
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
Follow the tragic journey of Merlin, an immortal son of a bard and an Atlantean princess, as he descends into madness and disappears, only to reemerge in a sub-Roman Britain.
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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How many episodes does The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin have?
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026) is currently marked as ongoing.
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