Atlantic Crossing (TV series)

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Atlantic Crossing
Genre Historical drama
Created by Alexander Eik
Written by
  • Alexander Eik
  • Linda May Kallestein
Directed by
  • Alexander Eik
  • Janic Heen
Starring
Theme music composer Susanne Sundfør
Opening theme"When"
ComposerRaymond Enoksen
Country of originNorway
Original languagesNorwegian, English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Tone Rønning
  • Justus Riesenkampff
  • Friedemann Goez
  • Sofia Helin
  • Anni Faurbye Fernandez
  • James Cabourne
  • Susanne Simpson
  • Sofie Wanting Hassing
ProducerSilje Hopland Eik
Production location Norway
Cinematography Carl Sundberg
Editors
  • Silje Nordseth
  • Morten Rørvig
Camera setup Multiple camera
Running time52-55 minutes
Production companyCinenord
Original release
Network NRK
Release25 October (2020-10-25) 
13 December 2020 (2020-12-13)

Atlantic Crossing is a historical drama in the form of a television miniseries set in Norway and the United States during World War II. The series is wide-ranging but pays special attention to interactions between Crown Princess Martha of Norway and President Franklin Roosevelt during the period when Martha was a war refugee in the United States after fleeing the 1940 Nazi Invasion of Norway. [1]

Contents

Some portions with Norwegian, Danish or Swedish spoken dialogue are subtitled in English. [2] It premiered on 25 October 2020 on NRK in Norway. [3] The series premiered 4 April 2021 on Masterpiece Theatre on PBS. [4]

Production

The eight part series was co-produced by the Norwegian independent production company Cinenord, Norway’s public broadcaster NRK and the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). [5] Most of the series was filmed in the Czech Republic and Norway. [6]

Main cast

Recurring

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References

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