Shows like The Last Kingdom
12 titles that share something real with The Last Kingdom, each on a streaming service you may already pay for, with one honest line on why.
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.
The Last Kingdom streams on · 2015
- Netflix
12 titles, where they stream, and why
Game of Thrones2011
Rival factions, political scheming, and brutal warfare drive a sprawling story of power and identity.
- Max
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation2021
A determined outsider forges a new identity in an unfamiliar world through hardship and personal growth.
- Hulu
House of the Dragon2022
Dynastic power struggles, court politics, and questions of loyalty unfold in a richly built medieval-style world.
- Max
The Day of the Jackal2024
A lone operative navigates shifting loyalties and moral ambiguity in a tightly plotted thriller.
- Peacock Premium
Vikings2013
A warrior of divided heritage rises through raids, politics, and shifting alliances in early medieval northern Europe.
- Netflix
See2019
A warrior must protect his people, assert identity, and fight hostile power in a harsh, tribally divided world.
- Apple TV+
The Terminal List2022
A skilled fighter driven by personal loyalty pursues justice outside conventional authority with grit and resolve.
- Prime Video
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin2026
Set in early medieval Britain, it weaves real legend with political and spiritual conflict around iconic figures.
- Prime Video
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf2025
A skilled warrior operates in morally gray territory, testing loyalty, identity, and personal code under pressure.
- Prime Video
The White Princess2017
Set in medieval England, it centers on power, dynastic duty, loyalty, and a strong protagonist's search for agency.
- Starz
Black Sails2014
A morally complex antihero leads a fractious band through politics, warfare, and contested loyalty on the margins of empire.
- Prime Video
- Starz
Vikings: Valhalla2022
Viking warriors navigate conquest, faith, and shifting alliances in a continuation of the same Norse historical world.
- Netflix
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