‘The Barbarians’ First Trailer Shows Some Epic Battle Scenes

Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming action-adventure German series "The Barbarians." The series will arrive worldwide on October 23 at Netflix.

Created by Arne Nolting & Jan-Martin Scharf and Andreas Heckmann, the series is set during the battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD that halted the spread of the Roman Empire.

In the famous battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Germanic warriors in 9 AD halted the spread of the Roman Empire in their advance north. This bloody encounter of two worlds is tragically interwoven with the destinies of three young people whose fate will lead them from innocence to guilt, from loyalty to betrayal, and from love to hate.

The German series is produced by Gaumont (Sabine de Mardt, Andreas Bareiss, Rainer Marquass). The cast includes David Schütter (Charlie’s Angels), Laurence Rupp, Gaetano Aronica, Bence Ferenczi, Jeanne Goursaud, and Bernhard Schütz.