"Barbaren"stelltNetflix-Rekordauf".donaukurier.de/dpa(inGerman).20November2020. ^Robinson,Jacob(25February2022)."'Barbarians'Season2:Netflix2022ReleaseDateConfirmed&WhattoExpect".What'sonNetflix. Externallinks[edit] BarbariansatIMDb BarbariansonNetflix BarbariansatRottenTomatoes vteNetflixoriginalcurrentseriesSince2015 Chef'sTable GraceandFrankie MasterofNone Since2016 TheCrown Elmarginal StrangerThings WordParty Since2017Live-action Ozark Non-fiction JackWhitehall:TravelswithMyFather TheKindnessDiaries Animation BigMouth Since2018Live-actionEnglish TheNewLegendsofMonkey Other Elite LuisMiguel:TheSeries Perfume Non-fiction CarMasters:RusttoRiches Dogs Haunted MagicforHumans MyNextGuestNeedsNoIntroduction... NailedIt! Narcos:Mexico QueerEye SomebodyFeedPhil SugarRush Animation Aggretsuko B:TheBeginning TheBossBaby:BackinBusiness Disenchantment TheDragonPrince Hilda ParadisePD SiriustheJaeger Since2019Live-actionEnglish AfterLife AnotherLife BlackSummer Criminal:UK DeadtoMe FamilyReunion DollyParton'sHeartstrings HistoricalRoasts HugeinFrance IThinkYouShouldLeavewithTimRobinson It'sBruno! Lunatics NorthernRescue ThePolitician RaisingDion RussianDoll SexEducation Shadow TheUmbrellaAcademy VirginRiver TheWitcher WuAssassins Other AinoriLoveWagon:AfricanJourney BardofBlood BetterthanUs TheChosenOne TheClub Criminal:France Criminal:Germany Criminal:Spain DelhiCrime Dollar ElDragón:ReturnofaWarrior FamilyBusiness GirlsfromIpanema Go!LiveYourWay HowtoSellDrugsOnline(Fast) Jinn Kingdom LoveAlarm MyFirstFirstLove TheNakedDirector Persona Sintonia Undercover WeAretheWave Yankee Typewriter Non-fiction BasketballorNothing BlownAway TheChefShow CricketFever:MumbaiIndians DatingAround Diagnosis DressingFunny Flinch Formula1:DrivetoSurvive HappyJail Hyperdrive KillerRatings LivingUndocumented PrankEncounters Rhythm+Flow SellingSunset StreetFood StylingHollywood TacoChronicles TheMoviesThatMadeUs TidyingUpwithMarieKondo TriggerWarningwithKillerMike Animation 7Seeds ChipandPotato DinoGirlGauko GreenEggsandHam HelloNinja KnightsoftheZodiac:SaintSeiya TheLastKidsonEarth Levius Love,Death&Robots Ultraman Since2020Live-actionEnglish AuntyDonna'sBigOl'HouseofFun Blood&Water BrewsBrothers Bridgerton EmilyinParis FeelGood GameOn:AComedyCrossoverEvent TheHealingPowersofDude TheLetterfortheKing Locke&Key MedicalPolice MiddleditchandSchwartz NeverHaveIEver OuterBanks Ratched Sneakerheads SocialDistance SpaceForce SweetMagnolias WarriorNun YoungWallander Other AliceinBorderland Ares Barbarians Betaal BhaagBeanieBhaag Biohackers ControlZ CrimeDiaries:TheSearch Curon DarkDesire Extracurricular Followers GoodMorning,Verônica TheGhostBride TheVictims'Game Hasmukh IntotheNight Jamtara–SabkaNumberAyega JU-ON:Origins LaRévolution LastWord,The Love&Anarchy MasabaMasaba Mismatched Omniscient Paranormal Ragnarok TheSchoolNurseFiles She Spectros Summertime SweetHome Unstoppable Valeria YouCannotHide Non-fiction AlienWorlds Bookmarks Cheer TheCircle TheCircleBrazil TheCircleFrance Connected Coronavirus,Explained DeafU DeMarcusFamilyRules DowntoEarthwithZacEfron Emily'sWonderLab HighScore TheGoopLab ImmigrationNation Izzy'sKoalaWorld LenoxHill LoveIsBlind MillionDollarBeachHouse RiseofEmpires:Ottoman SayIDo SingOn! SingOn!Germany SingOn!Spain SouthernSurvival TigerKing TooHottoHandle Twogether (Un)well World'sMostWanted Animation AlienTV Beastars BloodofZeus BNA:BrandNewAnimal Buddi ChicoBonBon:MonkeywithaToolBelt Dorohedoro DriftingDragons GhostintheShell:SAC2045 Go!Go!CoryCarson GreatPretender JapanSinks:2020 JurassicWorldCampCretaceous TheMidnightGospel MightyExpress RhymeTimeTown StarBeam TrashTruck Since2021Live-actionEnglish TheChair Fate:TheWinxSaga FireflyLane Jiva! Ginny&Georgia TheOne PrettySmart ScaredyCats Sex/Life ShadowandBone SweetTooth TheUpshaws Other AlRawabiSchoolforGirls BombayBegums DaughterfromAnotherMother Glória InvisibleCity Jaguar Life'saGlitch Lupin SkyRojo SoNotWorthIt SquidGame TheSnitchCartel:Origins TribesofEuropa WhoKilledSara? YoungRoyals Hellbound LighttheNight Non-fiction AgeofSamurai:BattleforJapan BakeSquad BakingImpossible BlingEmpire BuriedbytheBernards Fresh,FriedandCrispy HighontheHog:HowAfricanAmericanCuisineTransformedAmerica HistoryofSwearWords Insiders LoveIsBlind:Brazil PretendIt'saCity SchoolofChocolate SurvivingDeath Voir Waffles+Mochi Animation ATaleDark&Grimm Arcane BakiHanma BluePeriod Centaurworld ChicagoPartyAunt CityofGhosts DogsinSpace Dota:Dragon'sBlood Eden EdensZero GodzillaSingularPoint Go,Dog.Go! He-ManandtheMastersoftheUniverse High-RiseInvasion IHeartArlo InsideJob JohnnyTest KomiCan'tCommunicate MastersoftheUniverse:Revelation OggyOggy Octonauts:Above&Beyond PacificRim:TheBlack PokémonMasterJourneys:TheSeries Q-Force RecordofRagnarok ResidentEvil:InfiniteDarkness RidleyJones ShamanKing Sharkdog TearAlongtheDottedLine Trese TheWayoftheHousehusband WethePeople Yasuke Since2022Live-actionEnglish Murderville PiecesofHer Vikings:Valhalla Other AllofUsAreDead Backto15 MidnightatthePeraPalace OnceUponaTime...HappilyNeverAfter SecretsofSummer Non-fiction HypeHouse IsItCake? Animation ActionPack AngryBirds:SummerMadness TheCupheadShow! HumanResources TeamZenkoGo ThermaeRomaeNovae Originalendedseries 2012–2018 2019onwards Continuationseries Specials Upcomingseries Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barbarians_(2020_TV_series)&oldid=1077995691" Categories:2020Germantelevisionseriesdebuts2020sGermandramatelevisionseriesLatin-languagetelevisionGerman-languageNetflixoriginalprogrammingTelevisionshowssetinGermanyRomanEmpireinartandcultureTelevisionseriessetinthe1stcenturyHiddencategories:WikipediaarticlesneedingclarificationfromApril2021CS1German-languagesources(de)ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataUsedmydatesfromOctober2020ArticlescontainingGerman-languagetextWikipediaarticleswithplotsummaryneedingattentionfromMay2021AllWikipediaarticleswithplotsummaryneedingattentionPagescontaininglinkstosubscription-onlycontent Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages العربيةDeutschΕλληνικάEspañolفارسیFrançaisGalegoItalianoעבריתLatinaРусский中文 Editlinks