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Series like The Last Kingdom (2015) Finished The Last Kingdom and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with The Last Kingdom, and what it does not.
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Epic fantasy Cultural clash Identity formation Historical drama Warfare Power Action adventure Community Your best matches Ranked against what The Last Kingdom is actually about, not its genre labels.
71% Reverina match Top pick 2011 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Also epic fantasy at heart Watched for the same thing: political intrigue Also about power struggle More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
The Last Ship 2014
Shares its practical effects and desaturated look Centres on the same rebel figure Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 134 candidates
Told the same way, ensemble What's different Not built around identity or love Not really action adventure or historical drama Leans further into horror Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Last Kingdom.
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2008 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Shares its desaturated and stylised look Centres on the same mentor figure Shares its tense and melancholic register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around identity or love Not about power struggle or identity formation Emotionally lighter Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Last Kingdom.
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2018 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Also action adventure at heart Shares its practical effects and desaturated look Also about power struggle Centres on the same rebel figure What's different Not built around identity or love Not really historical drama or epic fantasy Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against The Last Kingdom.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014 · 2h 24m
Also about power struggle Told the same way, ensemble Cursed 2020
Built around the same community and identity Shares its practical effects and desaturated look Moving 2023
Built around the same power and identity Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Locke & Key 2020
Built around the same power and identity Shares its practical effects and desaturated look Lost 2004
Told the same way, ensemble Shares its tense and melancholic register Gargoyles 1994
Also action adventure at heart Built around the same community and identity Legacies 2018
Told the same way, ensemble Built around the same identity 
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