JackFetch Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 LONDON -- John Hurt, Santiago Cabrera and Michelle Ryan have joined the cast of BBC1 fantasy drama "Merlin," which will air on NBC. Hurt will voice the Great Dragon, while Cabrera ("Heroes") will play Lancelot. British actress Ryan, last seen in NBC's remake of "Bionic Woman," will play the sorceress Nimueh. Created and produced by Elisabeth Murdoch's growing U.K. shingle Shine Television, "Merlin" will premiere in the U.K. in September on BBC1, before airing on NBC this winter in a Sunday evening slot. NBC picked up the British drama from distributor FremantleMedia Enterprises this year in an unprecedented deal for a U.S. broadcast network. Fremantle has also pre-sold the series to CTV in Canada. Other well-known British thesps already confirmed for the 13-part skein include Anthony Head ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), who will play King Uther Pendragon, and Richard Wilson ("One Foot in the Grave"), who plays Gaius, the court physician who takes Merlin under his wing. Newcomer Colin Morgan ("Doctor Who") will play the young Merlin, while Bradley James ("Lewis") will play Arthur. Rising star Angel Coulby ("Magicians") has been cast as Guinevere and Katie McGrath ("The Tudors") will play Morgana. Filming is under way in Wales, France and England, with CGI being handled by London-based visual effects firm the Mill ("Gladiator"). http://www.variety.com/article/VR111798933...=1&nid=2562 That's 2 fantasy shows bought by American networks. I guess they moved from sci-fi to fantasy this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 The trailer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DCAUFan1051 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 The trailer: I like the other Merlin better the one with Sam Neill the three hour long epic I have it on DVD lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 I really like this show. It's kind of like Smallville in that it takes the core characters and puts them together as teenagers. Arthur is a rich kid type prick, which is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 I watch the first one and was so disappointed by the criminal lack of character given to Tony Head that I stopped watching. His role was so generic it hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted November 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 I'm 5 episodes in, and I figured out why I like this show. It reminds me of Hercules and Xena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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