Event Date: April 4th, 2021

FDR and Crown Princess Martha on PBS MASTERPIECE. A true friendship forged in war is portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) as U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and Swedish star Sofia Helin (The Bridge) as Norwegian Crown Princess Martha in Atlantic Crossing, airing in eight episodes on MASTERPIECE beginning Sunday, April 4 at 9/8c on PBS. This international co-production opens in 1939 and probes the rarely told story of Norway’s struggle against Nazi invasion and occupation. While the King and Prince Olav escape to England and set up a government-in-exile, Martha and children make their hazardous way to America and are taken in at the White House by FDR. This sets the stage for an epic drama that mixes war and diplomacy, desire and jealousy. And for Martha, the whole experience is an education like no other, as she is forced to play the roles of public figure, confidante, statesman, and single mother, while anxiously awaiting the outcome of a war that may transform her nation. Watch the just-released trailer at pbs.org/masterpiece