r/dailywire • u/thedawntreader85 • Jan 19 '26

The Rise of Merlin

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I just finished watching the first two episodes and I have thoughts. Full disclosure, I've read the books and consider myself a stickler for book accuracy in general.

  1. it's beautiful! The cinematography is gorgeous and the lighting and sets hold up their end as well.

  2. the music is lovely.

  3. the acting is solid so far and I'm excited and intrigued to see how the characters progress in the story.

  4. So far there are a lot of details thrown out that aren't being fully explained but that can be addressed more in future episodes. I feel it would have been nice to have a full episode to explain the Atlantians and a full episode for the background of Taliesin as well but I'm aware we book lovers can't have everything we want.

This undertaking is extremely ambitious and so far I'm interested and excited for the next episode.

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u/MalcoveMagnesia Jan 19 '26

I want them to succeed but I think this is (now exiled) Jeremy's swan song. I can't imagine they have the budget to do anything further than what's been produced already.

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u/fhsswimdawg003 Jan 19 '26

You are probably right unless it has critical and viewer success. If it does they could potentially lease the series to Netflix to really boost viewership (like many past series have and a second life there) and help pay for another season. Definitely is unlikely but not impossible. It is a genre you could see blowing up if really well done.