Prime Video has ordered a second season of the Viking drama “Bloodaxe” before the first season has premiered [1, 2].
The early renewal signals high confidence from Amazon in the project's potential to attract a large audience. By securing a second season now, the platform can maintain production momentum and capitalize on the anticipated interest in the Viking-themed narrative [3, 4].
Created by Michael Hirst, the series is also attributed to his son, Horatio Hirst, in some reports [1, 2]. The decision to renew the show comes in June 2026 [1]. This aggressive production schedule allows the studio to overlap the preparation for new episodes with the marketing push for the series debut.
Filming for the second season is scheduled to begin in a few weeks [1, 3]. This ensures that the story can continue without a significant gap between seasons, a strategy often used to prevent viewer attrition in high-budget historical dramas.
While production on the sequel begins shortly, viewers will have to wait to see the initial episodes. The first season of “Bloodaxe” is slated to launch in early 2027 [1].
The series will stream exclusively on the Prime Video platform [1, 5]. The move follows a trend of streaming services investing heavily in gritty, historical epics that offer high visual spectacle, and complex political intrigue.
“Prime Video has ordered a second season of the Viking drama “Bloodaxe””
Pre-emptive renewals are rare and indicate that Prime Video views 'Bloodaxe' as a cornerstone asset for its 2027 programming. By ordering more episodes before the premiere, the platform mitigates the risk of production delays and cast availability issues, ensuring a consistent release cadence for a genre that typically requires extensive filming and post-production.
