A 100% Rotten Tomatoes score (7 reviews) and 97% audience score marked the Netflix-era season as the creative peak of the series, with expanded episodes and production scope.
Renewal: Five-season run concluded in March 2022. A standalone film, The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die, was released on Netflix in April 2023 as a series finale. (Wikipedia)
Indian OTT platforms do not publish per-title streams. This tracks reception across the run, not viewership.
| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12015 · 8 eps | 10 October 2015 | 7.8 | 87% | 8.5/10 | WORTH-IT |
| Season 22017 · 8 eps | 16 March 2017 | 7.6 | 86% | 8.5/10 | WORTH-IT |
| Season 32018 · 10 eps | 19 November 2018 | 8.4 | 100% | 8.5/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 42020 · 10 eps | 26 April 2020 | 7.9 | 96% | 8.4/10 | WORTH-IT |
| Season 52022 · 10 eps | 9 March 2022 | 7.5 | 92% | 8.3/10 | WORTH-IT |
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