The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026)

Directed by

Jeremy Boreing

Genre

fantasy television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in Roman Britain and the time after its fall, this series retells the Arthurian legend through the early life of Merlin. It follows the wizard's origins and the rising tensions that will lead to the story of King Arthur.

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What happens

The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin is an American historical fantasy television series created for DailyWire+. Based on the book series The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead, namely the first two books Taliesin (1987) and Merlin (1988), the series is a retelling of Arthurian legend set in Roman Britain and especially its original milieu, Sub-Roman Britain. It premiered on January 22, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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