Four brothers who are reincarnations of Norse gods form the basis of The Almighty Johnsons, a new Zealand fantasy and comedy drama due to start on Syfy channel in the UK on Thursday 2 February 2012. The ten-part series stars Emmett Skilton as Axl, Tim Balme as Mike, Dean O’Gorman as Anders and Jared Turner as Ty.

On his 21st birthday, Axi discovers he is really the reincarnation of Odin, who has to go on a quest to find Odin’s wife Frigg to avoid a disaster befalling his family. But some Norse goddesses have other plans.

Actors in The Almighty Johnsons

Emmett Skilton had his television break in 2005 as Willem Van der Muren in The Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby episode “The Retarded Boy”. He also appeared in an episode of Time Trackers in 2008 and was Tiny in the 2010 film Home by Christmas.

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