[Drew68]

This is a Jarl in Norway circa 900-1000 AD according to Netflix.

Don't get me wrong. I don't have any problem watching movies with black characters but when it's so obviously forced on us for the sake of diversity, it is not only distracting to the story but insulting to the viewer.

I wanted to enjoy this show. The original Vikings was absolutely fantastic! But this one is just so inferior.

Go back to making great programming! The only reason I'm even hanging on to Netflix is to wrap up Ozark and then? I don't know if it's worth it. There's so many other streaming services to choose from.

I already dumped Disney+. That was easy. Nobody was watching it as it was. I can just as easily dump Netflix if they don't give me anything worth watching.

[KamperKen]

"Don't get me wrong. I don't have any problem watching movies with black characters but when it's so obviously forced on us for the sake of diversity, it is not only distracting to the story but insulting to the viewer."

That was my experience over the holidays. I attended a performance of The Nutcracker where a black girl was cast in the role of Clara. I'm very sorry but the story is based in late 18th or early 19th century Germany and it should evoke that world. I thought it ruined the performance and have no plans to patronize that company again.

[Reily]

Which show was this?
I gave up on Netflix’s Richard Cornwell’s “The Last Kingdom” series Season 5 Episode 1. Didn’t finish watching it. They introduced a Bishop character who was a black Anglo-Saxon, Briton or something. Totally out of place for 8th century Britain! I won’t be watching any more of the series! I agree with you, one watches a historical drama (yes they are fictional!) like that to get a feel for the times. Poor casting like that just destroys the whole connection that I thought such shows were trying to create.

If they’re so desperate for black actors to have parts do some stories\historical dramas where it makes sense!

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

The only reason I'm even hanging on to Netflix is to wrap up Ozark and then?

I only got the episode where the queer black FBI agent was blowing the white FBI agent. I've heard later the FBI bones one of the rednecks. Sorry but I have a no homo policy.