The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
TV Series2026Returning Series

The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

Taste attributes: sci-fi & fantasyaction & adventurefamilydramaadventurefantasyhistoricalfresh & originalwholesomeimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA good-natured fantasy series that is otherworldly, original and wide-ranging. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Tom SharpRose ReidJames ArdenEmree FranklinMyles Clohessy

Details

Genre
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Year
2026
Status
Returning Series
Studio
Bonfire Legend
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