EXCLUSIVE: Australian actor Levi Miller (Kraven the Hunter) has joined the cast of Bloodaxe, Prime Video‘s drama created, written, and exec produced by Vikings creator Michael Hirst and his son, Horatio Hirst, sources tell Deadline.
Reps for Amazon MGM Studios declined to comment. Miller will play Haakon the Good, the younger half-brother of Viking Erik Bloodaxe, played by Xavier Molyneux. We were first to tell you about his casting and that of female lead Jessica Madsen, who plays Bloodaxe’s wife Gunnhild, aka the Mother of Kings.
Bloodaxe follows Erik Bloodaxe, one of history’s most famous Norse raiders, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild as they fight for the throne of Norway. In the process, the land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals. With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom, drawing in the ruthless Kings of other Scandinavian countries, and even a powerful English ruler, the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic, compelling and utterly magical new Norse Saga.
Officially ordered in March, the show will be produced by MGM Television, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, with production beginning in Ireland and Iceland later this summer. Michael and Horatio Hirst will showrun and write, exec producing alongside Morgan O’Sullivan under his O’Sullivan Productions label, Steve Stark under his Toluca Pictures label, Arturo Interian, John Weber, Sheila Hockin, and Fred Toye.
Recently wrapping on a feature adaptation of the novel Shiver opposite Maddie Ziegler and Greg Kinnear, Miller previously starred in the Disney+ pilot Witch Mountain opposite Bryce Dallas Howard and directed by Augustine Frizzell. He can most recently be seen in Marvel/Sony’s Kraven the Hunter, playing a younger version of the title character portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Other credits for Miller include Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time, Warner Bros’ Pan, Streamline opposite Jason Isaacs, the thriller Better Watch Out opposite Virginia Madsen and Dacre Montgomery, as well as Jasper Jones, based on the Australian novel, opposite Toni Collette and Hugo Weaving.
Miller is represented by Verve, Rogue Management, Eaton Management, and Felker Toczek Suddleson.
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