{"id":14821,"date":"2020-11-17T14:21:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T19:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=14821"},"modified":"2020-11-17T14:21:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T19:21:26","slug":"smithsonian-channeltm-greenlights-remarkable-adventure-living-history-series-ultimate-viking-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/17\/smithsonian-channeltm-greenlights-remarkable-adventure-living-history-series-ultimate-viking-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Smithsonian Channel(TM) Greenlights Remarkable Adventure Living History Series &#8220;Ultimate Viking&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mvwSHmd674E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Smithsonian Channel has greenlit ULTIMATE VIKING (w\/t), an epic new series with an innovative format combining adventure with immersive living history to reveal secrets of Viking society as never before seen. Hosted by Kristofer Hivju, who played Tormund Giantsbane in the HBO series <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> and award-winning factual presenter Gry Molv\u00e6r Hivju, the 8 x 60 new series will also include a one-hour accompanying documentary slated to air in 2021 on Smithsonian Channel. Filming has commenced and production will take place in the UK and Norway, with a custom Viking settlement being constructed on the spectacular Norwegian coast. This ingenious adventure series will feature a diverse cast of modern-day, highly skilled men and women who will be pushed to the extreme as they find out if they have what it takes to live as true Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>Each episode is rooted in authentic Viking knowledge exploring every aspect of Viking life to truly discover what it was like to live as a Viking over 1000 years ago. Cameras will follow ordinary people taking part in extraordinary expeditions under harsh Nordic conditions. 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