Twilight of the Gods

***Twilight of the Gods*** is an original upcoming Norse mythology Netflix anime series by Zack Snyder & Jay Oliva.

The series was originally set to premiere at some point in 2022. This did not come to pass and it is currently expected to release in late 2024. The series will have eight episodes starring Sylvia Hoeks' Sigrid as the protagonist. She will put together a team for the purpose of taking revenge against a god.

## Plot

> "It's basically this: there's a king and his queen in a small Viking village, and they want to get married. An event happens to them at their wedding that causes Sigrid, who is the bride to be, who is the child of giants, to go on a crazy mission of revenge. She enlists a cast of characters - a seer, a dwarf - and they come together to form a band that has this one mission to find a god and fight him. It's a mission, it's a revenge story. Sigrid is this beautiful, very Scandinavian kind of cold but passionate character that I've really enjoyed working through and with because she's just so cool. Sylvia Hoeks voices her."
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> Zack Snyder, Collider

## Staff

* **Director**: Jay Oliva
* **Executive Producer**: Wesley Coller, Deborah Snyder, Jay Oliva, Zack Snyder
* **Studio**: Stone Quarry Animation, KRAKN Animation, Xilam Animation

## Cast

* Sylvia Hoeks as Sigrid
* Stuart Martin as Leif
* Pilou Asbæk as Thor
* John Noble as Odin
* Paterson Joseph as Loki
* Rahul Kohli as Egill
* Jamie Clayton as The Seid-Kona
* Kristofer Hivju as Andvari
* Peter Stormare as Ulfr
* Jamie Chung as Hel
* Lauren Cohan as Inge
* Corey Stoll as Hrafnkel
* Jessica Henwick as Sandraudiga

## Production

In 2019 Zack Snyder revealed he had plans for an animated series based on Norse mythology. Two years later, on June 10, 2021, during Netflix's Geeked Week event, the title was finally revealed to be *Twilight of the Gods*, and the cast list was revealed by Snyder and Rahul Kohli. Sylvia Hoeks, Stuart Martin, Pilou Asbæk, John Noble, Paterson Joseph, Rahul Kohli, Jamie Clayton, Kristofer Hivju, Peter Stormare, Jamie Chung, Lauren Cohan, and Corey Stoll and their roles were revealed.

On June 24, 2021, *The Hollywood Reporter* announced the formation of KRAKN Animation, which would be a new joint venture spearheaded by Jay Oliva and Louis-Simon Menard - the CEOs of Lex + Otis and Digital Dimension Entertainment Group, respectively. The new studio would offer, "preproduction and animation services for high-end 3D series and features," and would create the animation for *Twilight of the Gods*.

In late December it was announced by *What's on Netflix* that Jessica Henwick had joined the cast as Sandraudiga. They didn't share a source and this information has yet to be corroborated, but *What's on Netflix* is generally accurate about Netflix properties, so this casting is likely true.

One of the writers of the show, Eric Carrasco, stated that the animation of the show would still take some time as of April 10, 2022, but that the impactful artistry would be worth the wait. Carrasco was later confirmed to be a producer for the series alongside the announcement that Xilam Animation was one of the studios behind the animation. Xilam is a 2D animation studio that confirmed 2D animation would be used throughout the series, despite the previously-announced studios focusing on 3D animation.

During the *Rebel Moon* promotional tour, *Collider* interviewed Zack and Deborah Snyder about *Twilight of the Gods*, where they revealed that the series was set to be completed in the summer of 2024. They provided a basic synopsis for the first time since the series' announcement, confirmed the episode count (eight), and estimated a late-2024 release date.

## Trivia

* *Twilight of the Gods* is the English name for the German opera, *Götterdämmerung*, and so the series shares its name with the targeted safe in Zack Snyder's *Army of the Dead*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Britta DeVore. "Zack Snyder Promises 'Lots of Sex' in His Animated Series 'Twilight of the Gods'". *Collider*. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved on December 4, 2023. “When Weintraub then asked about the release date, and Deborah projected a time frame of 'end of the year' for the show's arrival but she wasn't sure.”
2. ↑ Rob Salkowitz. "Netflix Announces A Motherlode Of Anime Content For 2022". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved on March 30, 2022. “Later in the year, we'll see Netflix-exclusive original. . . a new project from Zack and Deborah Snyder called Twilight of the Gods.”
3. ↑ Sherry Gunther Shugerman. The announcement came out this week about the Netflix series I've been producing for the past 3 years with Zack Snyder and the talented team at The Stone Quarry. LinkedIn. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved on May 17, 2023. “I can't wait for all of you to check out 'Twilight of the Gods' when it launches in 2024!”
4. ↑ NetflixGeeked. "Meet the cast of Zack Snyder's upcoming Norse mythology-inspired series, Twilight of the Gods". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved on June 10, 2021. “Meet the cast of Zack Snyder's upcoming Norse mythology-inspired series, Twilight of the Gods.”
5. ↑ Etan Vlessing. "Digital Dimension, Lex+Otis Launch KRAKN Animation Studio". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved on June 24, 2021. “Digital Dimension Entertainment Group (DDEG) and Lex+Otis have formed a joint venture studio, KRAKN Animation.”
6. ↑ What's on Netflix. "Jessica Henwick will reportedly voice Sandraudiga in the upcoming Zack Snyder animated series, Twilight of the Gods". Twitter. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved on December 28, 2021. “Jessica Henwick will reportedly voice Sandraudiga in the upcoming Zack Snyder animated series, Twilight of the Gods.”
7. ↑ Eric Carrasco. "Well \*I\* can't say anything, can I? They'll set the dogs on me!". Twitter. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved on June 10, 2021. “I will only say that animation is one of our very best art forms, and it takes a lonnnng time, and we've got wall-to-wall perfectionists on this to boot. I think you'll be blown away by the level of artistry.”
8. ↑ Denise Petski. "'Twilight Of The Gods': Xilam Animation Boards Zack Snyder's Netflix Anime Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved on May 3, 2023. “We'll be utilising state of the art 2D animation across the series, which will include spectacular battles and special effects in the distinctive style that has characterised Zack's work throughout his illustrious career.”