First Look at Season 5 of The Last Kingdom, which launches on Netflix on Wednesday 9th March
Based on Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling novel series The Saxon Stories, the next installment of the epic drama will see Alexander Dreymon reprise his role as Uhtred.
The Last Kingdom Season 5 will be released on March 9th 2022. The highly anticipated return of the hit historical drama will feature 10 new episodes, available to stream on Netflix.
Returning Cast of The Last Kingdom:
Other returning cast include Emily Cox (Brida), Eliza Butterworth (Aelswith), Mark Rowley (Finan), Arnas Fedaravicius (Sihtric), Adrian Schiller (Aethelhelm), Cavan Clerkin (Pyrlig), Millie Brady (Aethelflaed), Timothy Innes (King Edward), Ewan Mitchell (Osferth) and James Northcote (Aldhelm).
Synopsis of The Last Kingdom Season 5:
Years have passed since the events of the last season, and King Edward is still forging ahead with his ambitions to unite the Saxon Kingdoms to fulfill his late father’s dream. Although a long-standing peace between Danes and Saxons now exists, that harmony is under threat. Not only by a new Danish invasion but a Saxon rebellion. Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) has been entrusted with protecting Edward’s illegitimate son, the future King of England, Aethelstan. But the treacherous Lord Aethelhelm (Adrian Schiller) has ambitions for his grandson Aelfweard, Edward’s other son, to rule.
We follow Uhtred as he faces his greatest enemies, and suffers an immeasurable loss, on his quest towards fulfilling his destiny. Meanwhile, Edward (Timothy Innes) treads a fine line between peace-keeper and authoritarian as he battles to bring together the fractured Kingdoms of the land. In a surprising twist of fate, Uhtred discovers that the quest to unite England may well be linked to his own personal destiny.
New Cast Added to The Last Kingdom Season 5:
The new cast includes Ewan Horrocks (Aelfweard), Harry Gilby (Aethelstan), Patrick Robinson (Father Benedict), Harry Anton (Bresal), Rod Hallett (Constantin), Ryan Quarmby (Cynlaef), Sonya Cassidy (Eadgifu), Micki Stoltt (Rognvaldr), Phia Saban (Aelfwynn) and Jaakko Ohtonen (Wolland).
The Last Kingdom is produced by Carnival Films, a Universal International Studios company, and is distributed worldwide by NBCUniversal Global Distribution.
Catch up on season 4 of The Last Kingdom by checking out our roundtable review here.
Well Arselings, how excited are you? I know we can’t keep our excitement down.
