Merlin: Before Excalibur before the Knights of the Round Table before Arthur Guinevere Lancelot and Galahad there was a sorcerer shrouded in the mists of Avalon; this is his tale. In a time long past when magic was fading from the world the wicked sorceress Mab the Queen of Darkness summoned forth a mighty wizard to keep the power of the Old Ways alive. The wizard's name was Merlin. When his heart is touched by the love of the beautiful Nimue Merlin turns away from Mab's dark enchantments. In anger Mab allows Merlin to be captured by Lord Vortigern (Rutger Hauer) and imprisoned with Nimue. When Arthur is born Mab immediately puts a curse on him. Allying himself with the young warrior who will rise to become the legendary King Arthur Merlin pledges his mystic skills to Arthur's visionary cause: bringing peace and justice to a realm haunted by monsters and ravaged by war - and setting the stage for the ultimate clash of Good against Evil. Merlin's Apprentice (Dir. David Wu 2005): Sam Neill returns to the small-screen as the mythical wizard Merlin in this sequel to the original Emmy Award-winning smash mini-series. The great sorcerer Merlin has returned to Camelot a Kingdom now vulnerable to ill-fates and war since the theft of the Holy Grail its greatest gift and protection. With the help of Jack an irascible young beggar-thief imbued with his own unruly magic the fight against unknown dangers begins - to find the Grail restore it to its rightful place and bring Camelot back to it glory days.