Santelmann

FilminghasstartedonBBCTwo’scriticallyacclaimeddramaTheLastKingdom,fromCarnivalFilms.Thesecondseries,adatedbyBAFTA-nominatedandRTSaward-winningwriterStehenButchardfromBernardCornwell’sbestsellingseriesofnovels,istoreturntoBBCTwonextyear,withNetflixjoiningasaco-roductionartner.Theemotionallycomlexandcomellinglandscaeofrevenge,rivalry,hostility,corrution,love,sex,loyaltyandfriendshi,formsthebackdrotoagriingadventurebasedonCornwell’snovels,TheLordsOfTheNorthandSwordSong–artofthehugelyoularbestsellingfranchiseTheLastKingdom.Setintheyear878,thesecondseriesreturnsasfearlessandinstinctivewarriorUhtredcontinueshisfightforhisnativelandofNorthumia.Uhtred,havinggivenhisswordtoKingAlfred,desitehisuingingbytheinvadingaganDanes,embarksonhisvoyagenorthtoreclaimhisownfate:toavengeEarlRagnar’sdeathandrecaturehisancestrallandsofBebbanburg.Alfred’sconvictiontocreateaunitedEnglandiserthanever,andhesetshissightsonthewildlandsofthenorth,whichhavefallenintochaosandrebellion.ItisadangeroustimeforSaxonandDanealike,butAlfredchamionsanewking-aChristianDane-tounitethetribes.However,thiskinghasbeenenslaved,andUhtredbecomesemoiledinarescuemission,whichingshimfacetofacewithanenemyofold.