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May 05, 2015 11:01am PT by Lesley Goldberg
'Vikings' Bulks Up With Three New Regulars for Season 4 (Exclusive)



Following the deadly third season, the History drama will introduce three new characters.

Following its deadly third season, History's Vikings is adding three new series regulars to its cast.

Peter Franzen (The Gunman),Jasper Paakkonen (Frozen Land, Secret Lives) and Dianne Doan (Once Upon a Time) have boarded the drama series created by Michael Hirst, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Franzen will play King Harald Finehair, a Scandinavian warrior and potential threat to Ragnar (Travis Fimmel). Paakkonen is set to play Halfdan the Black, Finehair's younger brother. Doan will portray Yidu, a new and unique Chinese character who will have a big role in season four.

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Season four, already under way in Ireland, will feature a time jump of a "couple of years," Hirst told THR after the season three finale.

The castings come as Vikings said farewell to Jessalyn Gilsig's Siggy as well as George Blagden's Athelstan in its deadly third season.

Franzen is repped by Paradigm and Untitled Entertainment as well as Actors in Scandinavia; Paakkonen is with ICM Partners, Lisa Richards and Anonymous Content; and Doan is with Principals Talent Management.

Vikings returns in 2016.