Rent The Last Kingdom: Series 2 (2017)
4.1 of 5 from 29 ratings
8h 0min
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- Synopsis:
Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) is still recovering from fighting a defining battle that saved Wessex for King Alfred (David Dawson) but which came at a huge personal price. Mourning for those he has lost, Uhtred begins a voyage north to reclaim his own fate: to avenge Earl Ragnar's death and recapture his ancestral lands. 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. Uhtred is faced with questions of fate and duty as he continues to fight for the country of his birth, against the people of his upbringing. With a newfound love, it seems he may finally be on his chosen path but in times of rivalrous factions, bloodshed and shocking betrayal Uhtred is tested like never before. - Actors:
- Julia Bache-Wiig, Peri Baumeister, Björn Bengtsson, Eva Birthistle, Adrian Bouchet, Millie Brady, Eliza Butterworth, Emily Cox, David Dawson, Alexander Dreymon, Martyn Ellis, Ole Christoffer Ertvaag, Arnas Fedaravicius, Ingar Helge Gimle, Ian Hart, Christian Hillborg, Gerard Kearns, Tibor Milos Krisko, Simon Kunz, Jeppe Beck Laursen
- Directors:
- Peter Hoar, Jon East, Jamie Donoughue, Richard Senior
- Producers:
- Dominic Barlow, Liz Trubridge, Chrissy Skinns
- Writers:
- Stephen Butchard, Bernard Cornwell, Ben Vanstone, Sophie Petzal
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/05/2017
- Run Time:
- 480 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Story So Far
- Return to The Last Kingdom: The Making of Season Two
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes episodes 1 - 3
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes episodes 4 - 6
- Disc 3:
- This disc includes episodes 7 - 8
- Special Features
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Reviews (1) of The Last Kingdom: Series 2
Excellent 9th Century Viking versus Anglo-Saxon Saga, with Superb Battle Scenes - The Last Kingdom: Series 2 review by PV
I generally enjoy this series - it does sometimes get bogged down in rather Mills and Boon romantic subplots, no doubt to appeal to female viewers. That is yawnsome. It slows the series right down, and it loses momentum at those points - hence 4 stars and not 5.
However, the battle scenes are awsome! Really great. I rewound and watched some again. They are so well done it is awsome. They must have had such fun filming this (in Hungary, coz it's cheaper - watch the EXTRA little film on the final DVD).
Not sure it's necessary to pander to 'authentic casting' with Scandinavian actors playing Vikings (after all they look no different to Brits really). However, thank goodness there is no 'colourblind casting' - imagine if 40% of the actors here were BAME as on TV ads or awful woke BBC drama. I for one would not watch it, in that case. Historical drama MUST be authentic re skin colour. The way it is. Film is visual.
One weak point of series like these is that there are so many characters and so many look alike! One has to keep track. The last DVD has an EXTRA with a full recap of series 1 and 2. Useful, that. Hard to keep track of all the characters and changing allegiances at times too.
Very silly to see female warriors fighting and killing men twice their size but woke pandering to metoo pc girl power criteria is standard these days, if utterly tiresome and not authentic - though there were a very small number of manly female Viking warriors (in sensible shoes no doubt lol), but I'd bet anything they were not the eye candy blonde model totty we see here with long perfect blonde hair, perfect teeth, perfect skin, perfect unstained clothes etc. SO one has to bear in mind all that fantasy element. Maybe that is being true to the historical novels, I have no idea.
Anyway, a decent watch - better than any drama on terrestrial TV now, all the woke preachy pc Dr Who drivel which I avoid. Different from VIKINGS but about as violent - though I do not mind appropriate goriness. To leave it out would be pofaced and prissy indeed. Life was very violent back then.
4 stars. I hope they keep it up in series 3.
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