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Merlin

TV · 1998 · 1 season

A sweeping, old-fashioned fantasy epic that moves through decades of magic, betrayal and fate with grand visuals and a brooding, mythic mood.

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1998 television miniseries directed by Steve Barron
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Class
TV
Year
1998
Seasons
1
Episodes
2
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • fate
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour3
Realism3
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
fantasy, action, medieval
Created by
Steve Barron
Written by
David Stevens
Starring
Helena Bonham Carter, Sam Neill, Rutger Hauer, Lena Headey, Isabella Rossellini, James Earl Jones, John Gielgud, Martin Short
Music
Trevor Jones
Cinematography
Sergey Kozlov
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 175 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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