Rent The Last Kingdom: Series 5 (2022)
4.3 of 5 from 70 ratings
8h 52min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
Years of peace have passed since the battles of last season, but as we rejoin Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon), he faces his greatest enemies, and suffers immeasurable loss, on his quest towards fulfilling his destiny. Now stationed at a northern port town, Uhtred has been entrusted with protecting the king's illegitimate son, Aethelstan. But following a horrific attack on his family, an old enemy threatens the life he has built. Meanwhile, King Edward (Timothy Innes) is still forging ahead with his ambitions to unite the SaxonKingdoms to fulfil his late father's dream, threatening the long-standing peace between Danes and Saxons. However, the treacherous Lord Aethelhelm (Adrian Schiller) has ambitions of his own, for his grandson Aelfweard - Edward's other son - to rule. As these plans lead to bloodshed and heartbreak, Uhtred finds his own fate may well be tied to the future of the nation...Destiny Is All! - Actors:
- Alexander Dreymon, Emili Akhchina, Emily Cox, Gábor Perei, Mark Rowley, Gábor Hornung, Arnas Fedaravicius, Ryan Quarmby, Harry Gilby, Ewan Mitchell, Lara Steward, Ruby Hartley, Eysteinn Sigurðadrson, Micki Stoltt, Jaakko Ohtonen, Bence Balasko, Dave Thompson, Millie Brady, Stefanie Martini, Cavan Clerkin
- Directors:
- Andy Hay, Alexander Dreymon, Paul Wilmshurst, Anthony Philipson, Jon East
- Producers:
- Howard Ellis, Adam Goodman, Helen Ostler, Mat Chaplin
- Writers:
- Bernard Cornwell, Martha Hillier, Laura Grace, James Smythe, Alex Straker, Alexander Stewart
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/05/2022
- Run Time:
- 560 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 Making of Season 5
- Strength and Sensitivity: The Women of 'The Last Kingdom'
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes episodes 1 - 4
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes episodes 5 - 8
- Disc 3:
- This disc includes episodes 9 - 10
- Special Features
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Reviews (1) of The Last Kingdom: Series 5
Spectacular final series, with battles & changing allegiances, spoilt by colourblind casting - The Last Kingdom: Series 5 review by PV
OK so I have just read these 5 The Last Kingdom series are based on 13 Saxon novels by Bernard Cornwell (born Wiggins, after his adopted parents).
Apparently, on the basis of his father's surname being Oughtred, Cornwell believes he is a descendant of Uhtred the Bold, upon whom he based the Saxon npvels.
So far so dubious. But what I REALLY hated in this final series was the colourblind casting which is an insuilt to history and human intelligence. Would they cast a white actor to play a Zulu warrior or a Chinese emperor or an Indian - maybe Ed Sheernan playing Nelson Mandela? WHY NOT. It's colourblind casting, YAY! Sick of it. THERE WERE NO BLACK PRIESTS IN 10th C BRITAIN. In 1939 there were only 6000 black people in the UK with a population of 44 million. JUST STOP IT!
What I liked was the great acting and scenes, the switching alliances - though it can be rather confusing and hard to keep up with the multiple characters and plotlines from all the series (I bet the author of the novels had a big map/plan on his office wall for that!). The battle scenes are spectacular.
But all in all, I do prefer the VIKINGS series. Maybe because it is easier to follow?
Great to see the history of Britain on screen anyway, though I doubt the women back then would be behaved like metoo activists, and all with perfect skin and teeth too. And no-one referred to being 'tasked with' anything in Britain until the 1990s at the earliest (though I do not expect them to speak Old Englisc)
3.5 stars rounded up.
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