Great show on vengeance. Great cast with Ethan Hawke, Ana Joy Taylor, William Defoe, Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgard
It take place 875 AD in the cold Normandy weather where a son of king who watched his father murdered by his brother for the kingdom. The young son escapes and the kings brother who is now king believes the son is dead but instead he has grown up into a huge strong warrior. He is taken slave by his fathers brother unknown to him that he has nephew as a slave who has vowed to kill his uncle.