DailyWire+ just dropped a first look at its most ambitious project yet: “The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin.”

The epic fantasy series is the first major screen adaptation of Stephen R. Lawhead’s award-winning Christian novels and premieres January 22 exclusively on DailyWire+.

A profound exploration of faith, God, and the clash of eternal truths amid the relentless tides of human history that forged Christianity lies at the very heart of “The Pendragon Cycle.”

“What is it to be a man? To have a mission? To believe in God and in Christ in a world not receptive to that?” asked Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing, the creator and executive producer of the series. “If God is real, He must be God of now and of then.”

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“The Pendragon Cycle” unfolds in the aftermath of Roman-occupied Britain, where the seeds of Christianity are beginning to take root in the wake of overwhelming spiritual and physical darkness. Barbarian invaders threaten to lay claim to the Island of the Mighty, and only those with faith in the true God will prevail. 

Against this perilous backdrop, Merlin emerges not as the wizard we remember from typical Arthurian retellings that lean on medieval imagery and rote chivalry, but as a complex prophetic figure caught in a world of spiritual warfare, political chaos, and the dawn of Western civilization.

The series was filmed across Hungary, Italy, and the Danube River valley. Multiple production diaries provided fans a glimpse of the endless challenges and the grand scope of the production, including the costumes, the stunning locations, and the epic battle scenes that take place during the series.

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Boreing said this project has been a lifelong dream come true. 

“The Pendragon Cycle is among the largest, most ambitious independent series ever produced,” the Daily Wire co-founder said. “It represents the culmination of a ten-year vision to create culture, not just to criticize it. Lawhead’s novels present a visceral, masculine Christianity in a world of conflict and mystery. It isn’t saccharine or clean. In short, it is very much like our world. I’m so happy to share our adaptation, and the work of our remarkable cast and crew, with the Daily Wire audience.”

Subscribers won’t have to wait long. While the seven-episode season officially launches in January, Daily Wire All Access members will get an early gift with the first two episodes dropping on Christmas Day.

The series stars Tom Sharp as Merlin, Rose Reid as Charis, James Arden as Taliesin, Finney Cassidy as Aurelius, and Brett Cooper as Ganieda, alongside a large international cast. The filming locations bring authenticity to the stunning landscapes and gritty battles at the heart of the saga.

Daily Wire CEO Caleb Robinson called the series “a true milestone” for Daily Wire Entertainment, promising audiences a story they will never forget. “We believe our audience deserves stories told with this level of craft and conviction, and we’re thrilled to finally share it with them,” Robinson said.

“The Pendragon Cycle” joins a growing roster of DailyWire+ tentpole content, including other subscriber-loved projects like Matt Walsh’s documentaries “What Is A Woman?” and “Am I Racist?”, the thriller “Run Hide Fight,” and the gritty Western film “Terror on the Prairie” starring Gina Carano. 

Pop quiz: who said “The most urgent problem today is how to limit and discourage the over-fertility of the mentally and physically defective?”

Adolf Hitler? Chairman Mao?

No. It was Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood.

Most Americans know Planned Parenthood as the nation’s largest provider of abortion, sex education, and birth control. But a new documentary lays bare the group’s sinister origins.

Produced by Fieldwork Media and directed by David Coonradt, ‘The 1916 Project’: Exposing Planned Parenthood’s Century Long Culture of Death brings Seth Gruber’s book of the same name to life. The film analyzes how Sanger’s radical advocacy for birth control, sterilization of the “unfit,” and population control informed today’s progressive movements.

Studying Sanger’s own letters and journals, viewers get an inside look into the mind of Sanger from her first illegal birth control clinic in 1916 to launching the multi-billion enterprise Planned Parenthood as we know it.

“The film connects every dot,” says Gruber. “Explaining the origins of third-trimester abortions, euthanasia, radical sex education, Critical Race Theory and the broader cultural turmoil from 1916 and beyond.”

So far, more than 1,000 churches hosted screenings for the film across the country, sparking nationwide discussion.

The film’s release on DailyWire+ brings an even larger audience of viewers seeking clarity on one of the most contentious issues in America.

Even abortion advocates want to distance themselves from Planned Parenthood’s founder. In 2020, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced the removal of Sanger’s name from the Manhattan Health Center.

“The removal of Margaret Sanger’s name from our building is both a necessary and overdue step to reckon with our legacy, and acknowledge Planned Parenthood’s contributions to historical reproductive harm within communities of color,” said Board Chair Karen Seltzer.

Prominent voices are rallying behind the film. Bestselling author and radio host Eric Metaxas calls Sanger’s plans “too horrifying to believe” in revelations of Sanger’s intentions, which he describes as the “literal extermination of races, all by way of the organization she founded.”

Global evangelist and pro-life advocate Nick Vujicic adds, “I meet believers all around the world who want to know what has happened to America.” He calls Seth’s film and book “the definitive guide to how we lost our culture. If the Church awakens and ends abortion in America, The 1916 Project will be remembered as the spark that lit the fire.”

Discover the truth behind America’s largest abortion provider. Stream the premiere of  ‘The 1916 Project: Exposing Planned Parenthood’s Century Long Culture of Death on DailyWire+.