The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

*The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin*
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
Genre	Historical fantasy
Created by	Jeremy Boreing
Based on	The Pendragon Cycle; by Stephen R. Lawhead
Directed by	Jeremy Boreing; Ryan Whitaker; Jesse V. Johnson;
Starring	Tom Sharp; Rose Reid; James Arden; Finney Cassidy; Myles Clohessy; Emree Franklin; Brett Cooper; Alex Laurence Phillips; Colin Cunningham; Daniel Fathers; Nicholas Boulton; Thor Rosland; Chick Allan;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producers	Jeremy Boreing; Ben Shapiro; Caleb Robinson; Dallas Sonnier; Daniel Kresmery; Ryan Whitaker;
Producers	Travis Mills; Jonathan Hay; Amanda Presmyk; Jonathan Halperyn; Jerilyn Esquibel; Augusto Pelliccia; Julius Nasso; Stephen R. Lawhead;
Original release
Network	DailyWire+
Release	January 22, 2026 –; present
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The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin is an American historical fantasy television series created for DailyWire+. Based on the book series The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead, namely the first two books Taliesin (1987) and Merlin (1988), the series is a retelling of Arthurian legend set in Roman Britain and especially its original milieu, Sub-Roman Britain.

The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin premiered on January 22, 2026.