Similar to series three, there are significant plot changes from the novels. The fourth series adapts Cornwell’s seventh and eighth novels The Pagan Lord and The Empty Throne. The ten-episode third series premiered in its entirety on Netflix on 19 November 2018. The series covers the years 892–902 and deals with the end of King Alfred's reign whilst the conflict between the Saxons and the Danes grows after the arrival of the Second Great Danish Army led by the coalition of Viking warlords including Ragnar the Younger, Cnut, Sigurd Bloodhair and Haesten. Solely produced by Netflix, the third series adapts Cornwell’s fifth and sixth novels The Burning Land and Death of Kings, however, there are significant plot changes from the novels compared to the previous two seasons. The eight-episode second series premiered on BBC Two on 15 March 2017 and concluded on.

The series covers the years 879–886 and deals with Uhtred's quest in Northumbria to defeat his old enemy Kjartan the Cruel whilst the kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia combat the invading Norse brothers Sigefrid and Eric. The eight-episode first series premiered on BBC Two on 10 October 2015 and concluded on 28 November 2015.Ĭo-produced by the BBC and Netflix, the second series adapts Cornwell's third and fourth novels The Lords of the North and Sword Song.

Following the establishment of Danish rule, Uhtred, a Saxon raised by the Danes, comes to the aid of the kingdom of Wessex and its ruler King Alfred with the hope of eventually retaking his home of Bebbanburg as ongoing Viking incursions attempt to conquer the whole of England.

The series covers the years 866–878 where the arrival of the Great Heathen Army in England led by Guthrum and Ubba Ragnarsson redefines the relationship between Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.

Produced by the BBC, the first series adapts the first two novels of Bernard Cornwell's series of novels The Saxon Stories, The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman.

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