Season four of The Last Kingdom is finally here, bringing with it more shocking character deaths and devious scheming for the future of Wessex.
Uhtred has once again seen off an existential threat to the Saxons, but that doesn’t mean his work is done.
Inevitably, viking warriors will continue to arrive from overseas, while certain people in the royal household threaten Wessex from within.
Here’s everything we know about The Last Kingdom season five…
When is The Last Kingdom season five on Netflix?
It is yet to be confirmed whether The Last Kingdom will be returning for a fifth season on Netflix. The streaming service will no doubt come to a decision soon based on the popularity of the latest episodes.
Speaking to RadioTimes.com at our live The Last Kingdom Q&A, executive producer Nigel Marchant said: “We’re very hopeful, we’d love to do a season five. I think all of us want to tell a story and it’s always much more satisfying if you can tell a complete story throughout all the various seasons. I think I speak for everyone when I say that we really do love making it.”
We’ll update this page with new information about season five as it comes in.
What could happen in season five?
If season five were to get the green light, there are plenty of directions the story could go in next.
Executive producer Nigel Marchant told RadioTimes.com: “I think we want to tell the story of these separate kingdoms coming together and how that union happens, and also does Uhtred get back to Bebbanburg? Does he get his dream? Does he find his legacy? And what’s his involvement in bringing these kingdoms together? So, we’d love to carry on.”
One of the biggest plot threads left hanging at the end of this season is whether Aelswith survives her poisoning at the hands of Aethelhelm.
Eliza Butterworth, who has played Aelswith since season one, spoke to RadioTimes.com about whether her character could pull through.
She said: “It was really exciting to play her in those more sensitive sides, not only emotionally but also now physically, we really see her completely unravelling and becoming so weak. And those around her feeling complete and utter sympathy and realising that they do need her around. It’s quite sad to maybe see her go, so we don’t know. We don’t know…”
There are also plenty more stories to tell with Uhtred’s children, Young Uhtred and Stiorra, the latter having just been partnered to a viking warrior in a bid for peace.
Each season of The Last Kingdom loosely adapts two books from Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories series of novels. Season four tackled the seventh and eighth instalments, The Pagan Lord and The Empty Throne.
Season five would likely be based on Warriors of the Storm and The Flame Bearer, first published in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
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