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| Genre | Historical drama |
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| Original language | English |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Bloodaxe is an upcoming historical drama television series created by Michael Hirst and his son Horatio Hirst. Set in the 10th century, the series will chronicle the story of the Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe and his wife, Gunnhild, during Erik's ascent to the throne of Norway.
On 6 March 2025, it was reported that Michael Hirst and his son Horatio Hirst were developing a historical drama series for Amazon Prime Video centered around the Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe and titled Bloodaxe, which was subsequently ordered to series. [6] [7] [8] The series is Michael Hirst's third set during the Viking Age, following his role as creator and lead writer of the History Channel series Vikings (2013–20) and his role as executive producer on the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla (2022–24). [9] Horatio Hirst previously portrayed the character Bishop Grimketel in four episodes of Vikings: Valhalla, and will make his writing debut with Bloodaxe. [10] Historically, Erik Bloodaxe's father was Harald Fairhair, a character portrayed by Peter Franzén in several seasons of Vikings. [11]
Principal photography was set to start in Ireland and Iceland in late summer 2025 [4] with filming commencing on 2 June 2025 in Wicklow, Ireland. [12]
In June 2025, Xavier Molyneux and Jessica Madsen were cast in the lead roles of Erik Bloodaxe and Gunnhild respectively. [1] [2] Later that month, Levi Miller joined the main cast as Haakon. [3] In July, Karlis Arnolds Avots, Rod Hallett, Alina Tomnikov, Sisse Marie, and Rune Temte joined the main cast, with Jesper Christensen joining in a supporting role. [4] In October, Marc Rissmann was announced to haved joined the cast in a supporting role. [5]
