TV SERIES
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
January 22, 2026
1 Season
7 Episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureFamilyDrama
Overview
The series follows Merlin, the immortal son of the bard Taliesin and Atlantean Princess Charis, chronicling his tragic upbringing, descent into madness and shocking disappearance that lead 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.
Created by: Jeremy Boreing, Stephen R. Lawhead
