Seasons(5) / Episodes(46)
Plots(1)
The year is 872, and many of the separate kingdoms of what we now know as England have fallen to the invading Danes, leaving the great kingdom of Wessex standing alone and defiant under the command of King Alfred. Against this turbulent backdrop lives our hero, Uhtred. Born the son of a Saxon nobleman, he is captured by the Danes and raised as one of their own. Forced to choose between the country of his birth and the people of his upbringing, his loyalties are ever tested. What is he? Saxon or Dane? On a quest to reclaim his birthright, Uhtred must tread a dangerous path between both sides if he is to play his part in the birth of a new nation and, ultimately, recapture his ancestral lands. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user Marigold (1)
Season 3 (2018) (S03)
I was a little afraid that Netflix was going to turn the cultured BBC Knighthood into a new Game of Thrones. Fortunately, the annoying buck-toothed sex bomb Skade doesn't get as much space, ensuring that Uthred gets a new edge again. This character has developed into one of the most interesting and fun characters over the course of three seasons. The creators care to make sure that the viewer can never have a completely anchored relationship with him. Uthred is an unpredictable, wandering character, so all the direct sympathy is captured by the ingenious sidekick Finnan. It may seem for a while that the third season wants to focus on pagan superstitions, but the second half is a pure masterpiece of a straightforward and emotional historical battles. King Alfred and his relationship with Uthred take care of the emotional pinnacle of the series, and the creators still have enough characters in reserve that they can break into and pull down in a scene (Beocca). This series is the essence of knightly epics and heroic fantasy. This is the story of a man who carries kings on his shoulders, but who is always deleted from the chronicles because he is too problematic and does not fit completely into any storytelling ... except for in The Last Kingdom. No matter how The Witcher turns out, I’ll stay calm. I have Uthred. Destiny is all!
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