Ryan Whitaker
Directing
Biography
RYAN WHITAKER is the writer/director of Louis L’Amour adaptation FLINT, romantic drama SURPRISED BY OXFORD, and a writer, executive producer, and director of the fantasy series THE PENDRAGON CYCLE. Whitaker has a slate of projects in development across multiple genres, including G.K. Chesterton adaptation THE BALL & THE CROSS. Whitaker is represented for film and television by The United Talent Agency.
Known For
Merlin, the immortal son of the bard Taliesin and Atlantean Princess Charis, is followed through his tragic upbringing, descent into madness, and shocking disappearance, leading to the legend that surrounds him. Set before King Arthur's birth, Merlin, assumed dead or a myth, reemerges in sub-Roman Britain to unite the fractured kingdoms under threat from Saxon invaders.
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
Brilliant but emotionally-guarded Caro Drake arrives in Oxford with the singular goal of attaining her PhD, but through a turbulent friendship with a charming young man she starts to open herself up to mystery, vulnerability, and love.
Surprised by Oxford
Follows James Kettleman, a ruthless East Coast businessman who, in returning to the unforgiving New Mexico frontier, adopts the name Flint, which belonged to the notorious killer who raised him. As he becomes entangled in a violent range war, his encounters with a strong-willed rancher, Nancy Kennigan, challenge him to reconsider the legacy he wants to leave behind.