The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin (2026)
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.
Release date: 2026-01-22
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Orginal language: English
Directors: Jeremy Boreing, Stephen R. Lawhead, Ryan Whitaker, Jeremy Boreing, Jesse V. Johnson
Writers: Lee Blaylock, Ryan Whitaker
Novel: Stephen R. Lawhead
Trailers and Teasers
Main cast
Tom Sharp
as Merlin
Rose Reid
as Charis
James Arden
as Taliesin
Emree Franklin
as Morgain
Myles Clohessy
as Uther
Finney Cassidy
as Aurellius
Brett Cooper
as Ganieda
Alex Laurence - Phillips
as Pelleas
Colin Cunningham
as Vortigern
Nicholas Boulton
as Morcant
Daniel Fathers
as King Avallach
Steve Varnom
as Custennin
David Brooks
as Tewdrig
Alex Arco
as Meurig
Thor Rosland
as Hengist
Tom Tidiman
as Aldwyn
George Osborne
as Lot
Rebecka Johnston
as Rhonwyn
Crew - click here to expand
Ryan Whitaker - Director, Jeremy Boreing - Director, Jesse V. Johnson - Director, Dallas Sonnier - Producer, Jeremy Boreing - Producer, Stephen R. Lawhead - Novel, Lee Blaylock - Writer, Ryan Whitaker - Writer, Jerilyn Bickford - Producer, Dallas Sonnier - Executive Producer, Jeremy Boreing - Executive Producer, Amanda Presmyk - Producer, Caleb Robinson - Executive Producer, Jonathan Hay - Producer, Jonathan Halperyn - Producer, Travis LaSalle - Associate Producer, Daniel Kresmery - Executive Producer, Ari Novak - Producer, Kyle McCuiston - Music, Akis Konstantakopoulos - Director of Photography, Dávid Lukács - Director of Photography, Maxime Alexandre - Director of Photography, Kristopher S. Kimlin - Director of Photography, Jared Bentley - Editor, Dániel Hajnal - Editor, Vi-Dan Tran - Stunts, Vi-Dan Tran - Camera Operator