2 in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Japan, Spain and Portugal, according to Deadline. Streaming of the "The Last Kingdom" Season 1 via Netflix will be available later this year.

"The Last Kingdom" is based on the best-selling series "The Saxon Stories" by Bernard Cornwell. The story picks up in the year 878 and Uhtred has given his sword to King Alfred. He continues his journey to reclaim his native land as well as to avenge the death of Earl Ragnar.

"The Last Kingdom" is set to premiere on BBC Two in 2017 and on Netflix in the U.S. The series is produced by Carnival Films, with Nigel Marchant and Gareth Neame as executive producers alongside Stephen Butchard, Elizabeth Kilgarriff and Dominic Barlow. The first season hadThe Region

A Southern California Rapid Transit District bus driver who was involved last week in an accident that injured 26 people was fired--partly because a drug test revealed traces of marijuana, RTD officials said. Driver Clarence G. Brown Jr, 31, of Panorama City said he will appeal the firing, however, because he believes his case is being used "as an example." Field sobriety tests given Brown by police after his bus rear-ended another bus in Studio City showed no indication that he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol; he was not cited for any traffic violation nor were charges filed against him. Brown told The Times that he had been present in a room where marijuana was being used the night before the accident, but he