The Last Kingdom (TV series)
Television series | |
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German title | The Last Kingdom |
Original title | The Last Kingdom |
Country of production | United Kingdom |
original language | English |
Year (s) | since 2015 |
length | 60 minutes |
Episodes | 36 in 4+ seasons ( list ) |
genre |
Action series , history series |
music | John Lunn and Eivør |
camera | Chas Bain |
First broadcast | October 10, 2015 (USA) on BBC America |
German-language first broadcast |
December 29, 2015 on Netflix |
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The Last Kingdom is a 2015 British series based on the novel series The Uhtred Saga ( The Saxon Stories ) by Bernard Cornwell . It is about the fictional person Uhtred, an Anglo-Saxon Ealdorman in England in the 9th century AD. The series created by Stephen Butchard was produced by BBC America and had its series start there on October 10, 2015. In the UK , the series started on October 22, 2015 on BBC Two . On December 29, 2015, the first season of the series was released on Netflix Germany via streaming . A second season with new episodes was commissioned at the end of 2015 and started on March 16, 2017 with the original broadcast. The German-language first broadcast of the second season took place on May 29, 2017 on Netflix. On November 19, 2018, the third season started on Netflix. On December 21, 2018, it was announced that a fourth season would be produced, which would launch on Netflix on April 26, 2020. On July 7, 2020, the series was extended for a fifth season.
action
In the second half of the 9th century, Vikings invade the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. Uhtred is kidnapped by Vikings as a child and grows up as one of them. As a young adult, however, his foster father Ragnar is betrayed and murdered by his own people. Uhtred can escape. He claims his right to be Ealdorman von Bebbanburg . For this he joins Alfred , the King of Wessex , whereby both are concerned about their own advantage. Uhtred supports Alfred in defending himself against the Vikings, including former friends and acquaintances of his.
Cast and dubbing
role | actor | Seasons | Voice actor |
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Uhtred from Bebbanburg | Alexander Dreymon | 1.01– | Florian Hoffmann |
Beocca | Ian Hart | 1.01-4.03 | Gerald Schaale |
Ealhswith | Eliza Butterworth | 1.01– | Nina Herting |
Aethelwold | Harry McEntire | 1.01-3.10 | Jan Makino |
Ragnar | Tobias Santelmann | 1.01-3.05 | Johannes Berenz |
Brida | Emily Cox | 1.01– | Melanie Isakowitz 1 |
Alfred the Great | David Dawson | 1.01-3.10 | Jacob Weigert |
Leofric | Adrian Bower | 1.01-1.08, 3.02-3.03, 3.10-4.04 | Thomas Petruo |
Odda the Elder | Simon Kunz | 1.02-2.08 | Erich Rauker |
Lord Uthred | Matthew Macfadyen | 1.01 | Stephan Rabow |
Guthrum | Thomas W. Gabrielsson | 1.01–1.08 | Jan Spitzer |
Odda the Younger | Brian Vernel | 1.02-1.08 | Tim Sander |
Mildrith | Amy Wren | 1.04-1.08 | Nicole Hannak |
Ubba Ragnarsson | Rune Temte | 1.01–1.05 | Rainer Doering |
Essyllt | Charlie Murphy | 1.06-1.08 | Dana Friedrich |
Gisela | Peri builder | 2.01-3.01 | Nora Jokhosha |
Haesten | Jeppe Beck Laursen | 2.01– | Werner Böhnke |
Finan | Mark Rowley | 2.03– | Bernd Egger |
Aethelred | Toby Regbo | 2.03-4.06 | Valentin Stilu |
Aethelfled | Millie Brady | 2.01– | Nora Kunzendorf |
Guthred | Thure Lindhardt | 2.01-2.04 | Gerrit Schmidt-Foss |
Sigurd blood hair | Ola Rapace | 3.01-3.07 | |
Edward | Timothy Innes | 3.01– | Fabian Hollwitz |
Skade | Thea Sofie Loch Næss | 3.01-3.08 | Cornelia Waibel |
Cnut | Magnus Bruun | 3.01-4.04 | |
Iseult | Charlie Murphy | 1.06-1.08 |
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1 Melanie Isakowitz only spoke the role in the first season, from the second season the actress dubbed herself
music
On November 9, 2018, Sony Classical released an album with selected pieces of music written for the series by John Lunn and Eivør for download. A CD will follow on November 23, 2018. The soundtrack entered the UK's album soundtrack chart at number 39 on November 16, 2018.
Episode list
reception
The first season was positively rated by 27 of the 31 Rotten Tomatoes critics . In the Internet Movie Database by April 2020, more than 62,700 people who voted gave the series an overall average grade of 8.4 / 10. The episodes of the first season received an average of 8.7 / 10, the episodes of the second season an 8.8 / 10 and the episodes of the third and fourth seasons each received a 9.2 / 10.
Web links
- The Last Kingdom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Last Kingdom in the German dubbing index
- The Last Kingdom atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- The Last Kingdom atMetacritic(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Last Kingdom Season 2 starts in May on Netflix, first pictures & trailer . In: KINO . ( kino.de [accessed on April 28, 2017]).
- ↑ Developement: The Last Kingdom granted a fourth season . ( syfy.com [accessed December 28, 2018]).
- ↑ The Last Kingdom continues: Netflix officially extends series for season 5. Accessed July 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Soundtrack Album for 'The Last Kingdom' to Be Released. Retrieved June 28, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50.Retrieved June 28, 2020 .
- ↑ The Last Kingdom In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ The Last Kingdom In: Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 27, 2020.