The Last Kingdom Season 4 to show Uhtred in 50s based on Bernard Cornwell’s books

The Last Kingdom Season 4 was announced in December 2018 via The Last Kingdom’s official Twitter page. But we still don’t have the exact release date.

The Last Kingdom Season 4 has not revealed any storyline. But sources claim that it may revive the clash between Uhtred and his uncle Aelfric. Speculations suggest that if the writer and series director prefer to stick to what happens on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories, then it will surely be one of the main storylines of the upcoming season.

Den of Geek claims that The Last Kingdom Season 4 will find a way for The Saxon Stories’ The Pagan Lord (published in 2013) and The Empty Throne (2014). These two novels featured the return of Aelfric as Uhtred once again claiming a stake of his ancestral land Bebbanburg. But since The Pagan Lord jumps a decade from 2011-published Death of Kings’ events, we believe Uhtred to be seen between 40 and 50. American Horror Story: Coven actor Alexander Dreymon, who plays the role of Uhtred, is just 35-year old now. In that case, will they hoax the book timeline?

On the other hand, the children of Uhtred and Gisela are young people and ready to fight in The Pagan Lord and The Empty Throne. In that scenario, the series makers need to cast some young actors to play and they need to be pretty special for being the children of Uhtred.

Production of The Last Kingdom Season 4 has not commenced yet, one of the reasons for it is the series’ actors are currently involved on different projects. The gap between Season 1 and 2 was 18 months, and the same was followed between Season 2 and 3. If the creators believe not to break the chain, then Season 4 can’t be expected before May 2020.

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