Spotlight: The Last Kingdom

Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories serves as the source material for the BBC’s Vikings Vs British epic, The Last Kingdom. The series was created by Stephen Butchard (Vincent) who also wrote every episode. The Last Kingdom stars Alexander Dreymon (American Horror Story), David Dawson (Peaky Blinders), Charlie Murphy (Rebellion), Tobias Santelmann (The Saboteurs), Emily Cox (Homeland), and Adrian Bower (A Touch of Cloth). Though the first season aired first in the United States on BBC America, the series itself is a production of the United Kingdom’s The BBC. Netflix will be streaming the second season of The Last Kingdom in the United States, as BBC America decided not to pursue a second season of the series. In the United Kingdom, the series will still air on BBC 2. The first season of the series covered the first 2 books of The Saxon Stories, The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. Season 2 is expected to cover the next 2 books in the series, The Lords of the North and Sword Song. The Saxon Stories currently covers 9 books, with a 10th coming this October. Season 2 of The Last Kingdom is expected to air and stream in 2017.