The Last Kingdom (TV series)

*The Last Kingdom*
The Last Kingdom
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell
Developed by	Stephen Butchard
Starring	see below
Composer	John Lunn
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	46 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Stephen Butchard; Nigel Marchant ; Gareth Neame
Producer	Ben Murphy
Production locations	Hungary, Wales
Cinematography	Chas Bain
Editor	Paul Knight
Running time	50–59 minutes
Production company	Carnival Film and Television
Original release
Network	BBC Two (series 1–2); Netflix (series 3–5);
Release	10 October 2015 –; 9 March 2022
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.