Prime Video’s ‘Bloodaxe’ Adds Maddy Ambus, Steven Brand & Lasse Steen To Cast

Prime Video‘s historical epic drama series Bloodaxe has added Maddy Ambus (The Return of Stanley Atwell, Utopia), Steven Brand (Saw X, The Scorpion King) and Lasse Steen (The Promised Land, What Lies Between Us) to the cast for Season 2.

The trio will have recurring roles, with Steen’s character actually first seen in Season 1, which is due to launch on Amazon’s streaming service globally.

The chronicles the rise of Norse raiders Erik Bloodaxe (Xavier Molyneux) and his wife Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (Jessica Madsen). It will tell the story of their fight for the throne of Norway, as the land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals.

Per the synopsis, “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.”

Season 2 is currently in production in Ireland, with MGM Television producing. Michael and Horatio Hirst are the co-creators, showrunners, writers and exec producers of the show.

Additional executive producers include Morgan O’Sullivan under his O’Sullivan Productions label, Steve Stark under his Toluca Pictures label, Arturo Interian, John Weber and Sheila Hockin.

Ambus is represented by Thrive Talent, Brand is represented by Luc Chaudhary at International Artists Management and Steen is represented by Teamplayers in Denmark.