Merlin, positively depicted as a Christian in the series, is assumed dead or a fable, until he reemerges in post-Roman Britain to unite the fractured kingdoms under threat from Saxon invaders.
Anything that’s riding directly off the heels of a major movie/franchise I’d consider a spinoff.
GoT and LotR are both huge IPs. Some story about Merlin isn’t new, but it’s not like a King Arthur movie just made a billion dollars at the box office.
I think there really is just a hunger for new stuff, this is a “new” idea even though it’s based on a book that’s based on a book.
Does that Lord of the Rings show count as a spinoff?
Anything that’s riding directly off the heels of a major movie/franchise I’d consider a spinoff.
GoT and LotR are both huge IPs. Some story about Merlin isn’t new, but it’s not like a King Arthur movie just made a billion dollars at the box office.
I think there really is just a hunger for new stuff, this is a “new” idea even though it’s based on a book that’s based on a book.