The best historical drama on Netflix is leaving this year Credit: Netflix Published May 30, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Dan Selcke is a pop culture fanatic who writes and talks about movies, TV and books, the nerdier the better. He's been working on news, reviews, editorials, interviews and podcasts for over 10 years. Dan has been published in The A.V. Club, Metro, Salon and elsewhere. He's interviewed actors and filmmakers from shows like Dune: Prophecy and The Rings of Power. When he's run out of things to write, Dan operates a YouTube channel where he dives into more depth on all things movies, TV, and pop culture. The Last Kingdom is an excellent historical drama that ran for five seasons between 2015 and 2022. Set in the country that would become England in the ninth and tenth centuries, it follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon), the dispossessed son of an English lord who grows up among Dane raiders.…