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The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

★ 6.3 6K votes 2026–present 1 season · 7 episodes Returning Series DailyWire+
High fantasyInvented worlds with magic and rules of their own.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10Royalty & aristocracyCourts, crowns and dynasties.This show: 7/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 7/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Tom SharpRose ReidAlex Laurence-PhillipsPaul ClerkinBrett CooperDuran Fulton Brown
Starring
Tom SharpRose ReidAlex Laurence-PhillipsPaul ClerkinBrett CooperDuran Fulton Brown
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About

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.

All Seasons

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Season 12026
7.64K77h 25m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Island of the Mighty7.1
97668 min
▶2The Vision of Taliesin7.6
68063 min
▶3A Fatherless Child7.7
57256 min
▶4The King of Maridunum7.7
51365 min
▶5The Price of Failure7.9
47769 min
▶6Ganieda8.2
50557 min
▶7The Last True Bard7.9
38767 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Tom Sharp Merlin
Rose Reid Charis
Alex Laurence-Phillips Pelleas
Paul Clerkin Hafgan
Brett Cooper Ganieda
Duran Fulton Brown Elphin
Finney Cassidy Aurelius
David Brooks Tewdrig
Emree Franklin Morgian
Myles Clohessy Uther

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