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Cursed

Cursed

What if the sword chose a queen?

20207.21 Season10 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

In this fresh take on the Arthurian legend, teenager Nimue joins forces with mercenary Arthur on a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword.

Created by Tom Wheeler
Written by Frank Miller, Tom Wheeler
Produced by Rachel Shukert, Alex Boden
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Katherine Langford

Katherine Langford

Nimue

Devon Terrell

Devon Terrell

Arthur

Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård

Merlin

Daniel Sharman

Daniel Sharman

Weeping Monk

Sebastian Armesto

Sebastian Armesto

King Uther Pendragon

Lily Newmark

Lily Newmark

Pym

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Father Carden

Matt Stokoe

Matt Stokoe

Gawain

Billy Jenkins

Billy Jenkins

Squirrel

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookexcaliburdark fantasyteen dramaquestsword and sorcery

About Cursed

Cursed is a action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of based on novel or book, excalibur, dark fantasy, teen drama, quest, sword and sorcery. Created by Tom Wheeler, it stars Katherine Langford, Devon Terrell, Gustaf Skarsgård. In this fresh take on the Arthurian legend, teenager Nimue joins forces with mercenary Arthur on a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword.

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