Season 5
🎬 10 Episodes 📅 2022 ⏱ 60 min Ended ✅
A warrior torn between two worlds discovers his destiny amidst the clash of civilizations and the roar of battle. The Last Kingdom weaves together the epic struggle for survival with deeply personal quests for identity and belonging, where allegiances shift like sand beneath the feet of those who dare to reclaim their thrones. In a brutal age of conquest and honor, a young man's courage becomes the bridge between kingdoms, as he learns that true greatness lies not in blood, but in the choices we make when everything we love hangs in the balance.
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10
Episodes
2022
Year
60
min / ep
10
Watch Hours
5/5
Season No.
⭐ 9.1
Best Episode
Ep. 10 · Episode 10
Ended ✅
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🎬 Episodes 10 episodes
1
⭐ 8.0
Episode 1
Ill omens and border raids make Uhtred extra-vigilant at his northern outpost. King Sigtryggr is visited by his notorious brother Rognvaldr.
🎬 Andy Hay ✍️ Martha Hillier
2
⭐ 7.4
Episode 2
A betrayal at Eoferwic sends Sigtryggr in search of aid, while Uhtred begs Aethelflaed for military support she cannot give. Edward meets a new ally.
🎬 Alexander Dreymon ✍️ Martha Hillier
3
⭐ 8.1
Episode 3
In the aftermath of the tragic battle for Eoferwic, Sigtryggr is forced to make a painful choice. Edward learns of Aethelhelm's intrigues in Mercia.
🎬 Andy Hay ✍️ Laura Grace
4
⭐ 8.3
Episode 4
Rivals secretly advance competing successors upon the death of a Mercian ruler. Brida finds solace in the faith of her prisoner, Father Pyrlig.
🎬 Paul Wilmshurst ✍️ James Smythe
5
⭐ 8.4
Episode 5
Aethelhelm's subterfuge successfully foments war tensions between Edward and Sigtryggr, but his thugs make a crucial mistake in attacking a pilgrimage.
🎬 Paul Wilmshurst ✍️ Martha Hillier
6
⭐ 8.2
Episode 6
The forces of Edward and Sigtryggr march toward battle as Uhtred races to reveal the truth of Aethelhelm's scheming and avert a ruinous war.
🎬 Paul Wilmshurst ✍️ Alex Straker
7
⭐ 7.7
Episode 7
Edward offers a role to Stiorra that would restore her to power. Aethelhelm meets with a Saxon enemy. Uhtred has a long-overdue reckoning with Brida.
🎬 Anthony Philipson ✍️ Alexander Stewart
8
⭐ 8.3
Episode 8
Upon learning of Aethelhelm's location, Uhtred proposes an audacious attack to rescue Aelfwynn and restore his birthright — but Edward is cautious.
🎬 Anthony Philipson ✍️ Martha Hillier
9
⭐ 8.4
Episode 9
Edward marches his troops north while Uhtred recruits a small force to infiltrate Bebbanburg. King Constantin arrives to meet his new bride, Aelfwynn.
🎬 Jon East ✍️ Martha Hillier
10
⭐ 9.1
Episode 10
Armies converge in an epic, final showdown that determines the fate of a king's dream for England — and Uhtred's hope of securing his family's future.
🎬 Jon East ✍️ Martha Hillier