Michael Hirst, Rola Bauer Discuss Making Long-Running Series

Michael Hirst, Rola Bauer Discuss Making Long-Running Series

In order to create a long-running series, “there has to be meat on the bone,” “Vikings” creator Michael Hirst said Sundance at Monte-Carlo Television Festival.  “It has to be a whole world, rich enough to satisfy the requirements of your imagination, as Henry James used to say. The subject needs to be about real things, … Read more

Vikings’ Creator Michael Hirst on Upcoming Show ‘Bloodaxe’

Vikings’ Creator Michael Hirst on Upcoming Show ‘Bloodaxe’

Get ready for “Bloodaxe.” “We shot the first season last year and it’s spectacular,” writer and executive producer Michael Hirst, best known for “Vikings,” tells Variety at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. The second season of the historical drama – set in the 10th century – is already in the works.  While “Vikings” fans will flock to … Read more