Reviewers frequently note that the miniseries features an exceptionally powerful ensemble cast for a television production of that era: Rutger Hauer

In a unique twist, Merlin ultimately defeats Queen Mab not through combat, but by choosing to simply forget her, causing her power to vanish as the world moves on. A "Stacked" Ensemble Cast

This was done for an ABC TV miniseries featuring a little-known foreign actor named Rutger Hauer (the guy with the jet black hair) Rutger Hauer

The file refers to a high-quality digital rip of the 1998 Merlin television miniseries . Originally aired as a two-part event on NBC, it is a grand, high-fantasy reimagining of Arthurian legend told through the eyes of the wizard Merlin himself. Story Overview

The plot expands on traditional mythology by introducing (Miranda Richardson), a pagan goddess of the "Old Ways" who creates Merlin as a wizard champion to save her from being forgotten as Christianity spreads.

Merlin (Sam Neill) rejects Mab's dark tutelage, leading to a lifelong war between them.