HISTORY announced today that it has picked up a fourth season of its hit scripted series Vikings, created and written by Michael Hirst (The Tudors, Elizabeth). Five new episodes remain in the current season airing Thursdays with the season finale slated for Thursday, April 23rd.
“ Vikings has cemented HISTORY firmly in the scripted series genre and we’re thrilled to be picking it up for a new season,” said Christine Shipton, Senior Vice President of Content, Shaw Media. “Backed by strong Canadian representation among both cast and crew, Vikings is one of the most compelling, visually stunning dramas on television today and we can’t wait to bring it back.”
Created and written by Michael Hirst – one of the premier historical story-tellers in the industry (Academy-Award winning film Elizabeth; and the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated series The Tudors), Michael serves as Executive Producer along with Morgan O’Sullivan of World 2024 (The Count of Monte Cristo; The Tudors), Sheila Hockin (The Tudors; The Borgias), John Weber of Take 5 Productions (The Tudors; The Borgias), Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer and James Flynn (The Tudors; The Borgias).
Vikings is an international Irish/Canadian co-production being co-produced by World 2024 and Take 5 Productions. HISTORY broadcasts both domestically in Canada and in the U.S. MGM Television is the worldwide distributor outside of Ireland and Canada. Vikings is produced in association with Shaw Media. Fans who missed the first five episodes of the third season of Vikings can catch up on History.ca and the HISTORY Go App. The first two seasons of Vikings are available on shomi.
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