Netflix’s worldwide offerings consist of some amusing Norwegian fare, such as the series Ragnarok (2020– 2023), a remarkably appealing reworking of Norse folklore brought into the 21st century that ran for 3 seasons. Another satisfying offering was a 2022 beast film called Giantbasically a Norwegian take on the traditional Godzilla formula. Netflix simply dropped a trailer for the follow up, Giant 2, which seems quite in the very same vein as its predecessor.

(Spoilers for the very first Giant motion picture listed below.)

Do not puzzle the Netflix franchise with 2010’s Trollhuntershot in the design of a discovered video mockumentary. A group of university student triggers into the wilds of the fjordland to make a documentary about a presumed bear poacher called Hans. They find that Hans is really searching down giants and choose to record those ventures rather, however quickly recognize they are quite out of their depth.

Writer/director André Øvredal instilled Trollhunter with the driest of wit and myriad recommendations to Norwegian culture, specifically its folklore and fairy tales surrounding giants. There are forest giants and mountain giants, some with tails, some with numerous heads. They turn to stone when exposed to sunshine– which is why among the giant hunters brings around an effective UV light– and primarily consume rocks however can establish a taste for human flesh, and they can smell the blood of a Christian.

Directed by Roar Uthaug, the very first Giant movie is based upon the very same folklore. It had terrific action series and unique results and didn’t take itself too seriously. A girl called Nora matures with the folklore of Norwegian giants turned to stone buried in the regional mountains. An adult Nora (Ine Marie Wilmann), now a paleontologist, coordinate with a federal government consultant, Andreas (Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen), and a military captain, Kris (Mads Sjøgård Pettersen), to get a giant that has actually been rampaging throughout Norway, charting a course of damage towards the populous city of Oslo.