TV Shows about Vikings and pirates in development

[Enterprise is Great]

Charlize Theron, 'Hotel Rwanda's' Terry George Developing Viking Drama

The actress-producer has sold The Clan to ABC, marking the Oscar winner's third sale this development season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.

The Clan is described as a sweeping drama set in the Highlands of medieval Scotland where the great clans battle each other -- and the Viking invaders.

Hotel Rwanda writer-director-producer Terry George -- who picked up a writing Oscar nomination for the Don Cheadle starrer -- is on board to write, direct and executive produce the project.

 

[Aragorn]

Couldn't find it on YouTube, but Entertainment Weekly has a 30 second teaser for this History Channel TV show.

 

[Theodore Jay Miller]

The series will follow Jeb - the only son of Bluebeard - on his quest to reclaim The Scrimshaw; the ship that is rightfully his.

Do you think they mean Blackbeard? He was the pirate; Bluebeard was the guy who murdered his wives.

 

[Kelthaz]

Three pirate series? Well I think that just about doubles the amount of Pirate media created by human civilization since the dawn of time.

Why is pirate media so rare anyway? Pirates are popular, but they never star in anything...

 

[Australis]

In case it wasn't mentioned earlier...

Roman Polanski made a movie called 'Pirates' that stiffed badly. Then came 'CutThroat Island', and that was even worse and took down Carolco. I only watched CTI yesterday, I kind of like it, some of the support roles and the locations are excellent, as is the soundtrack, plus there's a stunt sequence that makes me laugh every time, but the story is overly complex and the two leads were, frankly, woeful.

Back in the 60s there was a TV series series about Drake with Terence Morgan in the lead, and as a preteen I LOVED that show!

I have a script for a pirate movie out doing the rounds, but man, it's tough getting it read!