PRIME VIDEO RELEASES GLORIOUS FIRST IMAGES FROM BLOODAXE EPIC TV SERIES FROM THE CREATOR OF TUDORS, VIKINGS AND VALHALLA MICHAEL HIRST

  BLOODAXE EPIC SERIES  

FIRST IMAGES FROM PRIME VIDEO

The series will likely begin in January

Prime Video has released exclusive and rather stunning and rich first images from their  new epic series from Michael Hirst, the creator of Vikings and Tudors. BLOOD AXE will chronicle the rise of one of history’s most famous Viking warriors, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings. As they fight for the throne of Norway, the land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals. With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom, drawing in the ruthless Kings of other Scandinavian countries, and even a powerful English ruler, the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic, compelling and utterly magical new Viking Saga. It is not connected in any way with Vikings Valhalla but will be set decades before its story. Michael's son Horatio Hirst, who starred in Valhalla, has written the new series with him. The series does not have an official airing date yet but it is expected to arrive early next year, probably January. The eight episode series already got an order for the second season which is shooting over in Ireland as we speak.

   

WHO IS IN THE CAST?

The cast of the new series will be led byXavier Molyneux in the role of Erik Bloodaxe while Jessica Madsen plays his wife, Gunnhild, the Mother of Kings. Mads Reuther has been added as Sigurd, the Jarl of Hladir, a scheming Norwegian chieftan and ally of Haakon (Levi Miller), the younger half-brother of Erik Bloodaxe. Saku Taittonen will be Knut, one of the brothers of Gunnhild, a warrior struggling with conflicting loyalties to his sister and their father, King Gorm of Denmark (Rune Temte). Marc Rissmann will play Greycloak, the eldest brother of Erik Bloodaxe! Gard Løkke will be a series regular together with Alina Tomnikov, Sisse Marie, Rod Hallett and Jesper Christensen as king Harald Fairhair, while Melina Åkerman, our dearest Kieran Bew, Sebastian Bull and George Burgess will appear in recurring roles.