Plot Synopsis

This series follows Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" and tells the story of Camelot, beginning with the birth of Arthur and how Merlin brings him to the crown. In this version of the legendary story, Merlin uses his intelligence as much as possible, and he resorts to the dark arts only when necessary. Joseph Fiennes described his version of Merlin both as "a sort of David Blaine politician" and a "warrior-monk who could ascend into the Obi-Wan character." Starz aired a sneak peek of CAMELOT on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 11:05PM ET -- immediately after the Season 1 finale of SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA -- and then showed the official series premiere more than a month later on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 10pm ET.