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The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin.

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Merlin, the immortal son of the bard Taliesin and Atlantean Princess Charis, is followed through his tragic upbringing, descent into madness, and shocking disappearance, leading to the legend that surrounds him. Set before King Arthur's birth, Merlin, assumed dead or a myth, reemerges in sub-Roman Britain to unite the fractured kingdoms under threat from Saxon invaders.

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Created by Jeremy Boreing

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Season 1.

Island of the Mighty

2026-01-22 · 1h 8m7.1

The age of gods is dying, and the tribes of Britain descend into chaos. One man hears a voice that will change history.

The Vision of Taliesin

2026-01-22 · 1h 6m7.6

A forbidden union gives birth to a prophecy that will outlive the world that made it.

A Fatherless Child

2026-01-29 · 59m8.0

A king demands blood; revelation follows. The old world begins to fall.

The King of Maridunum

2026-02-05 · 1h 7m7.9

As Britain bleeds, Merlin must forge unity from chaos—while darkness moves behind kings and blades.

The Price of Failure

2026-02-12 · 1h 11m7.3

War brews, loyalties splinter, and Merlin's past erupts—threatening to destroy the fragile future he fights for.

Ganieda

2026-02-19 · 1h 0m7.3

After years in exile, Merlin returns to a divided kingdom and meets the woman who will test his destiny.

The Last True Bard

2026-03-05 · 1h 9m8.1

Britain gathers for war. Merlin rises from shadow to crown the one king who can unite them all.

Cast.

Tom Sharp

Tom Sharp

Merlin

Rose Reid

Rose Reid

Charis

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