Merlin (2008)

Name: Merlin
Released: 2008
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Richard Wilson

TV-PG 43m 7.5/10 IMDb

Action & Adventure Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.

Creator: Jake Michie, Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy, Julian Jones

Cast: Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Richard Wilson

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction War / combat Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Jump scares Snakes Spiders / insects

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence Gun violence (referenced)Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

10 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.1)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorGore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 2 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.6)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorGore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 3 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorGore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 4 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Religious persecutionDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBody horrorGore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 5 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorGore / graphic violenceTorture