Cursed

TV Series
2020
TV-MA
1h

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

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Armed with mysterious powers and a legendary sword, young rebel Nimue joins forces with charming mercenary Arthur on a mission to save her people.

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A teenage sorceress named Nimue encounters a young Arthur on her quest to find a powerful and ancient sword.A teenage sorceress named Nimue encounters a young Arthur on her quest to find a powerful and ancient sword.A teenage sorceress named Nimue encounters a young Arthur on her quest to find a powerful and ancient sword.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

34K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,339

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Episodes10

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Trivia
Nimue is the name given to various incarnations of a witch/sorceress in many movies and TV shows (most recently, the Blood Queen in Hellboy (2019). The mythology on which the characters are based indicate she was schooled in magic by Merlin before, ultimately, binding and imprisoning him forever. Other myths have her becoming the 'Lady of the Lake' who raised Sir Lancelot, returning Excalibur to King Arthur and, eventually, taking his body to the realm of Avalon. (The two variations, however, seldom exist in the same telling of the story.)

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Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Anticipated Netflix Originals of 2020 (2019)

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I Could Be Your King
Written by Katherine Langford
Performed by Katherine Langford

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Featured review

7/10

Only used the names

***EDIT: I have revised my score after 7 episodes. Keep watching, it's rather gripping and there are some great actors here, known and new.. ***

Black Arthur? Why not. Nimuë of Arthurs age? hmmm Fey lore? Nice! Arthur a thief and cutthroat? Could work.

But: This show tries to contain so many stories it doesn't do right by any. The only decent idea was having Merlin be a bitter man. Then there's all the names: Igraine, Morgane le Fey, Ector and Bors... But Morgane is not a Fey, Nimuë is. Ector and Bors aren't even related. Hell, Uther Pendragon, father of Arthur and Morgane isn't related to either in this series!

It's like they used only the names of this beautiful legend, pulling them out of a hat every time they needed a new character. Worst. Ever. Adaptation.

About the bad dialogues spoken by good actors: read the other reviews.