Sword of destiny!
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?