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2026 / Arthurian fantasy / Created by Jeremy Boreing
Before Camelot, a divided world needs a shared future.
What is The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin about?
This fantasy adaptation approaches Arthurian legend through Merlin and the unsettled Britain that precedes Camelot. Visions of a united future collide with a world divided by competing powers, beliefs and loyalties.
Five things to know.
The starting situation
Merlin’s emerging vision of a united Britain provides the starting point for a fantasy adaptation set before the familiar world of Camelot.
The world around it
The story draws on Stephen R. Lawhead’s Pendragon novels, approaching familiar legendary material from the period before Arthur’s established kingdom.
The central pressure
The central promise is the possibility of unity, making the struggle to imagine a different civilization as important as its dangers.
The creative approach
Jeremy Boreing’s adaptation uses the Pendragon material to tell a pre-Camelot fantasy, with Merlin’s emergence as the organizing thread.
Before episode one
Treat this as a distinct adaptation of Arthurian material, rather than a factual history lesson or a continuation of another Merlin series.
A thought to take with you.
Looking before Camelot changes the question from how a kingdom falls to how anyone could imagine building one. Merlin’s vision supplies that forward-looking tension.
Is it your kind of series?
Try it for mythic fantasy and a story set before the familiar Arthurian court. Expect an adaptation of legends and novels rather than documentary history.
Three ideas to take with you.
- A shared future begins as an idea.
- Legends change when their starting point changes.
- Unity asks more than victory over a rival.
Before you press play.
What is The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin about?
This fantasy adaptation approaches Arthurian legend through Merlin and the unsettled Britain that precedes Camelot. Visions of a united future collide with a world divided by competing powers, beliefs and loyalties.
Who is behind The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin?
Created by Jeremy Boreing. Jeremy Boreing’s adaptation uses the Pendragon material to tell a pre-Camelot fantasy, with Merlin’s emergence as the organizing thread.
What kind of series is The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin?
Arthurian fantasy. Try it for mythic fantasy and a story set before the familiar Arthurian court. Expect an adaptation of legends and novels rather than documentary history.
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