The Last Kingdom
“England is born”
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.
Stephen Butchard
Netflix, BBC Two
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8 reviews
TkA
3d ago
**S1-3 tolerable, S4 bad, S5 started & ditched it** I started watching this under a recommendation from the reviews of Vikings. That show takes the Vikings perspective, whereas in this show takes an English perspective. More specifically the life of the main character, Uhtred, and those who interact with him in his life.\ \ The show was somewhat tolerable for the first 3 seasons, the action a...
mcmitsie
27d ago
The story was originally a series of books by Bernard Cowell, based upon the historical writings "The Saxon Chronicles" Written by multiple eye witness Monks across Britain. I previously watched the Vikings TV show created by History Canada. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but the historical content is slightly shaky due it being based on the "Viking Sagas" written by one person, so hard to determine acc...
cineast78
1y ago
**Great, but could be better and decreases in quality in season 4.** I am writing this review after having watched season 4. I have binge watched this TV show and loved it overall, but I was disappointed of how the show decreased in quality in season 4. One reason for that decline might be that the former showrunner and head writer Stephen Butchard quit as the head writer after season 3. Ano...
