2Its clock, and the show’s

First talked about in episode 12, 2 months after its release.

Release Film Gamed Maher Mosly An episode that discusses it (press to play)

3What critics and audiences made of it

These are other people’s scores, not Mahmoud’s or Maher’s. Theirs is in the episode.

7.0/10

IMDb users308k votes

7.0: higher than 48% of the 406 titles Harvesting discussed. It ranks 199th.

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4What it cost, what it made

It made back only 99% of its budget at the box office.

Budget $70M #108

Box office $70M #119

TMDB figures in US dollars, worldwide, not adjusted for inflation. # = its place among the archive’s films. Each notch on the bar is one whole budget.

208 films from Harvesting: budget against box office

5Who’s in it

Director · Writer Robert Eggers
Writer Sjón
Novel Saxo Grammaticus
Music Sebastian Gainsborough
Music Robin Carolan
Cinematography Jarin Blaschke
Editor Louise Ford

Alexander Skarsgård Amleth
+2 Nicole Kidman Queen Gudrún
Claes Bang Fjölnir the Brotherless
+4 Ethan Hawke King Aurvandil War-Raven
+6 Anya Taylor-Joy Olga of the Birch Forest
Gustav Lindh Thórir the Proud
Elliott Rose Gunnar
+2 Willem Dafoe Heimir the Fool

Threads to other titles on the show

6Where to watch it

Rent

Apple TV Store

Buy

Apple TV Store

All options and prices on TMDB ↗

Watch data by JustWatch, via TMDB, as of 21 October 2026.

7The index card

The Northman· 2022

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

swordprincegorevikings (norsemen)icelandnorthern irelandsword fightrevengefatekingbrutalitybased on myths, legends or folklorenordic10th century

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Released: 7 April 2022
Runtime: 2h 17m
Status: Released
Certificate: US R
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Language: English
Country: United States
Studios: Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Square Peg, Focus Features

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