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The Last Kingdom season three has only just returned to Netflix after fans have waited over a year for the historic series to make its comeback. However, fans will be pleased to hear there are future plans for Uhtred (played by Alexander Draymon) to continue his journey in the dramatization of Bernard Cornwell’s novels. Based on The Saxon Stories saga, the third season has seen the events of the fifth and sixth novels of the eleven-book series. With five more novels yet to televise, Stephen revealed his plans to continue Uhtred’s journey at London’s Comic Con event last month ahead of the series return.

People want to be a part of it Stephen Butchard

Stephen told press, including Express.co.uk: “In terms of the books, we tend to go through two books a series so at the end of season three, we’re up to book six. “There’s more series' to come,” the screenwriter continued. With more battles and bloodshed expected after the events of season three, Stephen also spoke about the task of condensing the books for television. He added: “You choose the key events and then draw around it, but you also have to be aware of, we have such a great ensemble cast, people want to be a part of it. “So, where I go away from the books, it’s a case of bringing characters into the story. “Bernard’s been so generous and completely understands that television is so different to the books,” Stephen continued.

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Talking about author Bernard Cornwell’s involvement with the series, Stephen revealed: “He’s happy for me to veer away from the books and he’s always very supportive. “What I do is try and identify key moments in each of the books and then build everything around those moments with people we love and recognise.” Stephen said it had been a joy to create such a popular television series from Bernard’s historic novels. “I think one of the attractions to the show is the characters. “For me, it was about making these historical characters real and all that separates them from us is a couple hundred years.

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