‘Bloodaxe’: Prime Video Set to Produce New Epic True Viking Story Series!!

If there’s been an axe-sized hole in your heart since the hit series, Vikings, rowed off the air and into Valhalla back in 2020, fear not, as Prime Video is here to save the day. Titled Bloodaxe, the episodic production will follow the very real rise to power of historical figures, Erik Bloodaxe and Gunnhild. In what will come as even better news for Vikings … Continue reading ‘Bloodaxe’: Prime Video Set to Produce New Epic True Viking Story Series!!

‘The Great Gatsby’: ‘Vikings’ Creator Michael Hirst Is Bringing a New Series Adaption!!

Hey everyone who had to read The Great Gatsby in high school, guess what: You get to experience it again! Per The Hollywood Reporter, that much-read, much-beloved, and much-adapted F. Scott Fitzgerald novel will be moving to television as a miniseries from Vikings creator Michael Hirst. And Hirst has some new plans for the old (sport) story. Hirst, who will write the miniseries and serve as executive producer alongside Michael London (Milk), will … Continue reading ‘The Great Gatsby’: ‘Vikings’ Creator Michael Hirst Is Bringing a New Series Adaption!!

‘Vikings: Valhalla’: Netflix Spinoff Reveals its Cast Members and Characters!! Check It Out!!

Grab a helmet, get your shield out of storage, and prepare your pagan effigies: Vikings are back! The beloved History Channel series, which followed the exploits of Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok, has an upcoming Netflix spinoff series about a new crew of well-known vikings called Vikings: Valhalla. And now, we know the cast and character list for this anticipated show. Our own Steve Weintraub recently spoke with Vikings creator Michael Hirst about … Continue reading ‘Vikings: Valhalla’: Netflix Spinoff Reveals its Cast Members and Characters!! Check It Out!!

‘Vikings’ Creator Michael Hirst Is Producing a Bubonic Plague Miniseries at History!!

Fans of brutalist history rejoice. Michael Hirst, creator of The History Channel’s hit series Vikings, is set to produce a new miniseries about the bubonic plague outbreak in 17th century England. As reported by Variety, Hirst will serve as executive producer on The Plague Year, a limited event series set in London in the year 1665, right in the midst of the Great Plague of … Continue reading ‘Vikings’ Creator Michael Hirst Is Producing a Bubonic Plague Miniseries at History!!

‘Vikings’: History Channel Strikes Unique Deal with Amazon for Final Season!!

History Channel original series Vikings has struck a unique release deal with Amazon Prime Video as it prepares to air the second half of Season 6, its final season. The Michael Hirst-created series launched back in 2013 and is one of the most high-profile originals ever produced by the History Channel. Originally led by Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Gustaf Skarsgård, and Katheryn Winnick, the series followed a fictionalized version of actual Viking king … Continue reading ‘Vikings’: History Channel Strikes Unique Deal with Amazon for Final Season!!

‘Vikings’ Sequel Series Is Coming to Netflix!!!

Vikings may be about to end, but fans of the gritty series have reason to celebrate with a bit of good news. Netflix has just ordered a sequel series, titled Vikings: Valhalla, with many of the hit show’s production crew staying on in their original roles. Vikings: Valhalla is set 100 years after the events of the first series, and will reportedly focus on several … Continue reading ‘Vikings’ Sequel Series Is Coming to Netflix!!!

‘Vikings’ to End with Season 6!!!

History is wrapping up its popular series Vikings after its upcoming sixth season, which will run for 20 episodes and likely wrap in 2020. At that point, there is a possibility for a follow-up series from Vikings creator Michael Hirst and Jeb Stuart (Die Hard). While the new season doesn’t yet have a premiere date (likely airing 10 episodes in 2019, and another 10 the following year if … Continue reading ‘Vikings’ to End with Season 6!!!

Martin Scorsese Set to Team with ‘Vikings’ Writer for ‘The Caesars’!!!

While Martin Scorsese has continued to put out some of the best films of the decade in his later years, his forays into TV have been a bit of a mixed bag. Boardwalk Empire, which he worked on with Terence Winter, remains one of the best series that HBO has yet to put out, boasting career-best work from the likes of Steve Buscemi and Michael … Continue reading Martin Scorsese Set to Team with ‘Vikings’ Writer for ‘The Caesars’!!!