Amazon has ordered a series adaptation of A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii from Vikings creator Michael Hirst, Horatio Hirst and Gladiator director Ridley Scott, according to Variety. Pompeii was a city in the Roman Empire that was located near Mount Vesuvius, an inactive volcano until its eruption in 79 AD. The city is famous not only […]
Epix orders Billy The Kid series from Vikings creator Michael Hirst
Epix has given a series order to Billy The Kid, a new take on the Western figure from Vikings creator Michael Hirst. Billy The Kid, born Henry McCarty and also known as William H. Bonney, was one of the most notorious outlaws of the Old West and is often remembered for how young he was. He was first […]
Vikings sequel series Valhalla picked up by Netflix
As the sixth and final season of History Channel’s Vikings approaches, word has come that a sequel series has officially received the green light. According to Variety, Netflix has picked up Vikings: Valhalla in a story that will be set 100 years after the conclusion of Vikings. The series comes from Vikings creator Michael Hirst with screenwriter Jeb Stuart serving as […]
Vikings to end with season 6, potential sequel series in development
The History Channel’s breakout original series Vikings is coming to an end according to Deadline. The series will conclude with its sixth season next year. Vikings is currently airing its fifth season with the finale slated to air on January 30. Following that, the sixth season, which recently wrapped production, will air its 20-episode season on History later […]
Vikings creator teaming with Martin Scorsese for The Caesars
Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst has revealed to The Guardian that he is set to team with filmmaker Martin Scorsese for a new series entitled The Caesars, with a plan to tell the story of the early rulers of Rome across several seasons, beginning with the rise of Julius Caesar. “In the movies […]
