Netflix has plumbed the depths of teen TV. They have shows about autistic high schoolers and British sexuality and a girl who can explode football players with her brain. But they don’t often venture into full-tilt, high-budget fantasy yet. Their female protagonists rarely wield swords. Enter “Cursed,” the streaming service’s first dalliance with Arthurian legend.

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In this retelling, based on Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller’s novel of the same name, plenty of familiar names pop up: Merlin, Arthur, Morgana.

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