What is Merlin about?
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
A young wizard and a future king forge an unlikely bond, shaping destiny with magic and courage.
Epic. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, The Roku Channel (free), Pluto TV (free) and Tubi (free).
Merlin parents guide
It stays inside its TV-PG, with mild language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is Merlin scary?
- Only a little. Merlin has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Merlin?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is Merlin rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is a TV-PG that behaves like one: mild language and a few tense moments.
Cast and crew
Created byJake Michie, Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy
StarringColin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Richard Wilson, John Hurt
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