Unlike modern genre hits like Game of Thrones and The Witcher, Merlin successfully embraced a lighter tone, which more fantasies need to do.

Merlin’s go-to reflexive magic — the kind he doesn’t need a spellbook and concentration for — is telekenesis. We see it mostly in his interactions with Gaius, starting from their very first meeting in ...

Hit family fantasy drama Merlin, produced by Shine Television, has been re-commissioned for a third series for BBC One. The announcement comes as the second series of the Saturday-evening show ...