The Last Kingdom (TV series)

The Last Kingdom
Series title over dying flames
GenreHistorical drama
Based onThe Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell
Developed byStephen Butchard
Starringsee below
ComposerJohn Lunn
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes46 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersStephen Butchard
Nigel Marchant
Gareth Neame
ProducerBen Murphy
Production locationsHungary, Wales
CinematographyChas Bain
EditorPaul Knight
Running time50–59 minutes
Production companyCarnival Film and Television
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) –
4 May 2017 (2017-05-04)
NetworkNetflix
Release19 November 2018 (2018-11-19) –
9 March 2022 (2022-03-09)
Related
Seven Kings Must Die
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The Last Kingdom is a British historical drama television series created and developed for television by Stephen Butchard, based on The Saxon Stories series of novels by Bernard Cornwell. The series premiered on 10 October 2015 on BBC Two. After co-producing the second series, Netflix acquired the series in 2018. The series concluded on 9 March 2022 after five series for a total of 46 episodes. A feature-length sequel that concluded the series story, titled Seven Kings Must Die, premiered on 14 April 2023 on Netflix.


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