Atlantic Crossing (TV series)
Atlantic Crossing | |
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Genre | Historical drama |
Created by | Alexander Eik |
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Theme music composer | Susanne Sundfør |
Opening theme | "When" |
Composer | Raymond Enoksen |
Country of origin | Norway |
Original languages | Norwegian, English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Producer | Silje Hopland Eik |
Production location | Norway |
Cinematography | Carl Sundberg |
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Camera setup | Multiple camera |
Running time | 52-55 minutes |
Production company | Cinenord |
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Original network | NRK |
Original release | 25 October 13 December 2020 | –
Atlantic Crossing is a historical drama in the form of a television miniseries set in Norway and the United States during World War II. The series is wide-ranging but pays special attention to interactions between Crown Princess Martha of Norway and President Franklin Roosevelt during the period when Martha was a war refugee in the United States after fleeing the 1940 Nazi Invasion of Norway.
Some portions with Norwegian spoken dialogue are subtitled in English. It premiered on 25 October 2020 on NRK in Norway. The series premiered 4 April 2021 on Masterpiece Theatre on PBS.
Main cast
- Sofia Helin as Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha
- Tobias Santelmann as Norwegian Crown Prince Olav
- Kyle MacLachlan as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Søren Pilmark as King Haakon VII of Norway
- Anneke von der Lippe as Ragni Østgaard, Martha's companion
Recurring
- Harriet Sansom Harris as Eleanor Roosevelt
- Daniel Betts as Harry Hopkins, Roosevelt's closest advisor on foreign policy affairs during the war
- Lucy Russell as Missy LeHand, Roosevelt's private secretary
- Suzanne Bertish as Florence Harriman, U.S. ambassador to Norway
- Leonora Eik as Princess Ragnhild
- Amathea Eik as Princess Astrid
- Justýna Brozková as Prince Harald
- Michael Pitthan as King George VI
- Abigail Rice as Queen Elizabeth
- Lasse Kolsrud as Nikolai, Olav's adjutant
- Petr Meissel as Nordlie, King Haakon's adjutant
Production
The eight part series was co-produced by the Norwegian independent production company Cinenord, Norway’s public broadcaster NRK and the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Most of the series was filmed in the Czech Republic and Norway.
Reception
The series created controversy in Norway by repeatedly portraying the President and the Crown Princess as romantically involved, a claim that is not supported by historical evidence.
- Cultural depictions of Eleanor Roosevelt
- Cultural depictions of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Masterpiece Theatre
- NRK original programming
- 2020 Norwegian television series debuts
- 2020 Norwegian television series endings
- 2020s Norwegian television series
- Television shows set in Norway
- Television shows set in Washington, D.C.
- World War II television series
- Television shows set in Finland
- Television shows set in London
- Television shows set in Stockholm
- Television shows filmed in the Czech Republic
- Television shows filmed in Norway