Pictured (L-R) Thomas Wheeler (Matt Mindlin); Frank Miller (Sophy Holland)
Ready yourselves for a return to Camelot. Netflix has ordered the Cursed TV show to series. The new drama is based on the upcoming book of the same name, from writer Tom Wheeler and illustrator Frank Miller. The series retells the legend of King Arthur.
Cursed centers on the teenaged Nimue, who will become the Lady of the Lake. The ten-episode first season of Cursed will premiere on Netflix at a date TBD. Simon & Schuster is publishing the companion book in the Fall of 2019.
Learn more from this Netflix press release.
Netflix announces new series CURSED from Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler
CURSED
All new Netflix original drama series
Logline: Based on the upcoming book of the same name, Cursed is a re-imagining of the Arthurian legend, told through the eyes of Nimue, a teenage heroine with a mysterious gift who is destined to become the powerful (and tragic) Lady of the Lake. After her mother’s death, she finds an unexpected partner in Arthur, a young mercenary, in a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword. Over the course of her journey, Nimue will become a symbol of courage and rebellion against the terrifying Red Paladins, and their complicit King Uther.
Episodes: 10
Creators/Executive Producers: Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler are co-creators and executive producers of the series. Wheeler will write the companion book Cursed, which Miller will illustrate. Cursed will be published by Simon & Schuster in Fall 2019.
What do you think? How do you like the sound of the Cursed TV series? Who would you cast as Nimue? How about Arthur?
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