Netflix to Debut Season Four of ‘The Last Kingdom’ on April 26

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Alexander Dreymon plays Uhtred, who is raised by Vikings

(Image credit: Adrienn Szabo)

Season four of Viking drama The Last Kingdom gets going on Netflix April 26. The series is based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Series novels. The show debuted on BBC America and BBC Two in 2015. 

“As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright,” said Netflix of the new season. 

Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, Ian Hart and David Dawson are in the cast. 

The executive producers include Stephen Butchard, Nigel Marchant and Gareth Neame. 

Season three began in November 2018. The first two seasons had eight episodes apiece and season three had 10. 

The Last Kingdom is primarily shot in Hungary. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.