FilminghasstartedonBBCTwo’scriticallyacclaimeddramaTheLastKingdom,fromCarnivalFilms.Thesecondseries,ada tedbyBAFTA-nominatedandRTSaward-winningwriterSte henButchardfromBernardCornwell’sbestsellingseriesofnovels,istoreturntoBBCTwonextyear,withNetflixjoiningasaco- roduction artner.Theemotionallycom lexandcom ellinglandsca eofrevenge,rivalry,hostility,corru tion,love,sex,loyaltyandfriendshi ,formsthebackdro toagri ingadventurebasedonCornwell’snovels,TheLordsOfTheNorthandSwordSong– artofthehugely o ularbestsellingfranchiseTheLastKingdom.Setintheyear878,thesecondseriesreturnsasfearlessandinstinctivewarriorUhtredcontinueshisfightforhisnativelandofNorthumbria.Uhtred,havinggivenhisswordtoKingAlfred,des itehisu bringingbytheinvading aganDanes,embarksonhisvoyagenorthtoreclaimhisownfate:toavengeEarlRagnar’sdeathandreca turehisancestrallandsofBebbanburg.Alfred’sconvictiontocreateaunitedEnglandisstrongerthanever,andhesetshissightsonthewildlandsofthenorth,whichhavefallenintochaosandrebellion.ItisadangeroustimeforSaxonandDanealike,butAlfredcham ionsanewking-aChristianDane-tounitethetribes.However,thiskinghasbeenenslaved,andUhtredbecomesembroiledinarescuemission,whichbringshimfacetofacewithanenemyofold