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Also available internationally on Amazon Prime Video, the sixth season of Vikings is one of the most anticipated television releases still eying a 2020 release date. Ten episodes of the History Channel’s first dramatised series are left to air, and a key cast member has revealed some surprising behind-the-scenes insight while fans wait for the midseason premiere.
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The History Channel has confirmed production on Vikings has been put on hold due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Most television projects across the States have been put on hold as the cast and crew exercise lockdown procedures, meaning Vikings fans could have a much longer wait than usual to see the conclusion of the sixth season.
Previously speculated to return in November 2020, the final ten episodes of the popular historical saga may not become available until some time in 2021.
When fans last left the series, new series lead Bjorn Ironside (played by Alexander Ludwig) had been struck down in the heat of battle by his rival Ivar the Boneless (Alex Høgh Andersen).
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During the wait for the second half of season six, fans have been treated to some backstage secrets courtesy of Vikings’ cast and crew.
Most recently, recurring star of the second, third and fourth seasons of Vikings, Amy Bailey, has spoken out against some of the more difficult members of the cast.
Amy was known as Kwenthrith, the Queen of Mercia, during her tenure on the series, a seductive ruler who was later revealed to have a traumatic past.
The Vikings actress, also known for her lead role in popular PlayStation VR game Blood & Truth, spoke on her experience with YouTube channel Beauty Is Eternal.
Without naming any names, Amy revealed: “It’s hard to work with actors who are method actors. I find it very hard.”
“It’s good when you’re doing the scene with them because it’s very intense and very real, but then when they’re not able to drop it when they yell cut and they still have to be this a**hole or whoever they’re playing? I find that really boring.”
Set within the violent Age of Vikings between the 8th and 11th centuries, History Channel’s epic blend of legend and history certainly features some of the most larger-than-life characters on television.
Screenwriter Michael Hirst has been praised for mixing mythology with historical accounts, and the series has become infamous for its ambitious and brutal battle scenes.
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However, according to Amy, the show’s impressive production values could also lead to considerable stress behind-the-scenes on the set of Vikings.
She continued: “You have to take care of the people who are taking care of you. Every project I’ve worked on, especially Vikings, has had such hardworking crew who get there hours before the actors do and stay hours after we leave.
“They get us our food and they get us our drinks and they do our make-up and they give us our clothes and they put us in warm tents when everybody else is outside freezing doing cameras.”
Each season of Vikings has a reported budget of approximately $40 million, so the show definitely boasts one of the biggest crews in the business.
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Unfortunately, Amy claims not everyone she’s worked with during her career treats the crew with the respect they deserve.
Finally, she added: “So, for me, you have to treat those people like gold so I get really upset when I see actors not treating crew well because they have to stay in character. Like, give me a break and get over yourself!”
Hopefully the on-set tension will all be worthwhile when Vikings’ remaining ten episodes eventually returns to deliver fans the thrilling conclusion they’ve been promised.
Vikings season 6 is available on Amazon Prime Video.
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