Against the Current vs The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.5/10 for Against the Current). Both are drama, family shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Against the Current
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin| Against the Current | The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2026 |
| Seasons | 1 | 1 |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Drama, Family |
| Country | CN | – |
| Creator / director | Huang Yingxiang | Jeremy Boreing, Jesse V. Johnson |
| Main cast | Tan Songyun, Liu Xueyi | Colin Cunningham, Myles Clohessy, Daniel Fathers, Rose Reid, David Brooks |
Synopsis
Against the Current
Shen Jialan, once a nobleman's granddaughter, falls from grace after her family is falsely accused of treason. Abandoned by her fiancé Lin Jinqi, she is forced to assume a servant's identity in his household. Despite hardships, she refuses to bow to fate. With resilience and wit, she rises above class barriers, wins Lin Jinqi's heart, earns the family's respect, and ultimately clears her family's name.
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
Merlin, the immortal son of the bard Taliesin and Atlantean Princess Charis, is followed through his tragic upbringing, descent into madness, and shocking disappearance, leading to the legend that surrounds him. Set before King Arthur's birth, Merlin, assumed dead or a myth, reemerges in sub-Roman Britain to unite the fractured kingdoms under threat from Saxon invaders.
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