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The Tudors and Vikings creator Michael Hirst has branded his upcoming big budget Billy the Kid drama a “new kind of western.” Delivering a keynote as Series Mania closed for the day, the revered British historical film and TV director described Epix/MGM’s project, which is being handed its world premiere in the Series…

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Hirst, creator of Vikings and The Tudors, is taking on one of the most epic and tragic events of World War II, the 872-day blockade of Leningrad. He will write the series, an adaptation of Anna Reid's 2011 book Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II, 1941-1944, which draws mostly upon personal…

Epix has found its Billy the Kid. British actor Tom Blyth will star as the famous American outlaw in Billy the Kid, Epix’s hourlong drama series, written by Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst. The series is described as an epic romantic adventure based on the life of Billy the Kid, also known as William H…

Premium network Epix has greenlighted Billy the Kid, an hourlong series about the famous American outlaw, written by Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst. Otto Bathurst is set to direct the first two episodes of the eight-episode first season, executive produced by Hirst, Donald De Line of De Line Pictures…

A television adaptation of The Great Gatsby is in the works. A+E Studios and ITV Studios America are teaming with writer Michael Hirst (Vikings, The Tudors) to develop a single-season dramatic event series based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel. A+E Studios and ITV Studios America will co-produce in association…

Netflix has set the cast for Vikings: Valhalla, a sequel to History’s hit series, from Vikings creator Michael Hirst and studio MGM Television. Sam Corlett (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Frida Gustavsson (Swoon), Leo Suter (The Liberator), Bradley Freegard (Keeping Faith), Jóhannes Jóhannesson (Cursed), Laura Berlin…

The final 10 episodes of Michael Hirst's historical drama Vikings is moving from History to Amazon for its first window. The streamer has struck a deal to have the exclusive first run of the second half of the MGM drama's final season. It will launch all 10 episodes on December 30 in the U.S., UK, Germany, Austria and…

The History Channel is building out its plans to move back into the miniseries space with two new scripted projects – a drama about the London plague from Vikings creator Michael Hirst and a series about the Donner Party from documentary filmmaker Ric Burns. The A+E Networks-owned cable channel is developing The Plague…

The Vikings saga will continue on Netflix. The streamer has picked up Vikings: Valhalla, a sequel to the hit series that is heading into its sixth and final season on History. I hear Netflix has ordered 24 episodes of the new series from Vikings creator Michael Hirst and studio MGM Television, which continues the…

Quibi has announced its latest drama project. The short-form video platform, founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, has put into development Charlemagne, a drama based on the wild life of the Roman emperor, from Vikings, Camelot and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst. Written by Hirst, Charlemagne is based on…

Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst has teamed with Sherlock producer Hartswood Films and Wild Bunch TV to remake Doctor Zhivago. Hirst is adapting Boris Pasternak's classic novel for TV as an eight-part series. It is being produced by British indie Hartswood Films, which is producing forthcoming BBC drama Dra…

EXCLUSIVE: History’s flagship scripted series Vikings will be ending its run after the upcoming 20-episode sixth season. As the hit drama is wrapping, History, Vikings creator Michael Hirst and studio MGM Television, are looking to extend the Vikings franchise with a new series. I’ve learned that the network is in…