Well, anyone who's been reading this blog for any length of time, or who knows me personally, should know that this would catch my eye. I loved The Tudors, and I love the Norse. I'm looking forward to it already! From the Hollywood Reporter:
The Irish-Canadian co-production marks the studio’s first original TV programming after emerging from bankruptcy last year.
MGM is teaming with Camelot and The Tudors duo Michael Hirst and Morgan O’Sullivan on a 10-episode drama series, Vikings.
The project, which MGM will distribute in the U.S. and abroad, will revolve around the Scandinavian warriors. The series is the brainchild of Hirst, who co-created Starz’s Camelot and created Showtime’s The Tudors.
Hirst will likely be the predominant writer on the series, which will follow the Vikings’ exploits from the late 8th to mid-11th century and revolve around Viking hero Ragnar Lodbrok.
Hirst will executive produce with O’Sullivan and producers/managers Sherry Marsh and Alan Gasmer. Production is scheduled to start next year at O’Sullivan’s new studio facility in Ireland.
Vikings will be an Irish-Canadian co-production with MGM financing the cost outside of Canada and Ireland.
The project marks the first original TV program after MGM’s emergence from bankruptcy last year.
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