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Sword of destiny!

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10 episodes as a box set, Netflix

Katherine Langford from 13 Reasons Why plays Nimue, a young woman with magical abilities who’s destined to become the Lady of the Lake, in this imaginativ­e and epic retelling of the King Arthur story. After her village is destroyed by evil Father Carden ( Mum star Peter Mullan) and the Red Paladins – who want to eliminate all magical communitie­s and stamp out any potential threat to their authority

– Nimue’s mother sends her on a dangerous mission to deliver a sacred sword to the magician Merlin. Nimue’s journey sees her thrust into the big, bad world where her life is in constant danger, and a chance encounter with young knight Arthur (Devon Terrell) makes her think she might have found a much-needed ally. However, is Arthur really someone Nimue can trust?

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