Seven Kings Must Die

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die is an upcoming British historical drama film directed by Edward Bazalgette, written by Martha Hillier, and based on the The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell. It is a sequel to the The Last Kingdom television series. Alexander Dreymon reprised his role as Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

Seven Kings Must Die
Official release poster
Directed byEdward Bazalgette
Written byMartha Hillier
Based onThe Saxon Stories
by Bernard Cornwell
Produced by
  • Nigel Marchant
  • Gareth Neame
  • Mat Chaplin
Starring
CinematographyLuke Bryant
Edited byAdam Green
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It is scheduled to be released by Netflix on 14 April 2023. It is intended to act as the conclusion to the series and the story.

Premise

Following the death of King Edward, invaders and rival heirs battle for the crown and Uhtred must adventure once again with his comrades as they attempt to form a united England.[1]

Cast

Production

Producer Nigel Marchant revealed that talks about a movie had been proceeding following the launch of The Last Kingdom's fourth season in April 2020.[2] In October 2021, prior to the fifth season of The Last Kingdom being released on Netflix in early 2022, the feature length sequel to the series was announced at the London MCM Comic-Con by Dreymon, who acted as executive producer as well as starring as Uhtred on the show. 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.[3]

The screenplay for Seven Kings Must Die was written by Martha Hillier with direction by Ed Bazalgette and production by Marchant, Gareth Neame and Mat Chaplin. Alongside Dreymon, Hillier also served as executive producer. It was produced by Carnival Films and distributed worldwide by NBCUniversal International Distribution.[4] Principal photography began in Budapest in early 2022,[5] and wrapped by the end of March 2022.[6]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on 14 April 2023, by Netflix.[4]

References
  1. "The Last Kingdom' Sequel 'Seven Kings Must Die' Sets Release Date, Reveals New Images". Collider. 13 February 2023.
  2. "Last Kingdom movie Seven Kings Must Die: Release date rumours and news". Radio Times.
  3. "Netflix's 'The Last Kingdom' Feature In The Works,'Seven Kings Must Die' Filming To Begin Next Year". Deadline. 24 October 2021.
  4. "Last Kingdom' Film 'Seven Kings Must Die' Sets Netflix Premiere Date, Drops First Look Images (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 13 February 2023.
  5. "'The Last Kingdom' Film 'Seven Kings Must Die' Announced, Begins Production Next Year". Collider. 24 October 2021.
  6. "Dune' Proves Hungarian Biz 'Hard Act to Beat' as Production in Budapest Booms". Variety. 30 March 2022.
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