- Original name: Cursed
- Country: USA
- Genre: fantasy, drama, adventure
- Producer: J. East, D. Nettheim, Z. Fuentes and others.
- World premiere: 2021 (Netflix)
- Starring: K. Langford, G. Skarsgard, S. Brune-Franklin, E. Coates, D. Terrell, B. Jenkins, P. Mullan, L. Newmark, D. Sharman, S. Armesto and others.
Netflix continues to build its own fantasy worlds. After the release of "The Witcher" (2019) and "Letters to the King" (2020), mystic lovers began to work on the new series "The Damned" with Katherine Langford in the title role. The show is based on the legend of King Arthur and his heroic deeds in his quest to unite the land of Albion. But the show pushes Arthur aside, focusing on Nima, the Lady of the Lake, who was a minor character in ancient legends. Here's everything you need to know about The Damned Season 2, new episodes release date, trailer, plot and cast (expected to premiere in 2021).
Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.3, IMDb - 5.4.
Season 1
Plot (be careful! Spoilers)
The show began with Nimu receiving the Sword of Power from her dying mother Lenore. Before her death, Lenore instructed her daughter to deliver the sword to Merlin, her real father. On the way, the girl meets a young mercenary Arthur. Then the dangerous adventures of the heroes begin when Nimu becomes the personification of resistance to the red paladins.
Towards the end of the season, Merlin finally reunites with the sword, but all that leads to it is a frantic series of twists and turns. In the last episode, Iris hits Nima with an arrow, and she breaks off a cliff and falls into the water. The death of the main character in the finale was probably the most unexpected.
In Season 2, Nimue will probably use magic to revive himself. And, perhaps, from the Wolf's Blood Witch, she will turn into a sorceress, somehow connected with the element of water.
What happened to Merlin
Merlin, who once lost his magical power, finally regains his abilities when Nimue dies. He takes the Sword of Power and attacks the remaining red paladins on the rock with lightning. He then hugs Morgana, and together they teleport from the bridge.
He has to warn Fey and Arthur that Nimue is gone. We know that Merlin is vengeful, so he wants to get even with those responsible for the death of his daughter and destroy the red paladins. In Season 2, Merlin will almost certainly find Fey and Arthur to tell what happened and who their next target is.
What happened to Morgana
Entering ancient tunnels with drawings of Kailich, Morgana becomes possessed by a mystical creature, the Black Widow. By the end of the 10th episode, Morgana kills the widow, and then becomes her. The widow is the harbinger of death. So what does this mean for Morgana?
Sister Iris's Fate
Sister Iris turned out to be pure evil. Somehow, she experiences Merlin's wrath and survives the lightning attack, after which she escapes to Dad Abel. He welcomes her to his religious sect and conducts a rite of passage, after which Iris becomes one of the Golden Masks. He calls her "the avenging angel" sent from God who "struck down the wolf blood witch."
Papa Abel threatened to capture the red paladins from Cardin's father early in the season. Now this threat seems very real: Dad Abel, Sister Iris, Golden Masks and Red Paladins are united, which means that they can work together to continue their "cleansing" of the Fae from the people.
Production
Directed by:
- John East (Maigray, Pennyworth, Lost in Space, The Last Kingdom);
- Daniel Nettheim (On Duty, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Dr. Harrow, The People);
- Zetna Fuentes ("I am a zombie", "Eternity");
- Sarah O'Gorman ("The Witcher", "Death in Paradise").
Voiceover team:
- Screenplay: Frank Miller (Electra, Batman Year One); Tom Wheeler (The Surface, Dora and the Lost City);
- Producers: Alex Boden ("Cloud Atlas", "The Eighth Sense"), Ben Holt ("Clapperboards"), Michael Horvat ("She needs it desperately"), etc .;
- Cinematography: James Friend (Patrick Melrose, Victoria), Damien Bromley (Black Mirror, Dregs);
- Artists: Catherine Meredidd (Poldark, The Lost World), Jono Moles (Black Mirror), Vicky Stevenson (Doctor Who), etc .;
- Editing: Crispin Greene (Merlin, Robin Hood, Game of Thrones), Steve Singleton (Downton Abbey, The Crash), Dan Crinnion (Killing Eve, The Silent Witness).
Special Effects: Double Negative.
Filming Location: London / Langley Film Studios, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK.
Actors
Will return to their roles:
- Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why, Daughter, Knives Out, Love, Simon);
- Gustaf Skarsgard ("Arn: Knight Templar", "Vikings", "Kon-Tiki", "Invisible");
- Shalom Brune-Franklin (Thor: Ragnarok, Doctor, Doctor, On Duty);
- Emily Coates ("PR Girl", "Boy Look");
- Devon Terrell (Breaking Bad, Barry, Ophelia);
- Billy Jenkins (Holmes & Watson, Britain, People);
- Peter Mullan (What Olivia Knows, Ozark, Westworld);
- Lily Newmark (Naked Juliet, Sex Education, The Emerald City);
- Daniel Sharman (The Magnificent Medici, The Ancients, Lewis, The Werewolf);
- Sebastian Armesto ("Impressionists", "Anonymous", "Tudors", "Little Dorrit").
Interesting Facts
Interesting that:
- Season 1 premiere - July 17, 2020.
- Nimue is the name given to the various incarnations of the witch (sorceress) in many films and TV shows (not so long ago "Bloody Queen" in the action movie "Hellboy", 2019).
- In the finale, the secret of the crying monk was revealed: his real name is Lancelot (when he and Squirrel are riding to safety, the boy says that his real name is Percival, and the Weeping Monk introduces himself as Lancelot). In the legends of King Arthur, Lancelot is Arthur's friend and one of the Knights of the Round Table. This means that he is one of the good characters. In the series, he went over to the good side after protecting Squirrel and killing his brothers, the Red Paladins. So this is the beginning of a new story for the character.
- The Damned series received 72% freshness from critics and 49% freshness from viewers on Rotten Tomatoes.
The second season of the series "The Damned" will show what will happen next with Nimu. When Netflix officially updates the show for its second season, we'll be posting a possible 2021 release date and trailer.