Filming。has。started。on。BBC。Two’s。critically。acclaimed。drama。The。Last。Kingdom,。from。Carnival。Films.。The。second。series,。adapted。by。BAFTA-nominated。and。RTS。award-winning。writer。Stephen。Butchard。from。Bernard。Cornwell’s。bestselling。series。of。novels,。is。to。return。to。BBC。Two。next。year,。with。Netflix。joining。as。a。co-production。partner. The。emotionally。complex。and。compelling。landscape。of。revenge,。rivalry,。hostility,。corruption,。love,。sex,。loyalty。and。friendship,。forms。the。backdrop。to。a。gripping。adventure。based。on。Cornwell's。novels,。The。Lords。Of。The。North。and。Sword。Song。–。part。of。the。hugely。popular。bestselling。franchise。The。Last。Kingdom. Set。in。the。year。878,。the。second。series。returns。as。fearless。and。instinctive。warrior。Uhtred。continues。his。fight。for。his。native。land。of。Northumbria.。Uhtred,。having。given。his。sword。to。King。Alfred,。despite。his。upbringing。by。the。invading。pagan。Danes,。embarks。on。his。voyage。north。to。reclaim。his。own。fate:。to。avenge。Earl。Ragnar’s。death。and。recapture。his。ancestral。lands。of。Bebbanburg. Alfred’s。conviction。to。create。a。united。England。is。stronger。than。ever,。and。he。sets。his。sights。on。the。wild。lands。of。the。north,。which。have。fallen。into。chaos。and。rebellion.。It。is。a。dangerous。time。for。Saxon。and。Dane。alike,。but。Alfred。champions。a。new。king。-。a。Christian。Dane。-。to。unite。the。tribes.。However,。this。king。has。been。enslaved,。and。Uhtred。becomes。embroiled。in。a。rescue。mission,。which。brings。him。face。to。face。with。an。enemy。of。old.