NEW 2026 NORDIC PERIOD SET PROJECTS: MARGRETHE ON THE CHILDHOOD OF THE DANISH QUEEN AND WW2 THE SWEDISH CONNECTION FROM NETFLIX

 2026 NORDIC PERIOD SET MOVIES AND SERIES 

MARGRETHE SERIES FROM DENMARK

Today's stop in our search for brand new period set international films and series is over in Scandinavia, starting with new Danish period set series MARGRETHE which follows a young girl which will grow up to become queen Margrethe II who recently abdicated in favour of her son Frederick. With her fate sealed from birth, the series follows her and her family’s daily life at Amalienborg, the residence of the Danish royal family, as well as the employees at court. Beginning in 1940, the six episode series will embrace the royal family for better or worse, on the palace’s polished floors and as they face political dilemmas, but first and foremost tell the story of the girl who was born a princess – and becomes heir to the throne as a young teenager in 1953. Done for Danish TV2, it stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Josefin Asplund as King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, Kirsten Lehfeldt as Queen Alexandrine and Henrik Larsen as King Christian X, while Margrethe is played by several different child actors.

 

 THE SWEDISH CONNECTION FROM NETFLIX

Over from Sweden comes new historical film with Henrik Dorsin and Sissela Benn, THE SWEDISH CONNECTION which will hit cinemas at the beginning of February and then stream on Netflix from February 19th. Set in 1942, the film takes place while Sweden attempts to keep a low profile to avoid provoking Germany and risking occupation.The story centers on the legal department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs which, headed by Gösta Engzell, initially leaves most Jewish visa applications untouched to maintain the country’s neutrality. However, the arrival of a newly appointed staff member, Rut Vogel, changes the dynamic. As she begins to question the practice, coinciding with the circulation of rumors regarding extermination camps, a dangerous policy shift begins.

 

SKY SETS SUMMER RETURN DATE FOR SEASON 3 OF DAVID MORRISSEY'S BRITANNIA EPIC TV SERIES SET IN THE WORLD OF WARRING CELTIC TRIBES AND ROMAN INVADERS

   BRITANNIA SEASON 3   

ARRIVING TO SKY THIS AUGUST

Fresh today over from Sky is the release date for the third season of their epic series BRITANNIA. All eight episodes will be available from August 23rd on Sky Atlantic and their streamer NOW. Set in the world of Celtic tribes and evil Romans, series three sees a radical transformation in Cait’s

The third season will arrive late this August to Sky

(Eleanor Worthington Cox) journey as the Chosen One with a decision that will tie her to the future of her war-torn people and their ravaged land. Aulus (David Morrissey) comes under pressure from a new and dark force – otherwise known as his wife (Sophie Okonedo), whilst Amena finds

Sophie Okonedo joins the cast as the wife of Aulus

herself in a lethal Ménage à trois with both of them. Divis (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) gets a new job which he despises, and Veran (Mackenzie Crook) goes to the underworld and sees the future. Julian Rhind Tutt and Zoë Wanamaker also return.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON ROMAN ERA EPIC TV SERIES BRITANNIA SEASON 2 WITH DAVID MORRISSEY, ELEANOR WORTHINGTON COX, MACKENZIE CROOK

  'BRITANNIA' EPIC TV SERIES

The new season starts November 7th

2ND SEASON CHARA- CTER PHOTOS

I'm sure that most of you will agree with me that the first season definitely was not what we expected we would see when they told us we were getting a new historical series about the Roman invasion of Great Britain. We expected to see mighty legions, brave Celtic queens and warriors in chariots, but instead we got crazed mystics, psychotic generals, a couple of weed smoking Roman junkies and the only even remotely likeable character dead right after she finally became the Celtic

David Morrissey returns as evil Roman general Aulus Plautius

queen. But it still was one of Sky's most watchable series last year (not that they have a lot of them) and the second season of BRITANNIA is ready to

Eleanor Worthington Cox returns as Celtic hope Cait

launch its brand new ten episodes November 7th and today you can feast your eyes on the crazy character photos (I did tell you most of the show seemed like

Nikolaj Lie Kass is again the crazy Divis aka The Outcast

it was written on tons of weed, so thus the psychedelic photos in the character photo gallery) and a new trailer which promises more action than the first season had.

  The Story Of The Second Season
Two years after arriving in Britannia, General Aulus Plautius (David Morrissey) is Romanising willing Celt tribes with the help of the new Celtic

Liana Cornel will play a character named Ania in the new season

Queen Amena (Annabel Scholey), and crushing those who try to resist. But Aulus looks to have a hidden agenda that makes him an increasing threat to

Julian Rhind Tutt is cowardly Celtic prince Phelan

the Celts’ religious leaders the Druids. The only hope for the Druids and the resisting Celts is Cait (Eleanor Worthington Cox), a young girl being

Mackenzie  Crook plays both Veran and Harka in the series

trained by outcast Divis (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) to fulfil a prophecy set to save Britannia from the Romans. But when Druid leader Veran’s brother Harka

Gershwyn Eustache returns as troubled legionary Vitus

(Mackenzie Crook plays both of them), “the dead man”, wakes, the pair begin an epic battle of wills that divides the Druids and puts the prophecy in jeopardy.