
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
Taste attributes: sci-fi & fantasyaction & adventurefamilydramaadventurefantasyhistoricalfresh & originalwholesomeimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
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
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- Genre
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Year
- 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Studio
- Bonfire Legend
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