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Atlantic Crossing
"She changed the course of war."
Overview
The incredible, true story of the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha’s efforts to support her country during World War II. After a headlong flight from the Nazis, she was forced to part from her husband and cross the Atlantic Ocean to seek refuge in the United States. There, she soon found herself involved in a close relationship with the President of the United States: Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Status
Ended
Created By
Alexander Eik
Network
NRK1
Seasons & Episodes
Limited Event
Episodes
The Attack
Norwegian Crown Princess Martha and her husband Prince Olav visit U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. A year later they must flee the Nazi invasion of their country.
Thronefall
Martha and her children take refuge in Sweden, but a Nazi threat still looms.
Over The Atlantic
President Roosevelt extends a special invitation to Martha and her children.
Fire and Water
Martha is pressured to exploit her friendship with the president.
Empty Promises
Martha uses dinner-table tactics to help Norway. The president gets on dangerous ground.
The Storm
As America enters the war, people grow suspicious of Martha’s ties to the president.
The Gift
A Nazi agent slips through the cracks. Martha travels to England and gets a shock.
Homeland
The president’s health takes a bad turn. Olav faces rocky relations with Martha.
Top Cast
Sofia Helin
Crown Princess Märtha
Kyle MacLachlan
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tobias Santelmann
Crown Prince Olav
Søren Pilmark
King Haakon: VII
Harriet Sansom Harris
Eleanor Roosevelt
Daniel Betts
Harry Hopkins
Lucy Russell
Missy LeHand
Suzanne Bertish
Florence Harriman
Anneke von der Lippe
Ragni Østgaard
Amathea EiK
Princess Astrid
Lasse Kolsrud
Nikolai, Olav's Adjutant
Leonora Eik
Princess Ragnhild
