The iconic PBS drama series MASTERPIECE has been essential Sunday night viewing for millions of fans since its inception. It's known for consistently high-quality productions, and the 50th season is no exception. The newest series coming to MASTERPIECE, Atlantic Crossing, is coming to Panhandle PBS in April.
Atlantic Crossing ranges back and forth across the North Atlantic throughout World War II, depicting momentous events in the changing fortunes of Norway, Great Britain and the United States.
Atlantic Crossing opens in 1939 with a goodwill visit by Olav and Martha to the United States, where they befriend the president and the first lady. Months later, Norway is fighting for survival as Nazi Germany invades the neutral country with the goal of seizing its strategic ports and securing access to iron ore mines for steel production.
During the assault, German troops try to capture the Norwegian royal family for use as bargaining chips, but the Kind and Olav manage to escape to England where they set up a government-in-exile. Meanwhile, Martha and the three children make their hazardous way to America where they are taken in at the White House by President Roosevelt.
Follow along with this epic drama that mixes war and diplomacy, desire and jealousy on Panhandle PBS. Atlantic Crossing will air Sundays, April 4 - May 23 at 8:00 p.m.
Support for MASTERPIECE programming on Panhandle PBS is provided by the Dinga/Hollingsworth Group at Morgan Stanley.
