The Last Kingdom (2015)

Name: The Last Kingdom
Released: 2015
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, Eliza Butterworth, Mark Rowley, Ruby Hartley

TV-MA 1h 7.9/10 IMDb

Action & Adventure Drama War & Politics

A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.

Creator: Stephen Butchard

Cast: Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, Eliza Butterworth, Mark Rowley, Ruby Hartley

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth

Other

Forced marriage Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence (referenced)Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

14 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Religious persecutionDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 3 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.9)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreChild abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 4 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Season 5 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Religious persecutionDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBlood / medical goreGore / graphic violenceSexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture