Limited series · STARZ
Camelot
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Joseph Fiennes
Merlin
10 eps
Jamie Campbell Bower
King Arthur
10 eps
Tamsin Egerton
Guinevere
10 eps
Peter Mooney
Sir Kay
10 eps
Philip Winchester
Leontes
10 eps
Eva Green
Morgan Pendragon
10 eps
Diarmaid Murtagh
Brastias
10 eps
Clive Standen
Gawain
10 eps
Claire Forlani
Queen Igraine
9 eps
Chipo Chung
Vivian
8 eps
Sinéad Cusack
Sybil
7 eps
Jamie Downey
Ulfius
9 eps
Lara Jean Chorostecki
Bridget
7 eps
Ed Cosgrave
Borin
4 eps
Sean Pertwee
Ector
3 eps
James Purefoy
King Lot
3 eps
Sebastian Koch
King Uther
2 eps
Dara Devaney
Harwel
3 eps
Daragh O'Malley
Leodegrance
2 eps
Paul McGlinchey
Wallace
2 eps
Lauren Coe
Excalibur
2 eps
Sebastian Spence
Lucan
2 eps
Liam Cunningham
Coifur
1 eps
Steven Mackintosh
Ewan
1 eps
Vincent Regan
Caliburn
1 eps
Guy Carleton
Beseecher
1 eps
Alfie Davis
Redwald
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Camelot actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Camelot reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
With King Uther's sudden death, chaos threatens to engulf Britain. The sorcerer Merlin has visions of a dark future and installs young and impetuous Arthur, Uther's unknown son and heir raised as a commoner, as the new king. The two install themselves in Castle Camelot with their allies, which include Arthur's biological mother, his foster brother, and a quartet of loyal warriors. From Camelot, Arthur tries to build a new and better Britain, where people can live in peace.
Meanwhile, Arthur's cold half-sister Morgan plots to take the crown from him. Banished by Uther, who was responsible for her mother's murder to put Arthur's mother on the throne, Morgan is responsible for Uther's death and wants to rule as his successor. Aided by her loyal maid Vivian and the devious nun Sybil, Morgan takes up residence in Castle Pendragon, from where she schemes against Arthur.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 10 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201115 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201110 episodes
5.3IMDbIn the wake of King Uther's sudden death, the sorcerer Merlin has visions of a dark future and installs the young and impetuous Arthur; Uther's unknown son and heir. But Arthur's half sister Morgan will fight him to the bitter end to claim the crown. Faced with the challenge of uniting a kingdom broken by war and steeped in deception, Arthur will be tested beyond imagination.
Best episode · S01E02 The Sword and the Crown
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
The Sword and the Crown
Morgana faces opposition in her alliance with King Lot. Meanwhile, Arthur acquires the sword in the stone and is crowned King.
- Directed by Ciarán Donnelly
- Written by Chris Chibnall
S01E05
Justice
Arthur and his knights arrive at a village where the head man has been killed and his alleged murderer Colfur is about to be lynched. Arthur insists his trial take place at Camelot as a precedent for a justice system to establish fairness. By getting Guinevere to talk to Colfur's young daughter, he finds that the case is not as simple as it first appeared.
- Directed by Stefan Schwartz
- Written by Terry Cafolla
S01E06
Three Journeys
Morgan impresses the supplicants who come to her court but is visited by a woman who claims Sibyl set fire to a convent in which her daughter died, requiring Morgan to punish the nun. Arthur accompanies Guinevere to visit her dying father, resisting further sexual temptations on the journey.
- Directed by Stefan Schwartz
- Written by Chris Chibnall
S01E03
Guinevere
Morgan invites Arthur to a feast and Merlin accompanies him. While the temptress delays Merlin, Arthur returns to Camelot, drawn by his fascination with Guinevere. Meanwhile, Kay and Leontes seek out a famed warrior to recruit him to Arthur's cause.
- Directed by Jeremy Podeswa
- Written by Chris Chibnall
S01E01
Homecoming
Uther's daughter Morgana returns from banishment and poisons her father. Merlin arrives too late to save the king but gets Uther to acknowledge his illegitimate son on his deathbed. Merlin takes the young Arthur to the ruined citadel of Camelot.
- Directed by Ciarán Donnelly
- Written by Chris Chibnall
S01E08
Igraine
Morgan fools Camelot with her disguise, even Merlin. However, after Redwald, a little orphan boy, whom she and Merlin have helped celebrate his birthday, accidentally dies because of her, Merlin has his suspicions. Vivian, feeling sorry for Igraine, releases her to confront Morgan but Morgan, in her guise as the queen, has let slip to Leontes his wife's indiscretions with Arthur.
- Directed by Michelle MacLaren
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E02
Character Profiles: Arthur
S00E03
Character Profiles: Guinevere
S00E04
Character Profiles: Igraine
S00E05
Character Profiles: Kay
S00E06
Character Profiles: Merlin
S00E01
Starz Studios: Camelot
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Anne ThomopoulosProducer
- Fred FuchsProducer
- Graham KingProducer
- Douglas RaeProducer
- Michael HirstProducer
- Morgan O'SullivanExecutive Producer
Writing
- Chris ChibnallWriter
- Terry CafollaWriter
Direction
- Mikael SalomonDirector
- Michelle MacLarenDirector
- Jeremy PodeswaDirector
- Stefan SchwartzDirector
- Ciarán DonnellyDirector
Cinematography
- Joel RansomDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff DannaOriginal Music Composer
- Mychael DannaOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music2011
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