The Almighty Johnsons: Season 1

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SyFy | TV3 | Season Premiere Date: February 8, 2011

Starring: Dean O'Gorman, Tim Balme, Jared Turner

Summary: On his 21st birthday, Axl Johnson (Emmett Skilton) discovers his family are Norse Gods in this imported New Zealand comedy.

[Originally aired on New Zealand's TV3 on 7 February 2011 - 11 April 2011]

Creator: Rachel Lang and Rachel Lang and James Griffin

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Every Good Quest Has a Sacrifice
Air Date: April 11, 2011
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S1:E9. Hunting Reindeer on Slippery Rocks
Air Date: April 4, 2011
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S1:E8. I Can Give You Frigg
Air Date: March 28, 2011

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Jeff Jensen

Jul 14, 2014

Johnsons recalls Buffy in its wit, sharp undercurrents (dig the cheeky-deadly female deities questing to end the dominance of dunder-headed patriarchy), and endearingly lo-fi production. Caution, though: accents! [18 Jul 2014, p.60] Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jul 10, 2014

It’s all strangely compelling and fun, if still a little half-baked, including what’s motivating the rival group apparently determined to prevent Axl from completing his mission by trying to kill the poor kid off. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Jul 11, 2014

The writing is decent, with flashes of sideways wit. Read full review

Rob Owen

Jul 10, 2014

It’s difficult to judge The Almighty Johnsons from its pilot episode, but the blend of humor and Norse Gods lore does fit in well with Syfy’s penchant for light, fantasy dramas, but those series also tend to be fairly forgettable. Read full review

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Adsta

Jan 1, 2015

Johnson's takes an old idea and delivers a totally new spin on it. It is very kiwi, and will take some googling to decode the slang here and there, but I was never sadder about a show cancellation than I was about this... and that says something, I was and still am sad about Farscape. TheJohnson's takes an old idea and delivers a totally new spin on it. It is very kiwi, and will take some googling to decode the slang here and there, but I was never sadder about a show cancellation than I was about this... and that says something, I was and still am sad about Farscape. The budget is low, but the stories are compelling they keep you guessing and very suddenly make you laugh.Just wait till you meet Thor! Hollywood eat your heart out!… Expand

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