Is 'Barbarians' on Netflix in English? Find out if the drama series has been dubbed

The new Netflix historical drama series Barbarians arrived on the platform on October 23 and has been winning over the fans ever since. The six-episode series chronicles around the story leading up to the infamous 'Battle of Teutoburg Forest' a battle that became one of the heaviest defeats ever suffered by the Roman Empire. However, while many fans took to Twitter to appreciate the Barbarians on Netflix, some were confused about the original language the show is in. Read on to find out, “Is Barbarians on Netflix in English?”

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Is Barbarians on Netflix in English?

Upon some research, it was discovered that, yes, Barbarians on Netflix is in English. However, English is a dubbed language in the series. Netflix is trying to reach a global audience, hence, it has made dubbed version of Barbarians and many other series available in many languages such as Polish, French, Portuguese, Brazilian etc.

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Barbarians original language

Upon further research, it was revealed that as the series chronicles around the story following the Roman Empire’s battle with a Germanic tribe, the series has an all-German cast. Hence, Barbarians original language is German. A fan on Twitter also stated that there was a bit of Latin being spoken throughout the episodes as well.

Who were the Barbarians?

A report in LiveScience has revealed that Barbarians is a word that often refers to uncivilized people or evil people and their evil deeds. The word has originated in ancient Greece. The Greeks originally used to refer it to the people who were from out of town or did not speak Greek. During the Roman empire, hundreds of Germanic tribes occupied the lands in Europe alongside the Roman Empire. The Empire dubbed these tribes as Barbarians. The Germanic tribes were a linguistic group and included Afrikaners, Austrians, Danes, Dutch, English, Flemish, Frisians, Germans, Icelanders, Lowland Scots, Norwegians, Swedes, and others.

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Other Period dramas on Netflix

Netflix is home to some of the most iconic period dramas. Dramas such as Vikings, The Crown and Medici have won over many Netflix subscribers. La Revolution is a recently released French historical fiction drama surrounding the French Revolution but has been created with a twist of a zombie apocalypse in it. Read to see a list of some of the best period dramas on Netflix. 

• The Princess Weiyoung.
• Versailles.
• Medici.
• Filinta.
• Mr. Sunshine.
• Knightfall.
• The Queen and the Conqueror
• The Vrown
• Vikings
• Alias Grace
• La Revolution
• MOROCCO: LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR (2017)
• Reign
• The Romanoffs

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