Prime Video Reveals First Images of Bloodaxe Series

Prime Video has just teased a new chapter in Viking lore. The first official images from Bloodaxe arrived like a storm — raw, cold and unapologetic.

At the center of the frame stands Eric Bloodaxe, played by Xavier Molino, a warrior whose name still rattles through sagas. By his side is Gunhild, the formidable queen known as the mother of kings, portrayed by Jessica Madsen. Their portrait is not romance made pretty. It is ambition, sharpened into steel.

Michael Hirst, the mind behind Vikings, returns here with Horatio Hirst as co-creator. Expect the same appetite for political games, but with a different pulse. Bloodaxe promises to dig into the messy business of power — betrayal braided with battlefield grit, alliances that shift like weather, and crowns that never sit easy.

Images only tell so much. Yet these stills already hint at wide, bleak horizons, cramped longhouses and faces carved by conflict. War breathes in the background. So do rival kings and the civil flames that tear a kingdom apart. If you like your historical drama with blood on the blade and philosophy at the table, this looks made for you.

The first season will follow Eric's rise and the couple's struggle to seize the Norse throne. All eight episodes are slated to arrive together on Prime Video in 2027, though no exact date has been announced. And here’s the kicker: Prime confirmed season two before season one even airs. Production on that follow-up is already underway in Ireland.

Alongside the leads, the cast includes Karlis Arnolds Avots, Levi Miller, Rod Hallett, Alina Tominikova, Sisse Marie, Rune Temte and Jesper Christensen, names that add depth and gravitas to the ensemble. Michael and Horatio Hirst serve as writers and executive producers, steering the show’s narrative and tone.

So what should fans expect beyond sword fights and storm-swept coastlines? Intrigue. Courtroom cunning. The slow collapse of trust. And characters who feel capable of anything — noble unpredictability, if you will. The world-building looks textured; the stakes, intimate and continental all at once.

Will Bloodaxe become the next must-watch Norse saga, a show that people argue about in pub corners and comment threads? It has the ingredients. Whether it becomes essential viewing will depend on how it balances spectacle with the quieter cruelty of power.

For now, those images are an invitation: watch the faces, study the armor, listen for the quiet moments between the battles. The saga is beginning to take shape, and the first glimpse already feels like a promise.