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The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
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The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

7.6 / 10
2026
1 season
7 episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureFamilyDrama

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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Cast

Tom Sharp

Rose Reid

Emree Franklin

Myles Clohessy

Finney Cassidy

Alex Laurence - Phillips

Brett Cooper

James Arden

Colin Cunningham

Nicholas Boulton

Daniel Fathers

S

Steve Varnom

Seasons

  • Island of the Mighty

    1.Island of the Mighty

    7.8
    22-01-202668m

    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

    2.The Vision of Taliesin

    8.2
    22-01-202666m

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

  • A Fatherless Child

    3.A Fatherless Child

    8.8
    29-01-202659m

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

  • The King of Maridunum

    4.The King of Maridunum

    8.4
    05-02-202667m

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

  • The Price of Failure

    5.The Price of Failure

    8.2
    12-02-202671m

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

  • Ganieda

    6.Ganieda

    8.2
    19-02-202660m

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

  • The Last True Bard

    7.The Last True Bard

    8.2
    05-03-202669m

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

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