<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website BBC America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website BBC Two </Td> </Tr> <P> The Last Kingdom is a British historical fiction television series based on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories series of novels . The series premiered on 10 October 2015 on BBC America, and on BBC Two in the UK on 22 October 2015 . A second series of eight episodes, co-produced by Netflix after the exit of BBC America, began airing on BBC Two in the UK in March 2017 . In April 2018 it was reported that Netflix was in production of a third season, exclusively to air on the streaming service in 2018 . </P> <P> The series is set in the late 9th century AD, when England is divided into seven separate kingdoms . The Anglo - Saxon lands are gradually attacked, plundered, and effectively ruled by Viking Danes in many areas . The Kingdom of Wessex remains the last major stronghold against the Danes . </P>

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