Norse Mythology? Zack Snyder? Anime? Netflix? Sure, Why Not?

Not a whole lot of detail here, but the story is that Netflix will in a few years have an anime-style show set in the “world of Norse mythology.” That *could* be incredibly awesome, but this being Hollywood, I can already feel the cringe.

It’s unknown whether the main characters will be the Norse gods or, potentially, just regular schmoes. It could even be set in any time period from “ancient” to “far future,” because “world of the Norse gods” could just as easily be “today.” Heck, it could be a “Seinfeld” style sitcom where every now and then someone drops a reference to  some god or other. Other possibilities:

1) Set more or less today, featuring a military/X-files type organization dealing with a rising tide of weirdness that they slowly come to realize is the forthcoming of Ragnarok.

2) Set more or less today, starring a US Army soldier killed in Afghanistan fighting Surt worshipers who is modestly surprised to find himself waking up in Asgard assigned to Valhalla with the Einherjar to fight and train and die every day, resurrect at evening and partying every night (could be an adjunct to #1)

3) Vikings in the Viking age, out doing Viking stuff, with semi-random supernatural weirdness

4) Tales of the Norse gods themselves, in ancient times

5) Tales of the Norse gods *since* ancient times. Thor in the Old West. Loki at the Stonewall riots

6) Space adventurers in the future, occasionally interacting with beings of Norse myths out among the stars

Many possibilities. But this being Hollywood, one thing seems likely: Thor, who was described quite explicitly as being a redhead, will be a victim of the Gingeradication (Redheadmageddon? Gingenocide? Gingereplacement?).