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The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
RELEASED·SERIES·EN

The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

Thu, Jan 22, 2026
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Action & Adventure
  • Family
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

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  • Tom Sharp
    Tom Sharp
    as Merlin
  • Rose Reid
    Rose Reid
    as Charis
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Episodes

1 season · 7 episodes

To Be Determined · 7 aired
Season 1
7 episodes · 7 aired
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  • E1
    Island of the Mighty
    Aired · Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 68m

    The age of gods is dying & the Tribes of Britain descend into chaos.  One man hears a voice that will change history.

  • E2
    The Vision of Taliesin
    Aired · Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 66m

    A forbidden union gives birth to a prophecy that will outlive the world that made it.

  • E3
    A Fatherless Child
    Aired · Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 59m

    Alone for years in the wild, Marlin returns a changed man - Hardened by trial tempered by faith, and carrying the weight of visions yet to come. As Vortigern's fragile alliance crumbles and Saecsen power surges, Merlin must choose when - and how to shape the fate of Britain.

  • E4
    The King Maridunum
    Aired · Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 67m

    As Britain bleeds, Merlin must forge unity from chaos-while darkness moves behind kings and blades.

  • E5
    The Price of Failure
    Aired · Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 71m

    War brews, loyalties splinter, and Merlin's past erupts—threatening to destroy the fragile future he fights for.

  • E6
    Ganieda
    Aired · Thu, Feb 19, 2026 · 59m

    After years in exile, Merlin returns to a divided kingdom and meets the woman who will test his destiny.

  • E7
    The Last True Bard
    Aired · Thu, Mar 5, 2026 · 69m

    Britain gathers for war. Merlin rises from shadow to crown the one king who can unite them all.