The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
tv show

7 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired January 22, 2026
Overview
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.
Cast

Tom Sharp
as
Merlin

Rose Reid
as
Charis
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James Arden
as
Taliesin

Emree Franklin
as
Morgain

Myles Clohessy
as
Uther
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Finney Cassidy
as
Aurellius

Brett Cooper
as
Ganieda
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Alex Laurence - Phillips
as
Pelleas

Colin Cunningham
as
Vortigern

Nicholas Boulton
as
Morcant

Daniel Fathers
as
King Avallach
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Steve Varnom
as
Custennin
Crew

Maxime Alexandre
as
Director of Photography
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Akis Konstantakopoulos
as
Director of Photography
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Kristopher S. Kimlin
as
Director of Photography

Vi-Dan Tran
as
Camera Operator
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Dávid Lukács
as
Director of Photography

Vi-Dan Tran
as
Stunts

Jesse V. Johnson
as
Director
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Ryan Whitaker
as
Director

Jeremy Boreing
as
Director
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Jared Bentley
as
Editor
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Dániel Hajnal
as
Editor

Jeremy Boreing
as
Producer