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

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

Keywords

based on novel or book camelot excalibur arthurian mythology fantasy historical fantasy drama adventure