SEE 1ST PHOTOS FROM STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH 16TH CENTURY MOVIE WITH CLAES BANG, JAKOB OFTEBRO, SOPHIE COOKSON, EMILY BEECHAM! SEE 1ST CLIPS FROM TOM JONES AND OTHER PBS HISTORICAL 2023 SHOWS

  STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH  

1ST VIAPLAY MOVIE PHOTOS 

Earlier this year your trusted spy has informed you that Scandinavian streamer Viaplay is preparing historical movie STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH and now we have the first stills along with the full cast revealed for Mikael Hafstrom directed epic movie. It will be Viaplay's second English language film after Lasse Hallstrom's Hilma which is already available on the streamer which recently opened for UK viewers as well. 

 

  SET IN 1520 THE FILM

explores a dark chapter in Sweden’s history, which saw the infamous massacre of nearly 100 nobles and civilians in the Swedish capital. The film follows Anne (Sophie Cookson) and her foster sister Freja (Alba August) as they seek revenge on the men who murdered their family at Anne’s wedding. Their quest leads them to Stockholm, where they are drawn into a ruthless political struggle between Sweden and Denmark when a group of Swedish aristocrats conspire to overthrow the Danish king Christian II, known by the Swedes as Christian the Tyrant. When the Danish king learns of the nobles' plans, he heads to Stockholm to put an end to the rebellion of the Swedish rebels, under the leadership of the regent Sten Sture. The stuggle culminates in a mass execution of almost 100 Swedes, presided over by King Christian II of Denmark (Claes Bang), known as the Stockholm Bloodbath.

WHO IS TAKING THE BATH?

Beside Sophie Cookson who leads the cast as Anne Eriksson, and  Claes Bang portraying King Kristian II, the international cast also includes Emily Beecham as Kristina Gyllenstierna,  Alba August as Freja Eriksson, Adam Pålsson as Sten Sture, Nordic superstar Jakob Oftebro as Gustaf Trolle, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Didrick Slagheck, Matias Varela as Kardinal Francisco De La Roca, Wilf Scolding as Johan Natt, Dag Ulrich Thomsen as Hemming Gadh, Thomas Chaanhing as Sylvestre and  Kate Ashfield as Birgitta!

  MASTERPIECE 2023 REEL 

WITH 1ST TOM JONES CLIP

Tom Jones will air on PBS and on ITV

Speaking of things historical, a delightful treat for you today comes from PBS Masterpiece who has sent us their new video reel previewing all the new series that will premiere during winter and spring 2023. The reel includes exclusive clips from the new seasons of All Creatures Great and Small which already aired in UK but arrives to PBS with season 3 on January 8th, Sanditon which arrives with season 3 next year, Miss Scarlet and The Duke which returns with season 3 November 24th, plus the premiere of  brand new series Tom Jones, a picaresque story of the title character’s complicated journey to find real love, based on the 1749 classic novel with Solly McLeod as the hero Tom, alongside Sophie Wilde as the heroine Sophia Western!