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Camelot

★ 6.5 26K votes 2011–2011 1 season · 10 episodes Canceled STARZ
Royalty & aristocracyCourts, crowns and dynasties.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Joseph FiennesJamie Campbell BowerTamsin EgertonPeter MooneyPhilip WinchesterEva Green
Written by
Michael Hirst
Starring
Joseph FiennesJamie Campbell BowerTamsin EgertonPeter MooneyPhilip WinchesterEva Green
Written by
Michael Hirst
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"Arthurian myth reheated as glossy political soap opera"

This retelling of the King Arthur legend follows a young, uncertain Arthur as Merlin maneuvers him onto the throne while a scheming half-sister works to seize power for herself. It's a lush, moody take on medieval myth, heavy on court intrigue, sword fights, and simmering betrayal. The pace lags in places and the dialogue can feel overwrought, but the production looks expensive and the central power struggle has real bite. It never quite escapes the shadow of bigger fantasy epics, but as a one-season curiosity it has enough atmosphere and melodrama to hold attention.

Watch it for

Eva Green's scheming, magnetic performance elevates every scene she's in.

Maybe skip if

you want tight plotting rather than atmospheric, sometimes meandering court intrigue.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

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Season 12011
7.04K107h 46m
In the wake of King Uther's sudden death, the sorcerer Merlin has visions of a dark future and installs the young and impetuous Arthur; Uther's unknown son and heir. But Arthur's half sister Morgan will fight him to the bitter end to claim the crown. Faced with the challenge of uniting a kingdom broken by war and steeped in deception, Arthur will be tested beyond imagination.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Homecoming7.1
63445 min
▶2The Sword and the Crown7.3
53845 min
▶3Guinevere6.8
49445 min
▶4Lady of the Lake7.0
47645 min
▶5Justice6.9
42845 min
▶6Three Journeys6.8
39645 min
▶7The Long Night7.1
39245 min
▶8Igraine7.1
36550 min
▶9The Battle of Bardon Pass7.0
36449 min
▶10Reckoning7.3
40552 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Joseph Fiennes Merlin
Jamie Campbell Bower King Arthur
Tamsin Egerton Guinevere
Peter Mooney Kay
Philip Winchester Leontes
Eva Green Morgan
Diarmaid Murtagh Brastias
Clive Standen Gawain
Claire Forlani Queen Igraine
Jamie Downey Ulfius

Crew

Michael Hirst

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