The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
8.5
2026
Returning Series
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Action & Adventure
Family
Drama
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.
Cast
Rose Reid
as Charis
Alex Laurence - Phillips
as Pelleas
James Arden
as Taliesin
Myles Clohessy
as Uther
Tom Tidiman
as Aldwyn
Rebecka Johnston
as Rhonwyn
Colin Cunningham
as Vortigern
Tom Sharp
as Merlin
Finney Cassidy
as Aurellius
Brett Cooper
as Ganieda
Nicholas Boulton
as Morcant
Alex Arco
as Meurig
Thor Rosland
as Hengist
Emree Franklin
as Morgain
Steve Varnom
as Custennin
Daniel Fathers
as King Avallach
David Brooks
as Tewdrig
George Osborne
as Lot
Crew
Writer
Lee Blaylock
Ryan Whitaker
Editor
Jared Bentley
Dániel Hajnal
Director
Ryan Whitaker
Jesse V. Johnson
Jeremy Boreing
Director of Photography
Dávid Lukács
Kristopher S. Kimlin
Maxime Alexandre
Akis Konstantakopoulos
Novel
Stephen R. Lawhead
Camera Operator
Vi-Dan Tran
Stunts
Vi-Dan Tran
Producer
Jonathan Halperyn
Amanda Presmyk
Dallas Sonnier
Jerilyn Bickford
Jeremy Boreing
Jonathan Hay
Ari Novak
Associate Producer
Travis LaSalle
Executive Producer
Dallas Sonnier
Daniel Kresmery
Jeremy Boreing
Caleb Robinson
Music
Kyle McCuiston
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based on novel or book
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fantasy
historical fantasy
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Details
- First Aired
- January 22, 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 29