The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die Movie Details:

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die Movie Cast & Characters:

• Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a seasoned Saxon warrior who was raised by the Danes and successfully reclaimed his birthright as the Lord of Bebbanburg. A veteran of countless battles, he once swore oaths to serve Kings Alfred and Edward and is viewed by many as the unofficial king of England’s last independent kingdom, Northumbria.
• Harry Gilby as Aethelstan, the eldest son of King Edward born from his secret first marriage. Fearing for his son’s life due to his illegitimacy, Edward once placed Aethelstan under Uhtred’s protection, who trained him to become a warrior.
• Mark Rowley as Finan, an Irish warrior sworn to Uhtred and his second-in-command who has fought alongside him in many battles.
• Arnas Fedaravicius as Sihtric, a Danish warrior and bastard son of a Viking warlord who became one of Uhtred’s most trusted allies.
• Cavan Clerkin is Father Pyrlig, a Welsh priest and retired warrior sworn to serve Wessex’s ruler.
• James Northcote as Aldhelm, Aethelstan’s Mercian Huscarl who previously served his aunt for many years.
• Laurie Davidson as Ingilmundr, Aethelstan’s devout advisor, heavily influences his decisions.
• Elaine Cassidy as Lady Eadgifu, the third wife of King Edward and mother of his youngest son, Edmund.
• Ross Anderson as Domnal, the Prince of Alba, nephew of King Constantin, and heir to the Scottish throne.
• Ilona Chevakova as Ingrith, Finan’s wife experiences a prophetic vision that “seven kings must die” to unite England.
• Jacob Dudman as Osbert, Uhtred’s youngest son and heir was reunited with his father after spending much of his childhood in hiding.
• Rod Hallett as Constantin, the King of Alba who previously signed a peace treaty with King Edward to protect Scottish lands.
• Ewan Horrocks as Aelfweard, the second eldest son of King Edward, born from his second marriage, who the Wessex Ealdormen back to become the future king.
• Steffan Rhodri as Hywel Dda, the King of Deheubarth who previously aided King Edward in defeating a large army of invading Danes.
• Pekka Strang as Anlaf, the Viking King of Dublin who travels to England to take advantage of King Edward’s ailing health.
• Ingrid García-Jonsson as Brand, a Danish Wolf-Warrior loyal to Anlaf.
• Agnes Born as Astrid, Anlaf’s daughter who spies on the Saxons for him.
• Zak Sutcliffe as Edmund, the youngest son of King Edward, born from his third marriage with Eadgifu.
• Steph Bramwell as Lady Wassa, a servant at Bebbanburg.
• Tom Christian as Dunstan, a mercenary in Aegelesburg.
• John Buick as Owain, the King of Strathclyde.
• Nick Wittman as Eamon, a Saxon officer in Aethelstan’s army.

Storyline:

In the wake of King Edward’s death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.—Netflix

About The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die Movie:

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die is a British historical drama film directed by Edward Bazalgette, written by Martha Hillier.

The film is based on the The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell. It acts as a sequel and conclusion to The Last Kingdom television series.

Principal photography began in Budapest in January 2022 and wrapped by the end of March 2022.

The producer of this film Nigel Marchant revealed that talks about a film had been proceeding following the launch of The Last Kingdom’s fourth season in April 2020.

It was given the working title Seven Kings Must Die and would follow events of the series which took place over a circa-45-year period of history from 866 onwards focusing on the Kingdom of Wessex and ongoing Viking incursions into England.

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die was released on 14 April 2023 on Netflix.