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Country
  
United States

Language
  
English


Composer
  
Jeff Russo
Katherine Langford as Nimue looking serious with long hair and holding a sword in a scene from the 2020 American series "CURSED" with a mountain in the background and wearing a dress, brown pants, and black boots

Genre
  
Fantasy, Serial drama, Adventure, Action

Director's
  
Zetna Fuentes, Daniel Nettheim, Jon East, Sarah O'Gorman

Sound Mix
  
Stereo

Production companies
  
Arcanum, Frank Miller Ink

Runtime
  
48–59 minutes (10 episodes)

Release Date
  
July 17, 2020

Aspect Ratio
  
16:9 HD

Filming Location
  
London, England, UK

Writer's
  
Frank Miller, and Tom Wheeler

Similar
  
Camelot (TV series), Merlin (2008 TV series), 13 Reasons Why

CURSED (Katherine Langford) | New Trailer | Netflix


If you are a fantasy television fan, there is a fair chance you have heard about Cursed. Based on an illustrated novel with the same name (written by Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler), Cursed premiered on Netflix on the 17th of July 2020. 

Contents

While a second season has not officially been announced by the streaming platform, it is largely assumed that Cursed will be back on our Netflix screens with a sophomore season soon.





Plot

The story of Cursed is based on the reimagination of Arthurian legend(s). The prime focus of the premise is Nimue, the protagonist, who will go on to become the ‘Lady of the Lake’. On a quest to find Merlin and give him an ancient sword, Nimue finds an unexpected companion in Merlin. 

With the tragic death of her mother, and her rebellion against King Uther, who is in arms with the frightening Red Paladins, she emerges as a symbol of courage and resilience.

Review

Katherine Langford as Nimue smiling while looking at Devon Terrell as Arthur in a scene from the 2020 American TV series Cursed (2020). Katherine having long curly hair and wearing a blue dress while Devon wearing a brown coat.

Expensively shot and ten episodes long, Cursed has a strong story at its foundation. With its source material so gripping, you naturally have lofty expectations from the show, especially if you are somebody who watches fantasy TV avidly. In some ways, the meaningly cycle of violence, and Katherine Langford’s performance as Nimue, do fulfil these expectations. 

However, these are the only two strong points of the show. As for the rest, the show is badly written and the execution is not the best either, to the say the least. Most of the actors have mediocre performances. All in all, Cursed fails to rise to the challenge of the story it chose to told.

Facts

The book Cursed written by Thomas Wheeler and illustrated by Frank Miller featuring Katherine Langford with a serious face while holding a sword and wearing a shade of blue outfit.

•  Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler’s, the ones behind the original illustrated novel, also act as executive producers on Cursed!
•  The series had been in works for almost two years: Katherine Langford was cast as Nimue back in September 2018.

Episodes

Katherine Langford as Nimue with a serious face while Lily Newmark as Pym smiling and standing beside a white horse and trees in the background in a scene from the 2020 TV series Cursed. Katherine has long curly hair and wearing a green dress while Lily is having long blonde hair and wearing a brown dress

Nimue: Nimue, a young woman with magical abilities, flees her village after being accused of witchcraft; brute soldiers surround the area in pursuit of similarly gifted people.
Cursed: Alone and in hardship, Nimue continues her journey as she reflects on the incident that has altered her life forever.
Alone: After waking up in an abbey, Nimue must help the Red Paladins; Arthur resumes his own quest.
The Red Lake: Iris is suspicious of Morgana’s motives; Nimue gets to know of Feys’ rebel force as she travels to Gramaire.
The Joining: Uther is tired of Merlin; Nimue is persuaded to offer the sword as bargain by Morgana.
Festa and Moreii: Revelations are made when Nimue and Merlin come face to face.
Bring Us in Good Ale: Arthur prepares to battle the Weeping Monk’s forces while Nimue, Morgana, and Kaze seek shelter.
The Fey Queen: Nimue threads a risky plot to distract the Red Paladins.
Poisons: Gawain unearths something amiss in the Red Paladin while Nimue weighs her choices.
The Sacrifice: The Feys’ fate rests in Nimues hands as she tests her powers.

References

Cursed (2020 TV Series) Wikipedia
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