The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
2026 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama · 1 Season · 7 Episodes ·
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.
Episodes
1. Island of the MightyThe 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 TaliesinA forbidden union gives birth to a prophecy that will outlive the world that made it.
3. A Fatherless ChildA king demands blood; revelation follows. The old world begins to fall.
4. The King of MaridunumAs Britain bleeds, Merlin must forge unity from chaos—while darkness moves behind kings and blades.
5. The Price of FailureWar brews, loyalties splinter, and Merlin's past erupts—threatening to destroy the fragile future he fights for.
6. GaniedaAfter years in exile, Merlin returns to a divided kingdom and meets the woman who will test his destiny.
7. The Last True BardBritain gathers for war. Merlin rises from shadow to crown the one king who can unite them all.
