TV show
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
- Returning Series
- 7 episodes
- TMDB 7.8/10 · 93 votes
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.
Seasons & episodes
Season 1
1. Island of the Mighty
68 min
Play episodeThe age of gods is dying, and the tribes of Britain descend into chaos. One man hears a voice that will change history.
2. The Vision of Taliesin
66 min
Play episodeA forbidden union gives birth to a prophecy that will outlive the world that made it.
3. A Fatherless Child
59 min
Play episodeA king demands blood; revelation follows. The old world begins to fall.
4. The King of Maridunum
67 min
Play episodeAs Britain bleeds, Merlin must forge unity from chaos—while darkness moves behind kings and blades.
5. The Price of Failure
71 min
Play episodeWar brews, loyalties splinter, and Merlin's past erupts—threatening to destroy the fragile future he fights for.
6. Ganieda
60 min
Play episodeAfter years in exile, Merlin returns to a divided kingdom and meets the woman who will test his destiny.
7. The Last True Bard
69 min
Play episodeBritain gathers for war. Merlin rises from shadow to crown the one king who can unite them all.
