FilminghasstartedonBBCTwo’scriticallyacclaimeddramaTheLastKingdom,fromCarnivalFilms.Thesecondseries,adaptedbyBAFTA-nominatedandRTSaward-winningwriterStephenButchardfromBernardCornwell’sbestsellingseriesofnovels,istoreturntoBBCTwonextyear,withNetflixjoiningasaco-productionpartner. Theemotionallycomplexandcompellinglandscapeofrevenge,rivalry,hostility,corruption,love,sex,loyaltyandfriendship,formsthebackdroptoagrippingadventurebasedonCornwell'snovels,TheLordsOfTheNorthandSwordSong–partofthehugelypopularbestsellingfranchiseTheLastKingdom. Setintheyear878,thesecondseriesreturnsasfearlessandinstinctivewarriorUhtredcontinueshisfightforhisnativelandofNorthumbria.Uhtred,havinggivenhisswordtoKingAlfred,despitehisupbringingbytheinvadingpaganDanes,embarksonhisvoyagenorthtoreclaimhisownfate:toavengeEarlRagnar’sdeathandrecapturehisancestrallandsofBebbanburg. Alfred’sconvictiontocreateaunitedEnglandisstrongerthanever,andhesetshissightsonthewildlandsofthenorth,whichhavefallenintochaosandrebellion.ItisadangeroustimeforSaxonandDanealike,butAlfredchampionsanewking-aChristianDane-tounitethetribes.However,thiskinghasbeenenslaved,andUhtredbecomesembroiledinarescuemission,whichbringshimfacetofacewithanenemyofold.
公元872年,四分五裂的英伦帝国受到入侵的维京人的蹂躏,仅剩下阿尔弗雷德大帝统治的威塞克斯王国屹立不倒。在这个充满混乱的年代,年轻勇士尤特雷德(Uhtred)逐渐成为传说中的英雄。他的父母(撒克逊贵族)都被维京人杀死,他自己也遭到劫掠者的绑架,被他们当做自己的孩子抚养成人。他被迫在自己出生的祖国和抚养自己长大的亲人之间做出选择,他的忠诚度一次又一次面临考验。为了重获自己与生俱来的权利,尤特雷德(Uhtred)走上了一条危险的道路。他游走于敌对的双方之间,在一个新国家的诞生过程中起着关键的作用。他的最终目标是夺回自己祖先的土地,但那绝非易事。