TV series

The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

2026 · 1 season

A somber, mythic trudge through mud and madness, heavy with destiny and the weight of a fractured kingdom.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, war, madness, fate
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
war
madness
fate
identity
Places: countryside
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild