| ULTIMATE VIKING (SMITH)
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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
11/17/20
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STATUS:
previously in development (2021-2022 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
eight one-hour episodes |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Smithsonian Channel's press release, November 2020) Smithsonian Channel has greenlit ULTIMATE VIKING (w/t), an epic new series with an innovative format combining adventure with immersive living history to reveal secrets of Viking society as never before seen. Hosted by Kristofer Hivju, who played Tormund Giantsbane in the HBO series Game of Thrones and award-winning factual presenter Gry Molvær Hivju, the 8 x 60 new series will also include a one-hour accompanying documentary slated to air in 2021 on Smithsonian Channel. Filming has commenced and production will take place in the UK and Norway, with a custom Viking settlement being constructed on the spectacular Norwegian coast. This ingenious adventure series will feature a diverse cast of modern-day, highly skilled men and women who will be pushed to the extreme as they find out if they have what it takes to live as true Vikings. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Kristofer Hivju as Host
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Charles Poe as EP (Smithsonian)
· Danny Fenton as EP
· David Royle as EP (Smithsonian)
· Hilde Nerland as EP
· Llinos Griffin-Williams as EP
· Matt Graff as EP
· Paul Islwyn Thomas as EP
· Stephen Shearman as DIR
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GENRE(S):
· reality
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Tindefilm
· Wildflame Productions
· Zig Zag Productions
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